Hockeyroos win tense World Cup shootout

The Hockeyroos have won through to the World Cup semi-finals after a tense shootout against Argentina.

The quarter-finals match headed to penalties after finishing as a scoreless draw in regular time in London on Thursday (AEST).

After several key saves from goalkeeper Rachael Lynch, Brooke Peris stepped up in sudden-death to down the third-ranked Argentinians.

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