The Lions close this Friday their participation in the first phase of India Men’s Hockey World Cup. The Argentine national team clashes -from 18.30 in our country and with ESPN and Star+ television- with France in Rourkela, for the third and final round of Group A.
The team led by Mariano Ronconi he is undefeated in the tournament. He debuted with a win South Africa for 1 to 0 (with a goal of Maico Casella). And then he drew 3 with Australianumber one in the world and main candidate for the title, in a great match in which he scored with the help of Tomas Domene, box Y Martin Ferreirochose the mvp of the meeting
The Argentines, winners of Olympic gold at the Games of Rio de Janeiro 2016 and seventh in the ranking of FIH extension, they have 4 points, the same as the Australians. But the oceanic team, which competes against South Africa, takes advantage of it because they have a better goal difference (+8 against +1), thanks to the victory given to the French in the first round.
The team that arrives first in the group will go directly to the quarter-finals of the tournament; while whoever arrives second and third must play in the round of 16.
The albiceleste team tries to repeat the historic podium of The Hague 2014when he finished with the bronze medal he was hanged, the first World Cup medal in the history of men’s hockey in our country, which was the prologue to the Olympic gold two years later in the Brazilian Olympic event.
There are two groups that have already been defined. Holland finished first and undefeated in C and qualified for the quarterfinals; while Malaysia Y New Zeland they made it to the round of 16. England won the D and also finished in the top eight; while India Y Spain They will play in the first round of the playoffs.
In B, which will also be closed this Friday, send Belgiumwith 4 points and +5 goal difference, followed by Germany (4 and +3), South Korea (three units) e Japan (already removed, with 0).
With information from Telam
Source: Clarin
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