After Mandy Smith converted a penalty stroke to give New Zealand a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute, Argentina took a long time to stage their comeback which was marked by two penalty corner goals by Sofia Agnes Mackenzie (48th) and Maria Cecilia Rognoni (65th).

Later, Korea recorded a 3-2 win against England, also in Pool B, for their second success in four outings. The Koreans, who seem to have their best days behind them, struggled to no end against England who forged into the lead past the seventh minute when Purdy Miller found the mark from open play.Tuesday's fixtures (WOMEN - IST): Scotland vs China (4.05 p.m.), USA vs SouthAfrica (5.05 p.m.), Germany vs Australia (6.35 p.m.).