CHINA kept their preparation for the hockey World Cup under wraps by training secretly in Inner Mongolia for few months and skipping all the tournaments in Asia this year.
And on Friday, the debutants unleashed their true potential by creating one of the biggest surprises in the tournament when they held world No. 7 England to a 2-2 draw in the opening Group B match at Kalinga Stadium.
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