The Green Army first to qualify for the quarter finals, the Red Sticks registered the biggest win in the World Cup

By B.G.Joshi (in Lee valley hockey stadium, Olympic Park, London)

Ranked at 16, Ireland made history by winning two back to back matches in their history in the World Cup. In their previous 3 appearances the Irish won three matches only viz vs. Argentina 3-1(1986-Amstelveen); Russia 3-2(1994-Dublin) and again Russia 1-0 (2002-Perth) in the World Cup tournament.

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