Pakistan hockey team will battle against Argentina for the quarterfinals match of Hockey World League semi-final tournament today (Thursday).
Pakistan hockey team, which has suffered three straight defeats against Netherlands, India and Canada, qualified for the quarterfinals after Canada and Scotland drew 1-1 on Tuesday. Scotland had to win the match in order to qualify for the quarter finals of the tournament.
On Monday, Pakistan had its first taste of victory in the tournament after defeating Scotland 3-1 in their last pool match.
On the other hand, Argentina has had a dream run and has been undefeated in the competition so far. It defeated Korea 2-1, Malaysia 5-2, China 10-0 and it drew with England 3-3.
In other quarter finals fixtures, India will face off against Malaysia, Netherlands against China and England against Canada.
The World League Semifinal Round is also a 2018 World Cup qualifier.
However, if Pakistan fails to qualify for the world cup it will have to win the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, which will be held in India later this year.
