England face Argentina; Spain meet Australia in last 8
Lausanne, Switzerland: England and Spain progressed through to the quarter-finals after two hugely contrasting matches at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022.
England put in a measured and composed performance to beat Korea convincingly.
Spain, on the other hand, kept an engrossed home crowd on tenterhooks until the 57th minute. Then, once they had the lead, Head Coach Adrian Lock’s side lost two players to cards, making the final seconds even more tense.
Earlier in the day, Ireland beat a fatigued-looking South Africa, while China’s penalty corner routines finally wore down a resilient Chile side.
Ireland will now meet China on 12 July in their final match of the World Cup. South Africa and Chile will also play their final matches on the same day.
In the quarterfinals England now travel to Terrassa to face Argentina while Spain will face Australia – the team they beat to bronze in the 2018 FIH Women’s World Cup.
Quarter-final line-up
New Zealand vs Germany
Netherlands vs Belgium
Argentina vs England
Australia vs Spain
