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LAHORE: Pakistan will play their first match of the International Festival of Hockey against hosts Australia at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Melbourne on Wednesday.
The four-nation tournament also features New Zealand and Japan.
After the single league matches, the top two teams will play the final while the bottom two will feature in the third position playoff.
Australia, the reigning world champions who are No.2 in the FIH rankings, are favourites to win the title in Melbourne. New Zealand, ranked eighth, are expected to offer the toughest competition in the event.
After facing Australia on Wednesday, Pakistan play against New Zealand on Nov 9 and then against Japan on Nov 11.
Published in Dawn, November 8th, 2017
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Nov 08, 2017 08:09am
Will get trashed, but u won champions league. That's enough for life time.
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Nov 08, 2017 12:30pm
Pakistan is a weak hockey team.
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Nov 08, 2017 01:42pm
Pakistan will be world champions soon like champions trophy
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Nov 08, 2017 05:23pm
@Ch beg mulla *"Pakistan will be world champions soon like champions trophy"*
Australia has defeated the "future world champions" 9-1.
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Nov 08, 2017 05:30pm
@Ch beg mulla
World champion by 1-9 margin
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