The Canadians opened the scoring 6 minutes into the game with a goal from Grace Demotte, but the Argentines equalized four minutes later and dominated the rest of the match, which was played at the Estadi Olimpic in Terrassa, a city located 30 kilometers from Barcelona.
The goals of the team led by Fernando Ferrara were converted by Julieta Jankunas (at 10 minutes), Victoria Granatto (16′), Majo Granatto (21′), Agustina Albertario (32′), María Emilia Forcherio (40′) and Agustina Gorzelany (at 48′ and 51′).
The national team, silver medalist at the last Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and who this year won the FIH Pro League without defeat, will play again on Wednesday the 13th for the quarterfinals, with a rival to be confirmed according to the crosses between those who finish second and third in their zones.
The team that Argentina will have to face in Terrassa -it will host the World Cup until the final on Sunday 17- will come from a playoff between the 2nd group B and the 3rd group C, which could be New Zealand, England, India, Spain or South Korea. Las Leonas are seeking their third world title, after having been champions in Perth 2002 and Rosario 2010. After winning the Pan American Cup and the FIH Pro League undefeated (with 13 wins and only three draws),
The Lionesses continue with the positive streak in 2022, to which we must now add three goals in the group stage of the World Cup. However, the Netherlands is the current two-time world and Olympic champion, and is the top favourite.
“From Rio 2016 until now, the Netherlands won everything except this year’s Pro League, which we won. We are both favorites but it is key to keep thinking match by match. We know the potential we have and that on days when things go well for us we can beat many teams and aim for the best. But now we have to think about the quarterfinals and prepare for that match with several days to go without playing,” said Fernando Ferrara, the coach who succeeded Carlos Retegui after the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (in 2021 ),
Source: Ambito
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