Champions Trophy semi-final line-up complete
ROSARIO: The Netherlands, Argentina, Great Britain and Germany booked their spots in the last four of the Champions Trophy in Rosario on Thursday.
The Netherlands, intent on retaining their crown from a year ago in Amsterdam, signaled their title credentials with a commanding 3-0 victory over New Zealand.
The Dutch will face hosts Argentina in the semi-finals after the Argentines scored a late goal to knock off China 3-2 in a hard-fought battle at the Estadio Mundialista.
Great Britain, meanwhile, cruised to a comfortable 4-1 win over South Korea after three goals in a span of five minutes gave them an almost unassailable lead.
Seonok Lee pulled a goal back for the Koreans, but Helen Richardson restored the three-goal advantage as Team GB set-up a last four meeting with Germany.
First-half strikes from Nina Hasselmann, Marie Maevers and Celine Wilde put the Germans 3-0 up at the interval against Japan, and although a spirited fight back enabled the Japanese to reduce the deficit, Germany eventually prevailed 3-2.
The semi-finals are scheduled for Saturday with the final slated to take place on Sunday.