Lee Jungjun scored for the Korean side in the 8th and 23rd minutes, which proved to be the undoing of Japan in a nail-biting encounter. Nagayoshi Ken found the back of the net for the Japanese team in the first minute of the game to gain the advantage early in the match.
The Commissionerate police on Tuesday flagged off 40 mobile patrol bikes for the twin cities of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack to help regulate heavy traffic during ongoing World Cup Hockey matches.
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.
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.