BHUBANESWAR 10-Dec-2018
England and France booked their places in the quarter-finals of the 14th Hockey Men’s World Cup, defeating New Zealand 2-0 and China 1-0 respectively in the first two cross-over (knock-out) matches here at Kalinga Stadium Hockey Complex today.
England’s triumph against the Black Sticks sets up a quarter-final clash against Olympic champions Argentina, the team that defeated them in the bronze-medal match at the 2014 World Cup in The Hague four years ago. For France, their success against China means that the competition’s lowest ranked team must now face a quarter-final meeting against the event’s highest, with reigning world champions Australia being their opponents in the last eight.
