Hungary beat France 2-1 in the Hockey World Cup quarter-final. The match was the second time in the tournament that Hungary has beaten France.

The game was played in front of a crowd of more than 100,000 at the Ericsson Arena in Stockholm. It was the first time that Hungary had beaten France in the World Cup in the quarter-finals since 1986. The last time Hungary beat France in this competition was in 1986 in the semi-final, when they beat them 1-0.