England held on to a 3-2 triumph for their fourth straight World Cup victory in group B. The victory guarantees England a ticket to the semis.
It was the third defeat for India in four matches. India played with nine men in the last three minutes with Sardar Singh and Gurbaz Singh seeing the yellow card for clumsy tackles.
Chances of a semifinal berth virtually gone, India take on unbeaten England in their fourth World Cup Group B match. The hosts will be bolstered by the return of Shivendra Singh. India have just one win from three games while England have scored 9 points from their three matches, including upsetting Australia in their first game.
India and England have met six times in World Cup matches, with India winning 3 and England 2. England have won the last two matches in 2002 and 2006. India's last win against England came in 1994 World Cup. The scoreline was 1-0 in India’s favour. India and England last met in a Champions Challenge match in 2007. It was a contest for the bronze and India won 4-3.
It has been a bad day for Asian superpowers Pakistan, who lost to unfancied South Africa 4-3 in the second match on Saturday. This was Pakistan’s third defeat. Can India restore Asian pride?
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