Men’s Hockey world cup 2010 kicks off from 28 February in Delhi, India. The 14-day tournament will come to an end with the final match being taken place on 13 March. All of the 38 matches will be held at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi. This is the second time India is going to host men’s hockey world cup.
Men’s Hockey 2010 World Cup Format:
Twelve participants of the tournament will be divided into two pools of 6 teams each. In each pool, all of the six teams will play against each other once in a round robin league system. Winning team of each game will be awarded 3 points, while the losing team will not earn any point. For drawn matches, both teams will be given 1 point each. So, each of the 12 teams will play 5 matches in the preliminary stage of the tournament. Based on the points achieved through the matches played in the preliminary stage, top two teams from each pool will progress to the semi final. Winners of the two semi finals will meet in the final, while the loosing semi finalists will take on each other in the third and fourth place deciding match.
Teams who will fail to make it to the semi final will compete for the places starting from 5th to 12th through four more matches. Third placed teams from each pool will take on each other for the 5th place. Winning team will win the 5th place, while the losing side will finish 6th in the tournament. In the same way, teams finished 4th in each pool will play for the 7th place and this match will determine the 7th and 8th places. Teams finishing 5th in both pool will face each other in a playoff to determine the 9th and 10th places. Last two places (11th and 12th) will be decided through the playoff between the teams finishing 6th in each pool in the preliminary round.
| Teams in Pool A and Pool B are given below: |
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| Argentina | Australia |
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| Canada | England |
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| Germany | India |
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| Netherlands | Pakistan |
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| New Zealand | South Africa |
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| South Korea | Spain |
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| Here, you can get the full schedule of Men’s Hockey World Cup 2010: |
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| Schedule of Men’s Hockey World Cup 2010 |
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| Stage/Match Date Competing Teams Time(Local) |
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| Date | Team | Local Time |
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| Preli-minary 28 Feb Sun | South Africa vs Spain | 16:35 |
| Australia vs England | 18:35 |
| India vs Pakistan | 20:35 |
| 1 Mar Mon | New Zealand vs Canada | 16:35 |
| Germany vs South Korea | 18:35 |
| Netherlands vs Argentina | 20:35 |
| 2 Mar Tues | South Africa vs England | 16:35 |
| Pakistan vs Spain | 18:35 |
| India vs Australia | 20:35 |
| 3 Mar Wed | Canada vs Germany | 16:35 |
| Argentina vs South Korea | 18:35 |
| New Zealand vs Netherlands | 20:35 |
| 4 Mar Thurs | South Africa vs Australia | 16:35 |
| England vs Pakistan | 18:35 |
| 5 Mar Fri | South Korea vs New Zealand | 16:35 |
| Netherlands vs Canada | 18:35 |
| Germany vs Argentina | 20:35 |
| 6 Mar Sat | Australia vs Spain | 16:35 |
| South Africa vs Pakistan | 18:35 |
| India vs England | 20:35 |
| 7 Mar Sun | South Korea vs Canada | 16:35 |
| New Zealand vs Argentina | 18:35 |
| Germany vs Netherlands | 20:35 |
| 8 Mar Mon | Spain vs England | 16:35 |
| Australia vs Pakistan | 18:35 |
| India vs South Africa | 20:35 |
| 9 Mar Tues | Germany vs New Zealand | 16:35 |
| Netherlands vs South Korea | 18:35 |
| Canada vs Argentina | 20:35 |
| 11th-12th Place Play-off 11 Mar Thur | Pool A 6th vs Pool B 6th | 15:35 |
| First Semi-Final 11 Mar Thur | Pool A 1st vs Pool B 2nd | 18:05 |
| Second Semi-Final 11 Mar Thur Pool A | 2nd vs Pool B 1st | 20:35 |
| 9th-10th Place Play-off 12 Mar Fri | Pool A 5th vs Pool B 5th | 15:35 |
| 7th-8th Place Play-off 12 Mar Fri | Pool A 4th vs Pool B 4th | 18:05 |
| 5th-6th Place Play-off 12 Mar Fri | Pool A 3rd vs Pool B 3rd | 20:35 |
| 3rd Place Play-off 13 Mar Sat | Looser of 1st Semi-Final vs Looser of 2nd Semi-Final | 15:35 |
| Final 13 Mar Sat | Winner of 1st Semi-Final vs Winner of 2nd Semi-Final | 18:05 |
