Hockey World Cup 2018: Argentina vs France - 3 Talking Points

#3 Superb finishing by the French seals the deal

The French were clinical in the striking circle

It was not Argentina who were impacted by the result of the final Pool A clash since the Los Leones had booked a quarterfinal place even before the opening whistle was blown. However, the principal reason behind Spain's early exit was their failure to get the goalbound shots right in the striking circle.

The Red Sticks were a lot more creative and skilful than the French but are going home simply because they failed to find the back of the net often enough all through the course of the competition.

The French, however, managed 11 shots on goal from a total of 19 circle entries with Vivaldi pulling off a few saves and leaving his post to narrow the angle on quite a few occasions.

Jeroen Delmee's boys refused to squander the chances that came their way, and as a result, created history at the Kalinga Stadium - while the Spanish, who promised so much will now join captain Miguel Delas who had to fly home after their opener.

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