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Hockey World Cup: India beat South Africa, finish joint 9th, lowest ever by a host nation | Hockey News – Times of India

BHUBANESWAR: India's campaign in the Men's Hockey World Cup ended with a second consecutive win in the placement playoffs at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Saturday. Fans in Odisha once again took every available seat in the 20,000-capacity stadium to stand with the home team in what has been an otherwise sorry campaign for India, who beat South Africa 5-2 to end in joint-9th position along with Argentina.It's the worst ever finish by a host nation in a men's World Cup. India broke its own record of an 8th-place finish in Delhi 2010, which it held jointly with Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur 2002) and Argentina (Buenos Aires 1978). As it happened: India vs South AfricaLike against Japan, India dominated the South Africans as well. But while Japan's open play allowed the Indians mo...