Khalid Khan
England’s men suffered their first defeat of the Tokyo Olympics with a 5-1 loss to Germany in Pool B.
Phil Roper gave England the lead in the first quarter before Germany hit back through a diving Florian Fuchs effort.
Fuchs went on to get a hat-trick as the Britons struggled in defence, with Jan Christopher Ruhr and Justus Weig also scoring.
Team GB next face the Netherlands on Thursday at 04:15 BST.
Former GB player Simon Mason said the Britons were “outclassed” by Germany, making just five shots to their opponents 21.
Germany have won a men’s hockey medal at the past four Olympic Games, including bronze in Rio four years ago.
England have three pool matches remaining, with the top four teams progressing to the quarter-finals.