A tough test for The Lions at the World Cup in India. The Argentine field hockey team faces this Monday Australianumber 1 in the FIH ranking, after the debut victory against South Africa.
The match, corresponding to the second round of Group A, will be played from 10:30 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and will be broadcast on ESPN and Star+.
The team led by Mariano Ronconi he appeared in the World Cup in a 1-0 win over South Africa with a goal of Maico Casella and now it’s the hardest match in the area.
Australia is selected number 1 in the Federation rankings, three times world champions and third in the last edition in 2018.
Also, the ocean team kicked off the World Cup in India with a resounding 8-0 win over France.
The last meeting between the two was in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Argentina fell 5-2.
The previous one, in the context of the Pro League in 2020, was also beaten by the Australians 5-1 but in that series Argentina drew 3-3 and then won on penalties.
To qualify directly for the quarterfinals, the Rio 2016 Olympic champions need a feat against Australia.
Otherwise, they will define the pass for the round of 16 in the match of the last appointment against France which will be played on Friday at 18.30.
Source: Clarin
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