Day two was all about Pool B for the women at the Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014 in The Hague. Pan American representatives USA and Argentina each grabbed three points on the day, while China and Germany were level. Paige Selenski was a bright light for USA as she opened the scoring and celebrated her 100th cap in the win over No. 3-ranked England. Germany and China each found second-half goals to finish tied 1-1, while Argentina tallied three penalty corner goals, to go up 4-1 over South Africa.

WOMEN Pool B England v USA 1-2 (0-2)

Paige Selenski celebrated her 100th cap in the best way possible, scoring the USA's first goal within three minutes of the start and helping to secure a 2-1 victory in their opening pool B match of the Rabobank Hockey World Cup.

The match was most notable for the high percentage of turnovers, with England in particular failing to keep possession of the ball or mount any sustained pressure on the USA goal. For their part, the USA worked hard and made the most of their chances, maintaining their recent impressive string of victories. Talking after the game, England skipper Kate Richardson-Walsh spoke of her team's nervousness at the start of the game. "I am angry with our opening few minutes. A couple of passes went astray and that tentativeness was infectious throughout the team. You can't come to a World Cup and start like that."

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WOMEN Pool B Germany v China 1-1 (0-0)

A 61st minute strike from Peng Yang gave China a deserved draw against Pool B opponents Germany, denying the European Champions a victory as star defender Tina Bachmann celebrated her 250th international match for Die Danas. Peng's equaliser arrived just a minute after Hannah Krueger had opened the scoring, earning a point for the 2008 Olympic Silver medallists.

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WOMEN Pool B Argentina v South Africa 4-1 (2-0)

The third women's game of day two saw the much anticipated return to World Cup action of eight times Player of the Year Luciana Aymar and the talented Las Leonas as they took on 12th-ranked South Africa. The game went according to the form books but a spirited South African defence put up a strong resistance in the early stages of the game and also scored a consolation goal against the run of play. The match finished 4-1 and was a performance that indicated that Argentina have not come out of the starting block firing on all cylinders.

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The women's matches continue tomorrow, 2 June, with Australia playing Japan (10:30 CET), Korea and New Zealand (14:30 CET), and Netherlands and Belgium (19:45 CET). For schedules, score, live video and more visit rabobankhockeyworldcup2014.com