Australia retained the men\u2019s hockey World Cup title by outplaying Olympic silver medallists The Netherlands 6-1 in the final at the Kyocera Stadium at The Hague, Netherlands. Before Australia clinched their second successive World Cup, Germany was the only nation to have won two consecutive times.<\/p>\n
Argentina defeated England 2-0 to clinch the men\u2019s bronze medal. This was the first men\u2019s World Cup medal for Argentina.<\/p>\n
The women\u2019s World Cup trophy was back in Dutch hands after they extended their record haul of titles to seven by beating Australia 2-0 in the final. Winners of the last two Olympics, the Netherlands regained the World Cup it last won in 2006.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s defending champions Argentina won the third place match by defeating the United States.<\/p>\n
The 2018 event will be hosted held at London, England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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