Headlining the fixtures at Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre will be a clash between hosts and defending champions Australia and Great Britain in the girls' event.

Australia secured their spot in the last four with a 2-2 draw against Germany to finish third in the group.

Britain made it through as runners-up with only one loss from the preliminaries - yesterday’s defeat against Brazil - and they beat Thailand 12-3 in their game today.

Brazil head through to the semi-finals unbeaten and are set to play South Korea for a shot at the gold medal.

The match will be a repeat of their final group game, which the Brazilians won 10-4.

In the boys' event, Thailand, Brazil, Poland and Sweden were the top-four finishers and qualified for the penultimate round.

An interesting match is expected when first-placed Thailand take on fourth-placed Sweden for a final berth.

The Swedes are the only side to have beaten their Asian rivals in Penrith.

Thailand sealed the fate of Australia today, overcoming the home nation 11-1 to finish top of the group.

Sweden’s record of three wins and two losses was completed with a 6-4 defeat against Brazil, who will play Poland in the other semi-final.

Poland finished third, behind runners-up Brazil, after beating South Korea 10-1.

The fifth-place playoffs were also held today with South Korea defeating Australia 15-5 in the boys' and Germany overcoming Thailand 6-0 in the girls'.

The semi-finals are scheduled to take place tomorrow and will be immediately followed by the medal matches.