Olympic champions Germany have kick started their campaign to reclaim the World Cup Men's Hockey title with a 4-0 win against South Africa. The victory at the Kyocera Stadium in The Hague, the Netherlands, today, gave Germany full points in their first Group B outing. Germany were winners of successive World Cup titles in 2002 and 2006. However, in the final of the 2010 edition in New Delhi, Germany were beaten by Australia in the final. In today's other two matches, hosts Netherlands will clash with Argentina and New Zealand will face Korea. India will meet England in their second fixture in Group 'A' tomorrow. Yesterday, the Indian men's team went down fighting to Belgium 2-3 in their opening match.
News On AIR | June 1, 2014 6:15 PM
World Cup Men's Hockey: Germany kick start their campaign by beating S Africa