Bhubaneswar, Jan. 28 -- Attacking France scripted an emphatic 4-2 victory against Chile in a 13th to 16th place classification match of the FIH Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela on Saturday.

While, Victor Charlet (two goals in 17th minute) scored a brace, Curty Eliot (13th minute) and Xavier Gaspard (42nd minute) found the back of the net once each for the winning team. Becerra Franco (20th) and Pizarro Andres (53rd minute) struck one each for Chile.

France were clearly the dominant side from the word go. They stamped their authority on the opposition and Curty Eliot opened the team's account in the 13th minute with a fierce hit from the left flank.

They continued with the surge in the second hal...