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Singapore lose again

Poland enjoyed a goal fest against the whipping boys of the competition win an 11-3 verdict. For  Farhan Kamsani (37th, 49th) and Fazri Jailani (70th) could only reduce the margin for Singapore. Poland have now moved to second in the pool with 9 points from four matches.

France blank Italy Poland made a strong claim in the race for the final with a 7-2 verdict over Italy. They have six points from three matches while Italy are yet to open their account. Miroslaw Juszczak and Szymon Hutek gave Poland the advantage before Italy pulled one goal back. Poland restored two goal cushion thanks to Oszyjcczyk and from thereon, it was one-way traffic.France continued their impressive run with a 3-0 win over Italy.

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Italy beat Ukraine

Italy kept alive their chances of securing a spot in the final with a 2-1 win over Ukraine. They are now second in the pool with 8 points from four matches with two wins and two draws.

Can edge out Poland Canada carved out a tense 1-0 victory over Poland. Stephanie Jameson found the winner in the 65th minute by converting a penalty stroke. Canada dominated the mid-field and enjoyed most of the possession, but found it extremely difficult to break down the well organized Polish defence. The Europeans finally succumbed when their goal keeper brought down Canadian forward Thea Culley inside the penalty circle and the umpire pointed to the dreaded spot.