Lucknow, Dec 12:
Pre-tournament favourites Australia and Belgium comfortably secured their berths in the quarterfinals of the men’s Junior Hockey World Cup with resounding wins over their respective opponents at the Major Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium here today.
While Australia defeated surprise element Austria by 4-1 in Pool A, Netherlands thrashed lowly Egypt by 7-0 in a Pool B fixture.
With two wins from as many matches, Australia are leading Pool A with six points and they are set to top the pool even if they lose against Korea in their final match which looks highly unlikely.
Argentina, who beat Korea by 5-1 in another Pool A match today, narrowly scrapped past Austria to qualify for the quarterfinals because of a better goal difference. (PTI)
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