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Kookaburras to face Dutch in semi-finals

5 years ago

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Australia will face The Netherlands in the semi-finals of the Hockey World Cup in India.

BLAKE GLOVERS of Australia celebrates after scoring during the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup quarter final match between Australia and France at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.
BLAKE GLOVERS of Australia celebrates after scoring during the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup quarter final match between Australia and France at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. Picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images for FIH

The Kookaburras will face old rivals the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the Hockey World Cup in India.

A 2-1 win over the host nation on Thursday booked the fourth-ranked Dutch side's spot in the last four where they will meet defending champions who beat France 3-0 on Wednesday in a repeat of the 2014 decider that the Kookaburras won 6-1

Colin Batch's team are aiming to become the first nation to claim three successive world titles and have recorded a record 17 straight wins following victory over the French.

In Thursday's other quarter-finals third-ranked Belgium beat Germany 2-1 and England, who shocked world No.2 Argentina by the same scoreline.

Belgium will take on England in the opening semi-final on Saturday before the Kookaburras meet the Netherlands at 2350 (AEDT) in a repeat of the Sydney Olympics final where the Dutch won gold.

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