15th Match Hockey World Cup 2018 (Men's)

Odisha Hockey World Cup

Bhubaneswar 2018 (Men’s)

FRA Vs ARG

France Beat The Argentina

 

 

FRANCE                           5 - 3                            ARGENTINA

 Match Highlights

v France scored four field goals through Hugo Genestet, Aristide Coisne, Gaspard Baumgarten, Francois Goyet

v Argentina qualified for the quarters from Pool A while France

Bhubaneswar, India: Minnows France stunned Olympic champions Argentina 5-3 to cause the biggest upset of the tournament in their must-win last Pool A match and book a place in the knock-out stage of the men's hockey World Cup here on Thursday.

As per the format of the tournament, the top four teams from four pools will directly qualify for the quarterfinals while the second and third placed sides will play cross-over matches against teams of other pools for the remaining four last eight berths.

In the last Pool A match, France scored four field goals through Hugo Genestet (18th minute), Aristide Coisne (26th), Gaspard Baumgarten (30th) and Francois Goyet (54th), while the other goal came from a penalty corner conversion by skipper Victor Charlet (23rd).