Three-time champions Netherlands registered a record-breaking 14-0 win over debutants Chile to secure a direct qualification into the quarter-finals, while Malaysia stunned New Zealand 3-2 to finish second in Pool C at the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. (More Hockey News)
With three wins from as♋ many games, Netherlands finished at the top of Pool C with maximum nine points, while Malaysia were second with six points from two victories.
In the second match of the day, world No.3 Netherlands toyed🔯 with Chile, ranked 23rd, and scored goals at will to register the biggest margin of victory in a World Cup match.
The record for the biggest margin of win inꦑ a hockey World Cup match was earlier held by world No.▨1 Australia, who thrashed South Africa 12-0 in New Delhi.
Jip Janssen (6🎶th𓆏, 29th, 34th, 44th minutes) and skipper Thierry Brinkman (25th, 33rd, 58th) scored a hat-trick each, while Koen Bijen (40th, 45th) struck a brace. Derck de Vilder (22nd), Thijs van Dam (23rd), Terrance Pieters (37th), Justen Blok (42nd) and Teun Beins (48th) were the other goal-getters for the Dutch.
Janssen's all four goals came from penalty co✱rn☂ers.
The Netherlands, who have won the World Cup thrice and finished runners-up in the last two editions, earned 18 p🐬enalty corners from which they converted six, while Chile got just two PCs in the match.
Earlier, Malaysia's star player Faizal Saari (8th, 56th minutes) struck🍨 a brace, while Razie Rahim converted a penalty corner in the 42nd minute as world No.11 Malaysia shocked No.9 New Zealand 3-2 ꩲin another Pool C match.
Hayden Phillips (51st) and Sam Lan (52nd) scored two goals in as many minutes✨ to raise New Zealand's hopes before Saari drew the 🐼final blood four minutes later.
Lan's stri🧸ke was also the 2ꦯ500th goal of the World Cup.
New Zealand ar൲e thꦜird in Pool C with just one win, while Chile finished winless.
While Netherlan𒈔ds qualified directly for the last-eight round, Mal🅷aysia and New Zealand will play crossover matches to book their place in the quarter-finals.
The top teams frꩲom the four pools qualify directly for the last-eight, while the second and third-placed sides play in the crossovers matches to fill up the remaining four slots.
Chile will play in the fifth to 16th place classification ⭕matches.
