Hockey: Finallists found at womens worlds

Olympic and world champions Netherlands will meet hosts Argentina in the women's hockey World Cup final on Sunday (NZT).

It will be a repeat of the Champions Trophy final in Nottingham in July when Argentina beat the Dutch 4-2 for their third successive title, Reuters reported.

The Dutch, six times World Cup winners, reached their fourth successive final when they beat England 4-3 on penalty strokes after a 1-1 draw today.

Argentina, who won the 2002 final against Netherlands in Australia, went through with a 2-1 victory over Germany in the second semifinal.

* The Black Sticks finshed 4th in their pool and will face China tomorrow in the playoff for 7th and 8th.