Australia beat Germany 2-1 to win WC Hockey crown

Australia beating the double defending champions 2-1 in the summit clash of the Hero Honda FIH World Cup in New Delhi on Saturday.

With this win, the Aussies have not only avenged their defeats in the last two editions of the tournament but also clinched their second world title.

For Australia, Edward Ockenden scored the first goal in the sixth minute while Luke Doerner converted a penalty corner in the 59th minute to become the top-scorer of the tournament along with Dutchman Taeke Taekema with eight goals apiece.

Moritz Furste scored the lone goal for the Germans in the 47th minute.

The Aussies had earlier won the title way back in 1986 in London but lost out in the finals against Germany in the last two World Cup finals in Kuala Lumpur (2002) and Monchengladbach, Germany (2006).

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India 8th in World Cup Hockey

India's hockey World Cup campaign ended with a 2-4 defeat against Argentina as the hosts finished a lowly eighth in the mega-event in New Delhi on Friday.

Argentina, meanwhile, registered their second seventh place finish in the tournament since 1994 when they defeated Korea on penalty strokes.

The Argentines started their campaign here with three straight defeats but bounced back strongly with three consecutive wins, including today's victory.

The eighth place finish can be seen as a marked improvement for the Indians who were 11th in the last edition of the tournament in Monchengladbach, Germany.

India could dig out only one victory against Pakistan in their first encounter and lost four and drew one out of the six matches they played in the tournament.

Incidentally, it was against the same opponents that India lost 2-3 in the ninth-12th classification match in Monchengladbach.

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Pakistan team quit after dismal World Cup Hockey

Pakistan's entire World Cup squad have announced their international retirement after finishing last at the 12-team tournament in India.

Pakistan lost 3-2 to Canada on Thursday which condemned them to 12th place, their worst ever showing at the tournament.

''All the players in the team accept their responsibility for the humiliating performance in the World Cup and have decided to retire,'' Ashraf told Geo News channel from New Delhi.

Earlier, the PHF said it had sacked coach Shahid Ali Khan as well as the team manager and selection committee.

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Hockey World Cup 2010: Argentina register first win

Bottom placed Argentina scored their first win of the tournament, edging past New Zealand with a solitary goal in their penultimate Pool A match of the Hero Honda Hockey World Cup in New Delhi on Sunday.

Facundo Callioni scored the all-important goal in the 55th minute of the match for Argentina, who are already out of semifinal race after losing their first three matches.

New Zealand, who have six points from four matches, will have to beat defending champions Germany in their last match on 9th March for any hopes of qualifying for the semifinals.

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Hockey World Cup 2010: Korea beat Canada 9-2

Drag-flicker Jong Hyun Jang struck thrice as nimble-footed South Korea drubbed lowly Canada 9-2 in a high scoring match to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the hockey World Cup in New Delhi on Sunday.

Jang scored in the 35+3, 45th and 61st minutes while Hyun Woo Nam (23rd and 67th) and Hyo Sik You (41st and 63rd) struck twice each in the one-sided Pool A match.

Lee Nam Yong (38th) and Sung Hoon Yoon (40th) found the target once in the match, which saw second highest number of goals being scored in this World Cup, after Australia's 12-0 mauling of South Africa.

For Canada, who are already out of contention for a semifinal spot after losing all their earlier three matches, Philip Wright scored twice in the 42nd and 51st minutes at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.

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England beat India by 3-2, qualify for Hockey World Cup semi-finals

European hockey champions England clinched a semi-final place in the men's World Cup by beating India 3-2 on Saturday, elsewhere, tournament favourites Australia defeated Spain 2-0 to close in on a semi-final spot.

European champions became the first team to reach the last four stage of the hockey World Cup.

Gurwinder Singh Chandi and skipper Rajpal Singh scored in the 54th and 58th minute respectively to cut down the lead to 2-3 for India after the European champions extended their lead over India to 3-0 within 11 minutes after halftime. England led the hosts 1-0 at halftime.

In-form Luke Doerner scored from a penalty corner to put world number two Australia 1-0 up in the 20th minute against Olympic silver medallists Spain.

Glenn Turner was also on target in the 60th as former champions Australia recorded their third victory in four matches in Pool B.

Australia, who won a record 10th Champions Trophy in December, thumped South Africa by a record 12-0 margin in their previous match.

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New Zealand keep alive semifinal hopes

New Zealand's 2-1 victory against South Korea keep alive their semifinal hopes in the hockey World Cup 2010 in New Delhi on Friday.

The Black Sticks, ranked three places below their opponents at eighth, scored through Andrew Hayward (fourth minute) and Dean Couzins (22nd) in their third Pool A match.

South Korea pulled one back with Lee Nam Yong scoring from a penalty stroke in the last minute.

With today's victory, New Zealand kept themselves in contention for a semifinal berth with two wins and a loss from three matches. They have two more matches to play -- against Argentina and Germany.

With a draw and a win from three matches, South Korea are not out of contention but they will find it difficult to make it to the semifinals as they play Canada and the Netherlands in their remaining matches.

