June 11, 2014 8:39 AM

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Argentina make history; enter World Cup Hockey semis for 1st time

In the Men's hockey World Cup in The Hague, Argentina created history, entering the men's World Cup semifinals for the first time with a 5-1 win over South Africa. Argentina finished second in the group with 12 points, ousting reigning Olympic champions Germany from the semifinal race.Germany, having failed to make the semifinals for only the second time in World Cup history, hammered South Korea 6-1 in their last league fixture. Germany finished with nine points .Olympic silver medalists, The Netherlands has set up a semifinal encounter with England. Netherlands played a relaxed 1-1 draw with New Zealand in their last league fixture and still topped Group B with 13 points from five outings. Both semi-finals will take place on Friday.

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