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The Kookaburras will face old rivals the Netherlands in the semi final of the 2010 World Cup on Thursday 11 March.
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11:30 pm - 01:30 amThursday March 11 2010
Germany will play England in the other semi final, with the winners of both matches facing each other in the World Cup final on Saturday 13 March.
The Kookaburras have played the Netherlands on 116 occasions, winning 55, drawing 28 and losing 33.The last match between the two teams was at the 2009 Champions Trophy in Melbourne, where the Kookaburras prevailed 7-2.
The Kookaburras went on to win the final of the Champions Trophy against Germany.Australia and the Netherlands have met 8 times during the World Cup, with both teams winning four matches each.
Of these 8 matches, four have been semi finals, with the last being played in 2002 where the Kookaburras won. However this has been the only semi final victory against the Netherlands for Australia, going down in their three previous semi final matches in 1998, 1994 and 1978.
The Netherlands began their 2010 World Cup campaign well, only conceding one goal in their opening three matches which they won against Argentina, New Zealand and Canada.
However they have been winless in their last two matches, drawing 2-2 with Germany and then going down 2-1 against Korea.Overall they have scored 15 goals to date at the tournament and have only conceded four.
The Kookaburras have had the opposite journey to the semi finals, losing their first game to England 3-2. However since then they have played consistent hockey, winning their next four matches including a 12-0 victory over South Africa, the biggest World Cup victory on record.
Overall they have scored 23 goals and conceded only six.
Head to head against Netherlands
Played – 116
Australia wins – 55
Draws – 28
Netherlands wins – 33
World Cup record – Australia v Netherlands
World Cup record – Australia v Netherlands
Year Match Teams Result
2002 Semi final Australia v Netherlands 4-1
1998 Semi final Australia v Netherlands 2-6
1994 Semi final Australia v Netherlands 1-3
1990 1st Round Pool A Australia v Netherlands 1-0
1982 Final 3-4 Australia v Netherlands 4-2
1982 1st Round Pool B Australia v Netherlands 3-2
1978 Semi final Australia v Netherlands 2-3
1971 1st Round Pool B Australia v Netherlands 0-1
