2010 Hockey World Cup

2010 Hockey World Cup Tournament details
Host country India
City Delhi
Teams 12

The 2010 Hockey World Cup will be the twelfth instalment of the Men's Hockey World Cup. On November 14, 2007, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced that the championship would be held in India, taking place over two weeks from Feb 28 to March 13, 2010 at New Delhi's Dhyan Chand National Stadium.[1]

India's hosting of the event was put in doubt, however, when the FIH reviewed the progress of the Indian Hockey Federation's "Promoting Indian Hockey" program and India's preparation for the championship, and warned that "satisfactory progress had not been made in either area".[2] India was warned it could lose the right to host the World Cup unless satisfactory progress was made.[3] It was confirmed on July 18, 2008 that International Hockey Federation formally awarded the hosting rights to India.[4]
Teams

In the qualification criteria, each of the continental champion from five confederations and host receive an automatic berth. The confederations of Europe and Oceania will receive another three and one extra quotas respectively shall India qualified as host and Asia Cup champion. Alongside with three winners in each of the three qualification, twelve teams will be competing in this 2010 tournament.[9]
Confederation Tournament Qualifier(s)
Africa Africa Cup for Nations South Africa
Asia Asia Cup Korea
Europe EuroHockey Nations Championship England
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
Oceania Oceania Cup Australia
Pan America Pan American Cup Canada
Qualifiers Qualifier 1 (Pakistan, Japan, Poland, France, Russia, Italy) Pakistan
Qualifier 2 (New Zealand, China, Malaysia, Austria, Scotland, Wales) New Zealand
Qualifier 3 (Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Czech Rep., Ireland, USA) Argentina
Host India
Pools

Pools were seperated by the FIH on December 15,2009 for the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup in New Delhi, India . Here are the teams in two pools :
Pool A Pool B

Germany
Netherlands
Korea
New Zealand
Canada
Argentina


Australia
Spain
England
Pakistan
India
South Africa