Today, January 17, Korea-Japan and Germany-Belgium will face off at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar during the Odisha FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup.
The other venue for the ongoing World Cup, Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, has no matches scheduled for today.
Yesterday’s facile victory over New Zealand brought the formidable Netherlands closer to the quarterfinals. Yesterday at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, the Dutch team defeated the New Zealanders by a score of 4-0.
In a second match played on the same field, Malaysia defeated Chile 3-2. On the other hand, at the Kalinga stadium in the capital city of Bhubaneswar, world no. 1 Australia struggled to defeat Argentina but was forced to settle for a 3-3 draw. Similarly, France defeated South Africa by scoring two goals to South Africa’s one.
