In the Hockey World Cup 2023, the French team flew in Australia’s storm, defeated 8-0
The first day of the Hockey World Cup 2023 between Australia and France saw a bang in the group stage match. The Australian team trounced the French team by 8-0, showing a blistering game. The French team had no chance to make a comeback during the entire match.
Starting a strong game in this match, the Australian team put pressure on France from the first quarter itself and kept it till the end. Tom Cragg and Jeremy Hayward scored three goals each for the Australian team and took a World Cup hat-trick. Two players of Australia’s team scored hat-tricks in the same match, due to which the team got strength. Flann Ogilvie and Tom Wickham also scored a goal each.
Throughout the match, the French team was seen to be in control of its position. The French team did not succeed in scoring a single goal due to being under pressure from the beginning. The French team has had a very bad start in the World Cup. The top team Australia has also demonstrated its high spirits by registering a strong victory in the very first match of the World Cup. The team took a 1-0 lead in the first quarter itself, which it carried till the end of the match. The team scored three goals in the second quarter. By the end of the second quarter, the team had scored four goals.
Australia scored three goals in the third quarter as well. By the end of the third quarter, the Australian team had scored seven goals. At the same time, showing a strong game in the fourth quarter, the team won by scoring eight goals.
Tom Cragg and Jeremy Hayward were the heroes of the match
Tom Cragg and Jeremy Hayward took two hat-tricks in this match for Australia. Both the players scored three goals each to give the team a great lead.
