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[ad_1] Germany on Sunday clinched their third men's Hockey World Cup title after beating defending champions Belgium 5-4 in shootout in Bhubaneshwar. Trailing 0-2 at the break, Germany scored three goal in the second-half to take a 3-2 lead. However, Belgium equallised in the dying embers of normal time from a penalty corner. In the penalty shootout, Germany eventually prevailed 5-4.Niklas Wellen (29th), Gonzalo Peillat (41st) and captain Mats Grambusch (48th) scored for Germany in the regulation time while Florent van Aubel Florent (10th), Tanguy Cosyns (11th) and Tom Boon (59th) found the target for Belgium.This was the third time in the tournament that Germany had won after trailing 0-2 and their mental strength and never-say-die attitude came to the fore again as they denied the Belg...

[ad_1] Olympic champions Belgium will look to overcome a resilient Germany and become only the fourth nation to defend the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup title when the two sides clash in the final in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Pakistan, Australia and Germany have won back-to-back titles in the past and Belgium, who made it to the world's elite just around a decade ago, would seek to achieve that feat and defend their title, which they won in 2018, at the same Kalinga Stadium.With 11 players aged above 30 and three above 35, Belgium's 'golden generation' of hockey players, who have won the 2018 World Cup and Tokyo Olympics golds, have shown that they are supremely fit and experience matters more than age. Belgium have come with the bulk of team which had won the last edition of the event and Tok...

[ad_1] Holders Belgium thrashed a plucky Korea 5-0 while Germany beat Japan 3-0.© TwitterHolders Belgium thrashed a plucky Korea 5-0 to begin the defence of their World Cup title in style while two-time champions Germany beat reigning Asian Games champions Japan 3-0, on Saturday. The Koreans did not allow Belgium to open the scoring till the half time but the World and Olympic champion European side struck two and three goals in the third and fourth quarters respectively to eventually notch up a convincing win in a Pool B match at the Kalinga stadium.Five different players scored for world number two Belgium with three strikes from open play. Hendrickx Alexander opened account for Belgium in the first minute of the third quarter before Cosyns Tanguy struck a field goal in the 42nd minute...