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Hockey World Cup 2010 : New Zealand beat Canada

Canada's defeat against New Zealand came just hours after their men's ice hockey team had won Olympic gold with a 3-2 victory over the USA in Vancouver.

Canada opened the scoring in the Pool A match through Mark Pearson's second-minute strike but Priyesh Bhana equalized for New Zealand in the 11th minute.

Canada went into the interval 2-1 up after Philip Wright's opportunistic shot in the 20th.

New Zealand dominated in midfield in the second session and leveled through a penalty corner conversion by Nick Haig in the 46th.

Archibald put the Kiwis in front three minutes from fulltime with a strike from the top of the striking circle.

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Hockey World Cup : India beat Pakistan 4-1

India beat Pakistan 4-1 in the Hero Honda Hockey World Cup at Major Dhayan Chand Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday night.

India took a 1-0 lead when Shivendra Singh converted one penalty corner to goal in the 27th minute.

Sandeep Singh gave India an upper hand as he scored the second goal for the hosts in the 35th minute.

In the early minutes of second-half of the match, Prabhjot Singh scored the third goal.

India has faced Pakistan 4 times in the World Cup and both have won twice each.

Earlier in the day formidable Spain started their hockey World Cup campaign on a perfect note, outclassing lowly South Africa 4-2 in the inaugural match of the quadrennial event at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.

In the second match of opening day England defeated Australia 3-2 at the Major Dhayan Stadium in New Delhi.

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Hockey World Cup 2010 Schedule and Fixtures

Hero Honda FIH World Cup Men 2010: The Hero Honda FIH World Cup
2010 start on Sunday with the top twelve teams in the world.
The 2010 Hockey World Cup will be held in India. It will be played from Feb 28 to March 13, 2010 at New Delhi’s Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
The teams have been divided into to two Pools which were announced by the FIH on December 15, 2009.
Pool A: Germany, Netherlands, Korea, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina.
Pool B: Australia, Spain, England, Pakistan, India, South Africa.

Schedule & Fixtures – Men
	Time	Pool	Teams			Score
Sunday 28 February
01	16:35	B	South Africa	:	Spain	0:0 (0:0)
02	18:35	B	Australia	:	England	0:0 (0:0)
03	20:35	B	Pakistan	:	India	0:0 (0:0)
Monday 1 March
04	16:35	A	New Zealand	:	Canada	0:0 (0:0)
05	18:35	A	Germany	:	Korea	0:0 (0:0)
06	20:35	A	Netherlands	:	Argentina	0:0 (0:0)
Tuesday 2 March
07	16:35	B	South Africa	:	England	0:0 (0:0)
08	18:35	B	Pakistan	:	Spain	0:0 (0:0)
09	20:35	B	India	:	Australia	0:0 (0:0)
Wednesday 3 March
10	16:35	A	Canada	:	Germany	0:0 (0:0)
11	18:35	A	Argentina	:	Korea	0:0 (0:0)
12	20:35	A	New Zealand	:	Netherlands	0:0 (0:0)
Thursday 4 March
13	16:35	B	South Africa	:	Australia	0:0 (0:0)
14	18:35	B	England	:	Pakistan	0:0 (0:0)
15	20:35	B	Spain	:	India	0:0 (0:0)
Friday 5 March
16	16:35	A	Korea	:	New Zealand	0:0 (0:0)
17	18:35	A	Netherlands	:	Canada	0:0 (0:0)
18	20:35	A	Germany	:	Argentina	0:0 (0:0)
Saturday 6 March
19	16:35	B	Australia	:	Spain	0:0 (0:0)
20	18:35	B	South Africa	:	Pakistan	0:0 (0:0)
21	20:35	B	England	:	India	0:0 (0:0)
Sunday 7 March
22	16:35	A	Korea	:	Canada	0:0 (0:0)
23	18:35	A	New Zealand	:	Argentina	0:0 (0:0)
24	20:35	A	Germany	:	Netherlands	0:0 (0:0)
Monday 8 March
25	16:35	B	Spain	:	England	0:0 (0:0)
26	18:35	B	Australia	:	Pakistan	0:0 (0:0)
27	20:35	B	South Africa	:	India	0:0 (0:0)
Tuesday 9 March
28	16:35	A	Germany	:	New Zealand	0:0 (0:0)
29	18:35	A	Netherlands	:	Korea	0:0 (0:0)
30	20:35	A	Canada	:	Argentina	0:0 (0:0)
Thursday 11 March
31	15:35	11-12	6A	:	6B	0:0 (0:0)
32	18:05	semi	1A	:	2B	0:0 (0:0)
33	20:35	semi	1B	:	2A	0:0 (0:0)
Friday 12 March
34	15:35	9-10	5A	:	5B	0:0 (0:0)
35	18:05	7-8	4A	:	4B	0:0 (0:0)
36	20:35	5-6	3A	:	3B	0:0 (0:0)
Saturday 13 March
37	15:35	Bronze		:		0:0 (0:0)
38	18:05	Gold		:		0:0 (0:0)

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