Article: Netherlands, Pakistan start World Cup campaign with resounding wins

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Dateline: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Reigning World Cup and Olympic champion Netherlands and four-time winner Pakistan launched their field hockey World Cup campaigns with resounding victories in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

Netherlands began the defense of its World Cup title with a comfortable 4-0 victory over New Zealand, while Pakistan survived some early jitters to swamp South Africa 5-0 in Pool A matches.

European champion Germany, one of the strongest title contenders, recovered from an early setback to blast Argentina 5-2, and 1998 World Cup's silver medalist Spain started with a modest 2-0 win over low- ranked Belgium as all the favored teams in Pool A collected the ...

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