The state-of-the-art facilities at the Kalinga Stadium, in Bhubaneshwar and the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela have impressed players and teams from all over the world.
For India, Rani (12'), Monika (20'), Navneet Kaur (24'), Gurjit Kaur (25') and Sangita Kumari (30') scored, while South Africa found the back of the net through captain Quanita Bobbs (44').
With the win, France now sits third in their pool with three points, behind table-toppers Australia and Argentina due to one loss and an inferior goal difference.
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], January 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): The round was led by Research Capital's Douglas Penny, Largest investment banking firm of Toronto, Canada and also saw the participation of ex Global CEO of Bookings.com (Stoffer Anko Norden).
With this win, Malaysia climbed to third in their pool and can advance further in the tournament if they do well in the cross-overs. Chile, on the other hand, is at the bottom of the table with zero points and no win in two matches.
With this victory, the Netherlands are at the top of their pool with six points with two wins in two games and look set for a direct quarterfinal qualification.
India played a goalless draw against England to take home one point each in a crucial Pool D, Hockey World Cup match at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Sunday
In an exhilarating contest, both teams failed to convert their respective penalty corners as India failed to make use of four in the match. The English team managed to create eight penalty corners but the hosts stood tall to deny them a goal.