Hockey  Men’s World Cup: India beat Switzerland 5-0 to qualify for quarterfinals

MADURAI: (Dec 2) Manmeet Singh celebrated his birthday with a fine brace while Sharda Nand Tiwari converted two penalty corners as India defeated Switzerland 5-0 to continue their unbeaten run and qualify for the quarterfinals in the FIH Men’s World Cup here on Tuesday.

India finished on top of Pool B with nine points from three games.

Manmeet (2nd, 11th minutes), Sharda Nand Tiwari (13th, 54th) and Arshdeep Singh (28th) found the net for India.