AMN / Bhubaneswar
Belgium and the Netherlands on Tuesday entered the quarter-finals of Men’s Hockey World Cup being played Bhubaneswar.
Olympic silver medallists Belgium thrashed the four-time champions Pakistan 5-0 in the third cross-over match and the Netherlands beat Canada 5-0 in the fourth cross-over match.
With these losses, Pakistan’s and Canada’s campaign came to an end.
England and France booked their quarterfinal berths yesterday following victories in the first two cross-over games.
Hosts India, two-time defending champions Australia, Argentina and Germany had sealed the last-8 berths after topping their respective pools in the group stage.
The quarterfinal matches will be played tomorrow and the day after.
In the quarterfinal matches on Wednesday, Argentina will take on England at 4.45 p.m. and Australia face France at 7 p.m.
On Thursday, India meet the Netherlands at 4.45 p.m. and Belgium meet Germany at 7.00 p.m.