Netherlands thrashed South Korea 5-1 in the last quarterfinals match at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 to reach the semifinals of the tournament at the Kalinga Stadium, here on Wednesday.The Dutch team will now face Belgium in the .
India were left with a mountain to climb following England’s 4-0 spanking of Spain in the preceding game if they wanted to top Pool D to advance directly to the quarterfinals and avoid playing the extra crossover game. They had to beat Wales by an eight-goal margin, something which they’d never done in a FIH World Cup game - their biggest win being a 7-0 defeat of Ghana way
With three wins from as many games, The Netherlands finished at the top of Pool ‘C’ with maximum nine points, while Malaysia were second with six points from two victories