Belgium into 1st Hockey WCup semis

Netherlands edge hosts India 2-1

BHUBANESWAR, India, Dec 13, (AP): Belgium came from behind to beat Germany 2-1 and reach the field hockey World Cup semifinals for the first time on Thursday.

Also, The Netherlands beat tournament host India 2-1 to face twotime defending champions Australia. in the lineup, scored the winner 10 minutes from time.

The Netherlands-India quarterfinal played out the same way.

India scored early thanks to Akashdeep Singh’s penalty corner, and The Netherlands were quick to level, through Thierry Brinkman’s field goal.

Like Belgium again, the Dutch winner came 10 minutes from the end, to specialist Mink van der Weerden off a corner.

The European champions Netherlands and top-ranked Australia face each other on Saturday, four years after meeting in the final at The Hague, where the Kookaburras humbled the Dutch 6-1.

Both are three-time world champions. In this Dec 10 file photo, Man of the match India’s Cheteshwar Pujara (right), shakes hands with Australian players after his team’s 31-run win

over Australia to win the first cricket Test in Adelaide, Australia. (AP)