Las Leonas vs Germany, LIVE: the semifinals of the Hockey World Cup, minute by minute

The Argentine women’s field hockey team, led by Fernando Ferrara, will play against Germany in one of the semi-finals of the Spain-Netherlands 2022 World Cup, in which The lioness They are looking for their third title in history.

Argentina and Germany will play from 16:30, Argentine time, at the Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, 30 kilometers from Barcelona. They broadcast ESPN 2 and Star + on television.

The Netherlands, two-time defending champions, will already face Australia (ESPN 3 and Star +) in the other semi-final. After not being effective in a penalty corner, with 10 unsuccessful situations, and having suffered the 0-0, 3 minutes elapsed from the end of the third quarter when Frédérique Matla’s drag in the 11th fixed, placed to the right of the goalkeeper, allowed minimal difference.

Las Leonas, world champions in Perth 2002 and Rosario 2010, have just won the quarter-finals England 1-0, with a goal from Victoria Granatto and an exceptional performance by goalkeeper Belén Succi.

The Argentines (silver medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and unbeaten FIH Pro League champions this year) comfortably won their World Cup group by beating South Korea (4-0), Spain (4-1) and Canada (7-1).

Germany finished second in their zone under the Netherlands, with two wins over Chile (4-1) and Ireland (3-0) and one defeat against the Dutch (1-3). For the playoffs, the Germans first beat South Africa (1-0) and then, for the quarter-finals, they beat New Zealand 1-0.

history

The International Federation (FIH) scores 25 wins for Las Leonas against 14 for the Germans.

The last few fights have been for this year’s FIH Pro League, with two wins in a row for the Argentines 3-1 and 2-1. At the Tokyo 2020 Games (played in 2021), the celebration was also 3-0 by Argentina. The last victory of the Germans dates back to April 3, 2021, by the Pro League.