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Odisha Sports-cum-Tourism Secretary Vishal Dev said besides the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Bhubaneswar is also the front-runner to host the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in October-November this year if India qualifies for the event.

The regulation time of the intense all-European final ended goalless, forcing the penalty shootout.

This was Australia's fifth bronze medal in the history of the tournament. The last time the Kookaburras had to be satisfied with a third-place finish was way back in 1994 in front of their home crowd in Sydney.

Belgium mauled England 6-0 in a one-sided match, but the Dutch survived a late Australian charge to win 4-3 via a shoot-out.

Belgium and the Netherlands registered wins over Germany and India with identical margins in the third and fourth semi-final matches on Thursday.

India took the lead but it lasted only three minutes. Then a superior, smarter and more experienced side took control of the match, taking the lead in the last quarter even as India continue to play the catch-up.

India find themselves in a rare position to go beyond the quarter-final stage in Hockey World Cup for the first time since 1975.

India last played in the semi-final of the World Cup way back in 1975 when they went on to lift their maiden title.

Australia will play the winner of Thursday's last quarter-final between India and the Netherlands in the semi-finals on Saturday.

In a lopsided match, Pakistan failed to match their spirited rivals and were found wanting in almost every aspect of the game.