RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Argentina and Belgium were breathing rarefied air in Olympic men's field hockey when they reached the medal rounds on Sunday.
It's Argentina's first time in the semifinals in 11 Olympics, while Belgium last played for a medal in 1928.
The Argentines will play No. 1-ranked Australia or No. 2 the Netherlands, while Belgium waited for defending champion Germany or New Zealand. The last two quarterfinals were later Sunday.
The Argentine men, who have long played in the shadow of their far more successful women's team, defeated Spain 2-1 on a Juan Gilardi penalty stroke just 87 seconds from fulltime.