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Hockey Olympic Qualifiers: Germany Join USA In The Olympics After Nerve-wracking Sudden-death Shoot-out Win Over India (Ld)
Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro: World No. 5 Germany and No. 24th ranked the United States booked their berths in the Paris Olympic Games to be played later in the year by winning their respective semifinal matches in the women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers here on Thursday, leaving hosts India and Asian rivals Japan to fight it out for the third qualifying berth available in this event.
The United States were the first to book their berth to Paris from Ranchi when they prevailed over Japan 2-1 in the first semifinal.
Germany then bagged their ticket to the French Capital with a 2-2, 4-3 win in a sudden death shoot-out coming back from a goal down to take a 2-1 lead in the regulation time before the hosts levelled scores in regulation time. Valentin Altenburg's side was again trailing 3-1 in the shoot-out but came back again as Navneet Kaur and Neha missed their attempts for India.
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