Pakistan narrowly lost in a 6-5 defeat against Franch following an 11-goal thrilling hockey match at the FIH Nations Cup in Gniezno, Poland, on Wednesday, but reached the semi-finals due to a better goal difference compared to.
Malaysia prevailed over Japan 3-2 in a contest between two Asian teams and France defeated Chile 4-2 in playoff matches for the 13th to 16th places in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, here on .
While, Victor Charlet (two goals in 17th minute) scored a brace, Curty Eliot (13th minute) and Xavier Gaspard (42nd minute) found the back of the net once each for the winning team.
South Africa, Wales, Argentina and India registered wins in the first round of classification matches at the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, here on Thursday.With their wins, South Africa, Wales, Argentina and .