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#1 A hattrick on the cards for Team Australia?
With this humongous win against China, Australia not only topped the tables, but also became the 2nd team after Argentina to book their places in the quarter-finals without any hassles. By winning all the three matches on the trot, Australia will now face the winner of the match between China and France in the crossover league.
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Going by the team's performance against China, one can't help but wonder if this is an indication of a hattrick for Team Australia. Having already won 2 World Cups before, in 2010 and 2018 respectively, Australia are looking forward to winning a hattrick of World Cups, something that no team has ever done before.
Even Pakistan and Germany have failed in this pursuit, despite winning World Cups on the trot from 1978-1982 and 2002-2006 respectively. If Australia win their quarter-finals with ease, they don't have many serious opponents, going by the current track records of other teams. Besides, Kalinga Stadium has also been lucky for the Kookaburras, who have won the FIH World Hockey League Finals 2016 -17 here last year.
