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Pakistan qualify for hockey World Cup in India

Updated on: 25 August,2017 02:39 PM IST  |  Lausanne
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A seventh-place finish at the Hockey World League Semi-Finals has proved good enough for Pakistan to qualify for next year's men's Hockey World Cup in India, marking their return to the mega-event after missing out on the previous edition

Pakistan qualify for hockey World Cup in India

Pakistan Hockey Team. Pic/PTI
Pakistan Hockey Team. Pic/PTI


A seventh-place finish at the Hockey World League Semi-Finals has proved good enough for Pakistan to qualify for next year's men's Hockey World Cup in India, marking their return to the mega-event after missing out on the previous edition.


The European semi-finalists have already qualified for the mega-event, which will be held in Bhubaneswar from November 28 to December 16.


Pakistan currently ranked 14th in the FIHstandings, ended seventh in the World League Semi-Finals in London. Pakistan become the 13th team to qualify for the global showpiece, joining host nation India, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, Spain and New Zealand.

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