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#1 Belgium faces Germany as Pakistan drops back to 12th position
With Belgium winning this match hands down, they shall now face the European powerhouses Germany. It shall be a classic display for European hockey at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
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On the other hand, this is the second time that Pakistan has failed to make the cut into the top 10 of the Men's Hockey World Cup.
Going by the statistics, Pakistan is at the 12th position in the FIH World Cup, their worst performance since the New Delhi edition of 2010, when they finished at the same position.
However, Pakistan can have some solace, as this 12th position is clearly not as humiliating as that of 2010.
In the 2010 edition held at New Delhi, Pakistan had finished last in the 12 teams that participated in the World Cup, while here, Pakistan finished 12th out of 16 teams.
Given how Pakistan even failed to qualify for the 2014 edition, this is still a lot better for the Pakistani team.
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