Hockey World Cup Day 8 Highlights: Australia, Belgium move to quarterfinals

Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 Day 8 Highlights: Australia topped Group A courtesy of two wins and a draw while France stopped Argentina at a 5-5 draw. Belgium topped Group B and Germany finished second

8:59 PM

Hockey World Cup Day 8 Live Score: India could face Belgium in the quarterfinal

If India beat New Zealand in their cross-over, they would face reigning Olympic and World Champions Belgium in the quarterfinal. 
 

8:57 PM

Hockey World Cup Day 8 Live Score: These are the four teams in the quarterfinal

At the end of the group stages, Australia, Belgium, Netherlands and England have emerged as Group toppers from Groups A, B, C and D respectively. They will now move straight to the quarterfinal and await their opponents who will be decided after the cross-overs. 
 

8:54 PM

Hockey World Cup Day 8 Live Score: Quarterfinal teams and Cross-Over lineup decided

Courtesy of the last group games, the lineup for the cross-overs has been finalised. In the first cross-over, Malaysia will play Spain on 22nd January. On the same day, India will face New Zealand in a 7 pm start with both games taking place at the Kalinga International Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. 

At the same venue, the two other cross-over games will also be played on January 23rd with Argentina facing Korea and Germany facing France in the 04:30 pm and 07:00 pm IST starts respectively. 
 

8:49 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Korea finish with a goal to end the match

Germany have won the game 7-2, but with no goalkeeper, Korea scored on the penalty corner and it ends at that. Belgium would top this group courtesy of a better goal difference and move straight into the quarterfinals. On the other hand, Germany will finish in second place and move to the cross-over round. 
 

8:39 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Germany trying too hard to get three goals

The German team, after scoring quick goals, got too excited and thought that they could get three goals in the last seven minutes. But in the end, it became difficult for them to score quick goals and as a result, it is almost not possible for them to score the three goals and they would end up playing the cross-over instead of qualifying for the quarterfinal. 
 

8:33 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Germany on a goal-scoring spree

The German team seem to have opened up its channels of goal-scoring after the Gonzalo Pelliat penalty corner. Since then, the Germans have now scored three goals in the last 10 minutes. They need two more goals to come on level terms against Belgium on goal difference. 
 

8:27 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Gonzalo Peillat

Gonzalo Peillat has finally scored and Germany are now ahead 4-1. The goal has come through a penalty corner and this is now the sixth penalty corner and only one has been concerted by Germany. 
 

8:21 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Wellen hits the hat-trick as well

7:57 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: It’s half time and Germany lead 2-1

The first half ended and Germany which started very well by scoring in the first minute of the first half ended up scoring only one more and conceded as well to have only one goal lead. They need to get 8 more goals and not allow Korea to score if they are to get into the quarterfinal directly. 
 

7:49 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: These were the XI players who started the game

7:45 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Germany get in the lead again

7:39 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Korea equalise with a late goal in the first quarter

7:22 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Germany score early in the game

7:19 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Germany need to win by a clear goal margin of 8

Germany, who are playing Korea currently, need to win this game by a goal difference of nine goals to top the group and get straight into the quarterfinals. Currently, Belgium has a goal difference of +11 in Group B
 

7:05 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Tom Boon scores most goals in a game

Tom Boon of Belgium scored five goals, four of them field goals and one penalty stroke as Belgium beat France 7-1. This feat by Boon is the highest number of goals scored by an individual in a match in this World Cup. 
 

6:59 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Belgium score seven goals, none of them from PC

The Belgium team scored seven goals against Japan and none of them came through a penalty corner. There were six field goals and one goal through a penalty stroke. The one goal that Japan managed to get was also a field one. 

In total there were eight penalty corners earned, six by Belgium and two by Japan but none of them were converted.
 

6:44 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Later in the evening

Later on in the evening, Belgium play France and Germany play Korea to determine which of the two will get into the quarterfinal directly and which team would have to play the crossovers. 
 

6:43 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: What was in store on the last day of group stages?

In the day games of Group A, France surprised all by playing a draw against 2016 Olympics Gold medalist Argentina. It was very amusing given that France were beaten 8-0 by Australia and Argentina led Australia 3-2 for the most part of the game before settling for a 3-3 draw. 

In another game, Australia thrashed South Africa 9-2 and sent the African nation out of the medal reckoning. 
 

6:42 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Teams in action on the last day

On the last day of the group stage, Australia, Argentina, France and South Africa would be in action in Group A while Belgium, Germany, Korea and Japan would be in action in Group B. 

6:41 PM

Korea vs Germany Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Final day of the group stages

The FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup has reached its final day of the group stages and thereafter the knockouts will begin. So far England and Netherlands have made their way to the quarterfinal while India, Malaysia, New Zealand and Spain have got into the cross-overs which will give them a chance to get into the quarterfinals. 
 

6:38 PM

Welcome to the live coverage of FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023, Day 8

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023, Day 8. The matches take place at both the Kalinga International Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. Stay tuned to Business Standard for all updates from the match.