Spain surged into the semi-finals of the men's field hockey World Cup Championship with a 4-2 defeat of Japan inspired by a Santiago Freixa hat-trick. Kenichi Katayama opened the scoring for the Japan side, who failed to convert nine penalty corners, with a deflection after 15 minutes.
Spain hit back eight minutes later, Pol Amat tapping in a drive from Freixa, who scored his first goal early in the second-half with a spectacular backstick flick into the top of the net. Katayama pulled the scores level at 2-2 with his second, deflected from a free hit outside the circle.
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