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The last day of the pool matches saw all the eight teams in the fray — at Rourkela – sparing all they have which has resulted in a flurry of goals. The four matches produced 38 goals, even a draw, fourth in the ongoing event, creating a record!
Incredibly, all 4 games saw at least one player score a hat-trick, with the second game between France and Argentina producing two, as Blake Govers (AUS), Victor Charlet (FRA), Nicolas Della Torre (ARG), Tom Boon (BEL) and Niklas Wellen (GER) all scored at least thrice for their teams!
The exciting entertainer in Argentina-France draw (5-5) is a world cup record for maximum goals scored in a drawn match!
In the first match of the day, Australia swamped South Africa for a 9-2 win, Blake Govers featuring in four goals. In the next, the one between France and Argentina won the heart despite being a draw. The draw is also World Cup record for the scoreline of 5-5, the Argentineans equalizing virtually in the dying seconds of the match. This match card is a World Cup record for maximum goals in a drawn match.
Belgium and Germany, which featured in the next two encounters lived up to the day’s trend.
The eternal hero Tom Boom struck, perhaps another record, five goals in Belgium overwhelming Asian continental champion Japan for a run-away 7-1 win. Belgium despite getting six penalty corners did not even convert one, otherwise the scorecard would have aligned in sync with Australia’s or Netherlands’.
South Korea, which beat Japan at Bhubaneswar, too was subdued today against the well-oiled machine of Germany. However, the losing side, as was France earlier in the day, showed prowess at converting penalty corner (2 out of 3). Despite not faring at this art 1 out of 6), as if this is not required to amass goals, the Germans relied on sharp finish to romp home another easy looking, one-sided show (7-2).