The Indian girls's group will play with out their star participant Rani Rampal, who captained the aspect within the Tokyo Olympics final yr on the FIH Girls's Hockey World Cup 2022, which begins in Spain and the Netherlands from July 1.
Goalkeeper Savita Punia will captain the squad and defender Deep Grace Ekka will probably be vice-captain. India is in Pool be together with England, New Zealand and China. India takes on England in its first match on July 3.
Eight seeded India will then tackle Thirteenth- ranked China on July 5 adopted by a match in opposition to New Zealand on July 7 and can play all its Part 1 video games in Amsterdam.
Out of the three pool video games, the Indian eves could be notably motivated in its conflict in opposition to England, who pipped India to the bronze medal on the Tokyo Olympics final yr.
India had bowed out within the quarterfinals of the quadrennial occasion in the course of the earlier version in 2018, with a defeat to Eire in penalties.
Why is India taking part in solely three matches within the league stage?
If India tops its pool, it's going to head to Quarterfinal 3 as the highest groups from every pool will qualify for quarterfinals straight, whereas the second and third-placed groups will play cross-over matches with groups from different teams for remaining spots in knockouts.
The ultimate will probably be performed on July 18 on the Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa stadium in Spain.
When was India's finest efficiency within the World Cup?
India’s finest efficiency within the match got here within the inaugural 1974 version hosted by France, the place it secured an surprising fourth-place end in a ten-team subject. The standout results of that match for the Indian group was a 1-0 win it pulled over the eventual champions, The Netherlands, within the group stage, which helped them to prime its pool.
How did India qualify for the World Cup 2022?
Indian girls secured its qualification for this version of the World Cup after a third-place end within the Asia Cup which occurred earlier this yr in Muscat, Oman. India, who was the defending champions, defeated its World Cup pool member, China 2-0 within the bronze medal playoff after it misplaced to South Korea 3-2 within the semifinals.
Squad: Goalkeepers: Savita Punia (captain), Bichu Devi Kharibam Defenders: Deep Grace Ekka (vice-captain), Gurjit Kaur, Nikki Pradhan, Udita Midfielders: Nisha, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Neha, Jyoti, Navjot Kaur, Sonika, Salima Tete Forwards: Vandana Katariya, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Sharmila Devi Substitute gamers: Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Sangita Kumari |
Schedule:
July 2: Girls’s World Cup, Group C - Spain vs Canada - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 1AM IST
July 2: Girls’s World Cup, Group B - New Zealand vs China - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 5:30PM IST
July 2: Girls’s World Cup, Group A - Germany vs Chile - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 8PM IST
July 2: Girls’s World Cup, Group C - Argentina vs Korea - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 9:30PM IST
July 2: Girls’s World Cup, Group A - Netherlands vs Eire - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 11PM IST
July 3: Girls’s World Cup, Group D - Australia vs Japan - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 1AM IST
July 3: Girls’s World Cup, Group D - Belgium vs South Africa - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 6:30PM IST
July 3: Girls’s World Cup, Group B - England vs India - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 8PM IST
July 3: Girls’s World Cup, Group C - Korea vs Canada - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 9:30PM IST
July 3: Girls’s World Cup, Group A - Germany vs Netherlands - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 11PM IST
July 4: Girls’s World Cup, Group C - Spain vs Argentina - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 1AM IST
July 5: Girls’s World Cup, Group A - Eire vs Chile - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 5:30PM IST
July 5: Girls’s World Cup, Group B - India vs China - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 8PM IST
July 5: Girls’s World Cup, Group D - Japan vs South Africa - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 9:30PM IST
July 5: Girls’s World Cup, Group B - New Zealand vs England - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 11PM IST
July 6: Girls’s World Cup, Group D - Belgium vs Australia - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 1AM IST
July 6: Girls’s World Cup, Group A - Eire vs Germany - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 8PM IST
July 6: Girls’s World Cup, Group D - Japan vs Belgium - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 9:30PM IST
July 6: Girls’s World Cup, Group A - Netherlands vs Chile - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 11PM IST
July 7: Girls’s World Cup, Group D - Australia vs South Africa - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 1AM IST
July 7: Girls’s World Cup, Group B - England vs China - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 8PM IST
July 7: Girls’s World Cup, Group C - Argentina vs Canada - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 9:30PM IST
July 7: Girls’s World Cup, Group B - India vs New Zealand - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 11PM IST
July 8: Girls’s World Cup, Group C - Korea vs Spain - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 1AM IST
July 9: Girls’s World Cup, Crossover - 2nd in Group A vs third in Group D - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 8:30PM IST
July 9: Girls’s World Cup, Crossover - 2nd in Group D vs third in Group A - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 11PM IST
July 10: Girls’s World Cup, Crossover - 2nd in Group C vs third in Group B - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 9:30PM IST
July 11: Girls’s World Cup, Crossover - 2nd in Group B vs third in Group C - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 9:30PM IST
July 12: Girls’s World Cup, Quarterfinal - 1st in Group B vs winner of 1st Crossover - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 8:30PM IST
July 12: Girls’s World Cup, Quarterfinal - 1st in Group A vs winner of 2nd Crossover - Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen - 11PM IST
July 13: Girls’s World Cup, Quarterfinal - 1st in Group D vs winner of third Crossover - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 10:30PM IST
July 14: Girls’s World Cup, Quarterfinal - 1st in Group C vs winner of 4th Crossover - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 1AM IST
July 16: Girls’s World Cup, Semifinal - Winner of 2nd Quarterfinal vs Winner of 4th Quarterfinal - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 10PM IST
July 17: Girls’s World Cup, Semifinal - Winner of 1st Quarterfinal vs Winner of third Quarterfinal - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 1AM IST
July 18: Girls’s World Cup, Remaining - Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa - 1AM IST
The place to observe the Girls's Hockey World Cup 2022?
The FIH Girls’s Hockey World Cup 2022 will probably be telecast on the Star Sports activities 1 TV channel and Disney+ Hotstar.
