Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

Published November 4, 2009

Hockey World Cup Qualifiers 2010. -Photo courtest FIH

Six teams battle in Lille, France to earn a spot at the 2010 Hockey World Cup in New Delhi, India. The qualifiers involving Pakistan, France, Poland, Russia, Japan and Italy start on October 31 and conclude with the final on November 8.

 

Date

Match Number

Time

Teams

Score

Saturday 31 October

1

1130

Japan

Russia

4-0

Saturday 31 October

2

1330

Pakistan

Italy

5-0

Saturday 31 October

3

1530

France

Poland

2-2

Sunday 1 November

4

1130

Pakistan

Russia

    5-0

Sunday 1 November

5

1330

Japan

Poland

    3-2

Sunday 1 November

6

1530

Italy

France

    0-3

Monday 2 November

Rest Day

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 3 November

7

1130

Italy

Japan

    0-3

Tuesday 3 November

8

1330

Poland

Russia

    2-1

Tuesday 3 November

9

1530

France

Pakistan

    2-4

Wednesday 4 November

Rest Day

 

 

 

 

Thursday 5 November

10

1130

Poland

Italy

    41

Thursday 5 November

11

1330

Japan

Pakistan

    61

Thursday 5 November

12

1530

Russia

France

    34

Friday 6 November

Rest Day

 

 

 

 

Saturday 7 November

13

1035

Pakistan

Poland

     --

Saturday 7 November

14

1235

Russia

Italy

     --

Saturday 7 November

15

1505

France

Japan

     --

Sunday 8 November

16

1105

5th

6th

     --

Sunday 8 November

17

1335

3rd

4th

     --

Sunday 8 November

18

1605

1st

2nd

     --

 

 

 

Country

Points

Pakistan

12 

Japan

France

Poland

Italy

Russia

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