Dutch ready for field hockey quarters after beating Germany

(Photo: The Associated Press)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic women's titleholder the Netherlands put away Germany 2-0 on Saturday to roll into the field hockey quarterfinals unbeaten and with a familiar foe on the horizon.

The Dutch will line up against Argentina in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup on Monday.

They played for the gold medal at the 2012 London Games, and were predicted to repeat that in Rio de Janeiro, but Argentina surprisingly struggled in pool play, losing to the United States and Britain, and scrambling to beat Australia 1-0 on Thursday to stay in the medal hunt. The Argentines saw off India 5-0 on Saturday and eliminated India and Japan from advancing from the pool stage.

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