Santiago: Day 10 of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup in Santiago confirmed the championship final between the Netherlands and Argentina, after a tight Dutch semi-final against Belgium that remained goalless in regular time and ended 3–0 in the shoot-out, and a more dominant performance from Argentina, who broke open their match against China through the set piece and won 3–0.
Both teams will meet again for the title on Saturday at 19:15 at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped within the Estadio Nacional.
In the classification pathway, Austria defeated Namibia and Malaysia advanced from the shoot-out against Zimbabwe to secure the play-off for 21st place.
Scotland overcame New Zealand, also in a shoot-out, to reach the final for 17th place, and Chile closed the day with a 2–0 win over Canada to qualify for the first final of the Challenger Trophy.
The day combined classification matches, position-defining fixtures and the confirmation of the teams that will fight both for the world title and for the specific objectives of each competition segment.
