Germany and Spain to contest mens field hockey World Cup final after semifinal wins

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Germany and Spain to contest mens field hockey World Cup final after semifinal wins
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Germany’s men’s field hockey team advanced to the World Cup final after a 2-1 victory over Argentina on Friday in Wavre, Belgium. Paul-Philipp Kaufmann scored the decisive goal in the 54th minute, securing the defending champions a chance to retain their 2023 title.
Spain will face Germany in Sunday’s final after defeating the Netherlands 4-3 in Amsterdam. The Dutch, Olympic champions, saw their semifinal unravel in the final quarter after Duco Telgenkamp received a yellow card for a hard foul on a Spanish player. Coach Jeroen Delmee acknowledged the team’s performance was insufficient, stating, “If you’re not good enough and you don’t play at the top, you lose deservedly” . Telgenkamp later called the foul “very stupid” but noted the yellow card was “still quite lenient” .
Germany’s path to the final included a narrow win, with Justus Weigand opening the scoring in the 33rd minute before Tomas Domene equalized for Argentina in the 46th. Kaufmann’s winner came during a power play, with Weigand and Moritz Ludwig contributing to the build-up. Bundestrainer André Henning described the match as a “marathon of mentality” and praised his team’s resilience .
The Netherlands will now play Argentina for the bronze medal on Sunday in Wavre, a rematch of their earlier group-stage meeting, which the Dutch won 3-1 .
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