On the second day of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup 2023, we experienced two matches each in Pool C and Pool B.
In the Pool C, New Zealand beat Chile, while the three-time World Cup winners Netherlands had a solid win against Malaysia.
Later, Pool B experienced defending champions Belgium and two-time World Cup winners Germany’s comfortable victories against South Korea and Japan respectively.
Pool C
New Zealand vs Chile (at Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela): New Zealand claim victory with early strikes
New Zealand – 3 (Lane Sam 9’; Hiha Sam 11’, 18’)
Chile – 1 (Contardo Ignacio 49’)
Netherlands vs Malaysia (at Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela): Dutch start with an easy win
Netherlands – 4 (Van Dam Thijs 19’; Janssen Jip 23’; Beins Teun 46’; Croon Jorrit 59’)
Malaysia – 0
Latest points table
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goals Difference | Points |
Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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Pool B
Belgium vs South Korea (at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): Defending champions thrashed South Korea
Belgium – 5 (Hendrickx Alexander 30’; Cosyns Tanguy 42’; Van Aubel Florent 49’; Dockier Sébastien 51’; De Sloover Arthur 57’)
South Korea – 0
Germany vs Japan (at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): Germany win with a powerful second-half performance
Germany – 3 (Grambusch Mats 35’; Rühr Christopher 40’; Prinz Thies 48’)
Japan – 0
Latest points table
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goals Difference | Points |
Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
