Hockey World Cup 2010: Day 10 Updates

FIH Hockey World Cup - Feb 28 to March 13, 2010 - Updates and standings as on day 10.
The last league matches of Pool A were witnessed today, thus completing all league games in this tournament. So now we have the semi-finalists, Netherlands will play Australia, and Germany will play England.

For previous day's happenings and standings, read: Germany 5 New Zealand 2
Germany ran all over New Zealand to win 5:2, thus topping Pool A and setting up a semi-final clash with England. New Zealand will play South Africa for positions 9 and 10.

Netherlands 1 Korea 2
The Netherlands tasted their first defeat of the tournament and went down to Korea 1:2. They will now play their semi-final match against Australia. Meanwhile, Korea just missed a semi-final berth on goal difference, and will now play Spain for positions 5 and 6.

Canada 2 Argentina 4
Canada lost to Argentina 2:4, and is the only team in the tournament to lose all their 5 matches. They will now play Pakistan for positions 11 and 12. On the other hand, with this win, Argentina will now play India for positions 7 and 8.

Pool A Standings
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points GF GA GD
Germany 5 3 2 0 11 19 9 10
Netherlands 5 3 1 1 10 15 5 10
Korea 5 3 1 1 10 16 8 8
Argentina 5 2 0 3 6 9 11 -2
New Zealand 5 2 0 3 6 8 12 -4
Canada 5 0 0 5 0 6 28 -22
(Germany and Netherlands have qualified for the semi-finals)

Pool B Standings
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points GF GA GD
Australia 5 4 0 1 12 23 6 17
England 5 4 0 1 12 17 12 5
Spain 5 3 0 2 9 12 8 4
India 5 1 1 3 4 13 17 -4
South Africa 5 1 1 3 4 13 28 -15
Pakistan 5 1 0 4 3 9 16 -7
(Australia and England have qualified for the semi-finals)

Today is an off day and there will be no matches played. Stay tuned for updates of the 3 matches to be played on March 11…
Canada vs Pakistan (Positions 11 and 12)
Germany vs England (Semi-final 1)
Australia vs Netherlands (Semi-final 2)

My predictions: Pakistan will take position 11. Germany and Australia will make it to the finals.
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Published: 3/10/2010
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