India beat Wales 4-2 in Pool D match to finish in second place in the pool. India will now play a cross-over match against New Zealand to qualify for the quarterfinal.
Needing to win by a margin of eight goals to qualify directly for the quarter-finals on Thursday, India finished second in Pool D behind England.
Akashdeep Singh (32nd and 45th minutes) struck twice, while Shamsher Singh (21st) and Harmanpreet Singh (59th) got the other goals for India. Gareth Furlong (42nd) and Jacob Draper (44th) were the goal-getters for Wales.
The three-time champion Netherlands defeated Chile’s debutants by a score of a record-breaking 14-0 to qualify as the first team to the quarterfinals of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup. The Netherlands finished at the top of Pool C with a maximum of nine points after racking up three victories in as many games.
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