One of the most-anticipated competition, FIH Hockey World League semifinals is set to start from 15 to 25 June in London, England. The other semfinals will take place in South Africa, starting next month.
With the first World League semifinals starting Thursday, one can expect some quality action on the hockey turf. There are some strong teams, competing for a place in the finals, which will be held later in the year in India.
The ten teams have been divided into Group A and B, with the top four of each group reaching the quarterfinals in London.
Group A comprises Argentina, South Korea, China, Malaysia and hosts England, which makes up for an entertaining group. The other group is even more interesting and dangerous with the likes of Netherlands, India, Pakistan, Canada and Scotland involved.
It also means India and Pakistan will be the biggest match in the group.
Though the likes of Argentina, India, Netherlands and England might be looked upon as favourites, predicting the winner in the FIH Hockey World League semifinals is not going to be easy.
Here is a look at the complete fixture
Date | Matches | Time (IST) | Result* |
15 June | Korea vs Argentina | 4:30 pm | 1-2 |
15 June | India vs Scotland | 6:30 pm | 4-1 |
15 June | Netherlands vs Pakistan | 10:30 pm | 4-0 |
15 June | England vs China | 12:30 am | 2-0 |
16 June | Pakistan vs Canada | 10:30 pm | 0-6 |
16 June | Argentina vs Malaysia | 12:30 am | 5-2 |
17 June | China vs Korea | 4:30 pm | 5-2 |
17 June | Canada vs India | 6:30 pm | 0-3 |
17 June | England vs Malaysia | 8:30 pm | 7-3 |
17 June | Scotland vs Netherlands | 10:30 pm | 0-3 |
18 June | Pakistan vs India | 6:30 pm | 1-7 |
18 June | England vs Argentina | 8:30 pm | 3-3 |
19 June | Scotland vs Pakistan | 4:30 pm | 1-3 |
19 June | Netherlands vs Canada | 6:30 pm | 3-1 |
19 June | Korea vs Malaysia | 10:30 pm | 0-1 |
19 June | Argentina vs China | 12:30 am | 10-0 |
20 June | Scotland vs Canada | 4:30 pm | |
20 June | India vs Netherlands | 6:30 pm | |
20 June | China vs Malaysia | 10:30 pm | |
20 June | England vs Korea | 12:30 am | |
22 June | 9/10th Place | 3:30 pm | |
22 June | QF1 | 5:45 pm | |
22 June | Qf2 | 8 pm | |
22 June | QF3 | 10:15 pm | |
22 June | QF4 | 12:30 am | |
24 June | 5th - 8th Place | 2 pm | |
24 June | 5th - 8th Place | 4:15 pm | |
24 June | SF 1 | 6:30 pm | |
24 June | SF 2 | 8:45 pm | |
25 June | 7th/8th Place | 2 pm | |
25 June | 5th/6th Place | 4:15 pm | |
25 June | 3rd/4th Place | 6:30 pm | |
25 June | FINAL | 8:45 pm |
*Results will be updated the following matchday.
TV listings: India: Star Sports. Pakistan: PTV. England: BT Sport. Argentina: ESPN Sur. Canada: CBC. Korea: KBS. Malaysia: Astro. Netherlands: NOS