Thu 26 November 2009 | 13:22 GMT
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The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced the pools and locations for qualification rounds of the 2010 female world cup.
According to News.Az, the Azerbaijani team will leave for Russian Kazan to fight against the teams from Japan, Italy, Russia, Belarus and Wales. The qualifiers will be held from 17 to 25 April of the next year.
The world cup will be held in Rosario, Argentina from 30 August-12 September 2010. Nine participants of the tournament have already been declared: Argentina (Host and Champion of the 3rd Women’s Pan American Cup), South Africa (Champion of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2009), New Zealand (Champion of the 6th Women’s Oceania Cup), Netherlands (Champion of the 9th Women’s EuroHockey Nations Championship), Germany (Silver medalist of the 9th Women’s EuroHockey Nations Championship), England (Bronze medalist of the 9th Women’s EuroHockey Nations Championship), Spain (Fourth ranked team of the 9th Women’s EuroHockey Nations Championship), China (Champion of the 7th Women’s Asia Cup), India (Silver medalist of the 7th Women’s Asia Cup).
Elmir Aliyev
News.Az
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