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Australian Hockey player Glenn Turner celebrates after scoring a goal during their World Cup 2010 Semi-Final match at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi. - AFP Photo
NEW DELHI Australia defeated the Netherlands 2-1 to qualify for a third successive final against defending champions Germany in the mens field hockey World Cup on Thursday.
The Kookaburras recorded their 10th win in a row over the Dutch in major competitions to set up Saturdays title clash between the top two teams in the sport.
Luke Doerner and Glenn Turner scored once in each half, before Taeke Taekema converted a penalty stroke 12 minutes from the end to narrow the margin.
Germany won the last two World Cup finals against Australia in 2002 and 2006, before adding the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. - AFP
