The year was 2006 - All six teams in pool A of World Cup hockey play each other exactly once- Each win earns a team three points- a draw earns one point and a loss earns zero points- The two teams with highest points qualify for the semifinals- In case of a tie- the team with the highest goal difference Goal for - Goal against qualifies- In the opening match- Spain lost to Germany- After the second round After each team played two matches- the pool table looked as shown below- POOL A Teams 1-l- Game played Won 1-c- Drawn 1-c- Goals for Goals against Points Germany 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 Argentina 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 Spain 2 1 0 1 5 2 3 Pakistan 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 South Africa 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 In the third round- Spain played South Africa- Argentina played Germany- and New Zealand played Pakistan- All the third round matches were drawn- The following are some results from the fourth and fifth round matchesa Pakistan - Argentina won both the fourth and fifth round matches-b Germany won their fourth round matchc Argentina Vs Pakistan is not a first round match-Which one of the statements is true about matches played in the first two rounds-

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The year was 2006. All six teams in pool A of World Cup hockey play each other exactly once. Each win earns a team three points, a draw earns one point and a loss earns zero points. The two teams with highest points qualify for the semifinals. In case of a tie, the team with the highest goal difference (Goal for – Goal against) qualifies. In the opening match, Spain lost to Germany. After the second round (After each team played two matches), the pool table looked as shown below.

In the third round, Spain played South Africa, Argentina played Germany, and New Zealand played Pakistan. All the third round matches were drawn. The following are some results from the fourth and fifth round matches
(a) Pakistan & Argentina won both the fourth and fifth round matches.
(b) Germany won their fourth round match
(c) Argentina Vs Pakistan is not a first round match.

Which one of the statements is true about matches played in the first two rounds?

Germany beat New Zealand by 1 – 0

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Spain beat New Zealand by 4 – 0

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Spain beat South Africa by 2 – 0

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Germany beat South Africa by 2 – 1

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The correct option is D Germany beat South Africa by 2 – 1
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The correct option is D Germany beat South Africa by 2 – 1Option (a) is the correct answer. Check the video for the approach.

The correct option is D Germany beat South Africa by 2 – 1
Option (a) is the correct answer. Check the video for the approach.