The Netherlands won the women's field hockey World Cup for the seventh time with a 3-1 win over Australia on Sunday.
Maartje Paumen scored twice and Sylvia Karres -- the tournament's top scorer -- grabbed her sixth goal to snap a two-game losing streak at major finals for the "Oranje."
It was the Netherlands' first world title since 1990.
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The Dutch took the lead in the 41st on Paumen's penalty corner before Jennifer Saunders leveled for Australia -- the 2000 Olympic champions -- on a penalty shot six minutes later.
Karres struck in the 55th and Paumen's penalty in the 67th completed the Dutch win.
Top-ranked Netherlands controlled the game through 35 minutes -- firing seven shots to just one by the Hockeyroos -- and virtually eliminating Australia forward Wendy Beattie and captain Nikki Hudson from the game.
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In the 30th, Eefke Mulder intercepted a careless Australian clearance, and her shot from outside the area appeared to be deflected into the top corner by Karres. A video review showed it was deflected off an Australian stick and the goal was denied.
Australia goalkeeper Rachel Imison denied the Netherlands on back-to-back penalty corners after the overturned goal.
The Oranje finally scored in the 41st, when Paumen's wrist shot from a second straight penalty corner went through a crowd and past Imison.
The Netherlands goalie Lisanne de Roever denied Australia a scoring chance off a penalty corner six minutes later. Defender Paumen was ruled to have kept Beattie's rebound shot out of goal with her leg, and the Hockeyroos were given a penalty.
Saunders calmly slotted to the right of De Roever, as Australia looked to come from behind for its first world title since 1998.
In the 55th, Karres jumped on a loose ball in the area and, streaking to the left, slapped a backhand shot past Imison inside the near post.
Paumen atoned for her penalty by scoring her own penalty in the 67th.
Earlier, Argentina -- which won the title in 2002 -- routed Spain 5-0 to finish third. Maria de la Paz Hernandez led the barrage with a first half hat-trick, while Marine Russo and Alejandra Gulla's strikes in the 51st and 53rd completed the win.
Spain's only consolation on the day: captain Nuria Camon Farell was named the tournament's most valuable player.
Chloe Rogers and Rachel Walker scored to give England a 2-1 win over Olympic champions Germany, and a seventh-place finish. Maike Stoeckel scored Germany's lone goal in the 43rd.
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