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Defending champions Germany outclassed New Zealand 5-2 on Tuesday to join England and Australia in the semi-finals of the men s field hockey World Cup.
Germany s Florian Fuchs (right) vies for the ball with New Zealand s Ryan Archibald during their World Cup 2010 match at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi. Defending champions Germany outclassed New Zealand 5-2 to join England and Australia in the semi-finals of the men s field hockey World Cup.
The Germans led 2-0 at half-time through goals by Christophe Menke in the 15th minute and Florian Fuchs in the 28th.
Philip Witte made it 3-0 soon after the interval, but New Zealand hit back with two goals in four minutes from Shea McAleese and Nicholas Wilson.
The powerful Germans sealed their supremacy over the Black Sticks when Moritz Furste and Matthias Witthaus scored twice in as many minutes, both goals coming from rebounds off penalty corners.
Germany, looking for a hat-trick of World Cup titles to add to the Beijing Olympic gol