Aug 30 (Reuters) - ⁠Germany successfully defended their ⁠men’s hockey World Cup ‌title as Michel Struthoff scored the only goal of Sunday’s final ​against Spain.

Struthoff ran across ⁠the Spanish ⁠goalkeeper before turning the ball ⁠into the ‌net one minute before the ⁠end of the third quarter to ​see ‌the Germans to a ⁠record-equalling fourth ​World Cup, matching the tally of Pakistan.

German goalkeeper ⁠Jean-Paul Danneberg played a ​crucial role with key saves amid some stout defence, seeing ⁠off four Spanish penalty corners.

Argentina finished third in the tournament by beating co-hosts ​the Netherlands 2-1 ⁠in the bronze medal ​match earlier on ‌Sunday.

(Writing by Mark ​Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Toby Davis)