We should top our group by defeating Canada in the last league match on 8th.. Then we are poised to play Netherlands in Quarterfinals and Australia in semifinals !! German victory today will push Netherlands in second position in their group and has changed probable fixtures.
We need to improve massively in Penalty Corner execution as well as defending if we want success against European teams in QF,
Spain, New Zealand, France, Argentina- we can say that it was a Group of Death.
In such a format, last two matches of the Group should be played simultaneously. Otherwise it is a distinct advantage to the team playing last as they know how many goals they need to score for GD/ progression.
Teams already assured of Top place will take it lightly or test Bench strength.
Tomorrow it will be a Do or Die match England vs Ireland while China has assured themselves the passage to next stage.
guys.. Belgium can still top the group... match against Canada will not be easy for us... Have watched couple of Canada matches in last 2 years and they are as good as Malaysia and can cause problems to us...
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Both Pakistan and Malaysia were competitive in their match but quality upfront was missing.
Then we are poised to play Netherlands in Quarterfinals and Australia in semifinals !! German victory today will push Netherlands in second position in their group and has changed probable fixtures.
We need to improve massively in Penalty Corner execution as well as defending if we want success against European teams in QF,
In such a format, last two matches of the Group should be played simultaneously. Otherwise it is a distinct advantage to the team playing last as they know how many goals they need to score for GD/ progression.
Teams already assured of Top place will take it lightly or test Bench strength.
Tomorrow it will be a Do or Die match England vs Ireland while China has assured themselves the passage to next stage.