Reid, on Monday, resigned from his position following India's early ouster from the showpiece, jointly hosted by Rourkela and Bhubaneswar.
The two sides were locked 3-3 at the end of regulation time of the thrilling final before Germany eventually won 5-4 in sudden death in front of a packed Kalinga Stadium.
With around 60 per cent ball possession, the home side had 14 shots at goal as against nine by South Africa.
Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid has resigned from his post following the team's poor show at the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in Odisha.
Brinkman struck in the 35th and 40th minutes while penalty corner expert Jip Janssen scored the other goal for Netherlands in the 33rd minute.
After winning a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Belgium went on to win the 2018 World at the same venue in Bhubaneswar and then clinched gold in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
In a World Cup of high-quality hockey, the German "culture of resilience" triumphed, ending Belgium's five-year reign as the most successful team, while hosts India's nearly five-decade long wait for a medal continued.
India lost the crossover match to New Zealand and failed to make the quarter-finals after going down 4-5 in sudden death.
Pakistan, Australia and Germany have won back-to-back titles in the past and Belgium would seek to achieve that feat and defend their title.
Reigning Olympic champions Belgium and the Dutch were locked 2-2 in regulation time at the Kalinga Stadium.
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Germany struck in the 58th and 59th minutes through captain Mats Grambusch and his younger brother Tom to take the quarterfinal match to the penalty shootout.
Goentgen was immediately taken off the field for medical attention.
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India lost to New Zealand in their crossover match on Sunday in the penalty shootout after the two sides were locked 3-3 at the end of regulation time.
The choice of adjectives from the veteran coach and former Australia international was indicative of the struggle of his wards in this World Cup.
India, ranked sixth in the world, produced a below-par performance, allowing New Zealand to claw back into the match after taking a 2-0 lead in the first half.
As the two teams were tied 3-3, sudden death was applied.
Rupinder, who was a part of the Tokyo Olympics bronze-winning team but retired soon after, said penalty-corner defence has improved manifold in recent years.