The never-say-die attitude of the German teams came to the fore again as Die Honamas came back from a two-goal deficit for the third match in succession to overcome holders Belgium 5-4 in a sudden death shoot-out after the Red Lions had scored .
Hockey World Cup Semifinals LIVE: Australia vs Germany & Belgium vs Netherland: FIH Hockey World Cup semi-final matches will be played on Friday, January 27 at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar. Australia will play against Germany in the first semifinal, while Belgium will take on the Netherlands in the second. The grand finale will take place on Sunday. The last round of classification matches at the Rourkela stadium's Birsa Munda will take place tomorrow.
Germany qualified for the quarterfinals of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Hockey World Cup beating World No. 121 France 5-1 in a Crossover Stage match at the Kalinga Stadium here on Monday.Germany, who had finished second behind Belgium in Pool B .