March 9, 2010 10:00 AM

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India-South Africa finish 3-3 in World Cup hockey tie

In the World Cup Hockey, the match between India and South Africa ended in a 3-3 draw in New Delhi on Monday. With this draw, India finished fourth in Pool B of the championship. The hosts also ended their pool proceedings with four points, behind Australia, England and Spain.The hosts will now face the fourth placed team of Pool A for the seventh-eighth play-off match on Friday. Although South Africa have same points as India, they finished in the fifth position due to goal difference while Pakistan find themselves at the bottom in the sixth place. Earlier, Spain beat England 2-0. Spain scored once in each half to finally stop England's victory run. For England, who have already qualified for the semifinals, this was their first defeat in five outings and they ended their league matches in Pool B with 12 points.

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