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Bhubaneswar,December 16: Belgium defeated Netherlands in the final to clinch Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 title at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
With this, Belgium became the World Champion for the first time and the sixth team to win the Hockey World Cup.
The final match ended in the penalty shootout 3-2 in favour of Belgium.
Netherlands lost the chance to win the fourth title. On the other hand, Pakistan still hold the record of most Hockey World Cup wins even though they won its last final in 1994.
Prasanta Patnaik