England will not be the only team to go away from these finals feeling that they have been bested by a team they should have beaten. One of the shocks of todays play was the 1-0 defeat of Olympic champions Germany by the USA. The host side, Spain, also nearly pulled off a surprise against the Australians, reaching full time with no score on the board, but falling to a stellar penalty corner conversion after a few minutes of golden goal time.So Sunday's final will be between the usual suspects, Netherlands - who beat Argentina 3-1 this afternoon - and Australia. England will play Germany in the 7th/8th play-off on Sunday, with both teams looking to take away something from this tournament, which has been a disappointment for both sides. 5th/6th match between USA and Japan will be played tomorrow (Sunday).
Our pictures are from the England v Japan game this afternoon. Further pictures will appear on our site at www.talkhockeyradio.co.uk in a few days time.
