India ranked 8th in latest hockey ranking ahead of pakistan and spain...australia ranked 1 amd ger. Sliped to 2nd...korea sliped to 7th...means top asian nation are 7 8 and 9th
Pool A will consist of the 2010 World Cup champions Australia (World Ranking: 1), England (4), Belgium (5), India (8), Spain (10) and Malaysia (13), while Olympic champions Germany (2) will face hosts, the Netherlands (3), New Zealand (6), Korea (7), Argentina (11) and South Africa (12) in Pool B, FIH said in a release.
This is the benefit of having gud ranking...leave aus,eng...i can feel india wil beat spain ,belgium, malaysia ...india team has all the skils talent and class to match european they only lack stamina to play 70 min..where they concede at last moment...
USA ranking is 28th. They hardly play these days-lack of funding and sponsorships. Sad to see Spain going down because of funding crunch. China was a good team but now they are 25th.
India should have won that match, after in a losing position, had Jadeja gone all out in the last ball, but he played it safe for a single. A tie is better than a defeat.
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http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/219856-india-clubbed-with-australia-in-pool-a-for-hockey-world-cup?pform=showcase
Pool A will consist of the 2010 World Cup champions Australia (World
Ranking: 1), England (4), Belgium (5), India (8), Spain (10) and
Malaysia (13), while Olympic champions Germany (2) will face hosts, the
Netherlands (3), New Zealand (6), Korea (7), Argentina (11) and South
Africa (12) in Pool B, FIH said in a release.
http://www.fih.ch/files/Sport/World Ranking/FIH Men's World Rankings 20 January 2014.pdf
USA ranking is 28th. They hardly play these days-lack of funding and sponsorships. Sad to see Spain going down because of funding crunch. China was a good team but now they are 25th.