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IMAGE: India are drawn in Pool D, alongside Spain, Wales and England. {Photograph}: Tom Dulat/Getty Photos
Hosts India will tackle lower-ranked Spain within the males’s Hockey World Cup opener on the newly-built Birsa Munda Worldwide Stadium in Rourkela on January 13, the opening day of the match.
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists India, who’re presently World No. 5 within the FIH rankings, are clubbed alongside England (6), Spain (8) and World Cup debutants Wales (16) in pool D.
India will play their second match in opposition to England in Rourkela, on January 15, earlier than shifting to Bhubaneswar, the place they’ll face Wales of their ultimate group match on January 19.
Pool A is headed up by World No 1 Australia, who claimed the bronze on the final World Cup in 2018. They’re pooled together with 2016 Olympic champions Argentina, France and African champions South Africa.
Reigning world champions Belgium are the highest seed and are drawn in Pool B together with 2006 winners Germany, Korea and Japan. Belgium are ranked second whereas Germany are fourth.
Pool C will function final version finalists the Netherlands, ranked third on the planet, together with Oceania consultant New Zealand, Malaysia — taking part in their ninth World Cup — and debutants Chile.
2016 Olympic champions Argentina will tackle South Africa, whereas Australia face France on the identical day on the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Whereas India’s recreation begins at 7pm IST, the match will begin in Rourkela with England taking over Wales within the first recreation.
Reigning champions and World No. 2 Belgium, who received the title within the 2018 in Odisha, will tackle South Korea in Bhubneswar.
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