Las Leonas entered the top eight of the tournament by winning Group C unbeaten, following their victories against South Korea (4-0), Spain (4-1) and Canada (7-1).
The Canadians opened the scoring after 6 minutes 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 “Olimpic de Terrassa” stadium, a town located 30 kilometers from Barcelona.
The goals for the team led by Fernando Ferrara were converted by Julieta Jankunas (10 minutes away), Victoria Granatto (16′), María José Granatto (21″), Agustina Albertario (32′), María Emilia Forcherio (40′ ) and Agustina Gorzelany (48′ and 51′).
The national team, silver medalists at the last Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and which this year won the FIH Pro League unbeaten, will play again on Wednesday 13 for the quarter-finals, 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 Nova Scotia. Zealand, England, India, Spain or South Korea.
Las Leonas entered the top eight of the tournament by winning Group C unbeaten, following their victories against South Korea (4-0), Spain (4-1) and Canada (7-1).
The Canadians opened the scoring after 6 minutes 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 “Olimpic de Terrassa” stadium, a town located 30 kilometers from Barcelona.
The goals for the team led by Fernando Ferrara were converted by Julieta Jankunas (10 minutes away), Victoria Granatto (16′), María José Granatto (21′), Agustina Albertario (32′), María Emilia Forcherio (40′ ) and Agustina Gorzelany (48′ and 51′).
The national team, silver medalists at the last Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and which this year won the FIH Pro League unbeaten, will play again on Wednesday 13 for the quarter-finals, 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 Nova Scotia. Zealand, England, India, Spain or South Korea.
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