England 3 India 2

England are through to the semi-finals of the hockey World Cup after a hard-earned victory over hosts India in Delhi.

England's fourth consecutive win came courtesy of goals from James Tindall, Ashley Jackson and Nick Catlin, which saw Jason Lee's side take a 3-0 lead shortly after the break.

In front of a partisan home crowd England held their nerve after Gurwinder Chandi and Rajpal Singh reduced the deficit. By defeating the Indians, England have reached the last four for the first time in 24 years.

England will qualify as Group B winners should they defeat Spain on Monday, while India cannot now reach the semi-finals following their third defeat in the tournament.

"We obviously came here to reach the semi-finals, so one of our three goals has been achieved," said English coach Jason Lee.

"Now we must enter the final and then win the World Cup. This is a sort of revival of English hockey. The first big step was beating Germany in the Euro final last year."