Malaysia to play in NZ Qualifier?

Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010, New Delhi, India, 28 February-13 March 2010

A SMART GUESS on probable World Cup Qualifiers:

In France:
Pakistan, France, Japan, Egypt, Austria, Chile

In New Zealand
China, New Zealand, Malaysia, Poland, Scotland, Italy

In Argentina
Belgium, Ireland, Argentina, Czech Rep, Russia, USA.

THOSE WHO HAVE QUALIFIED

• India (Host)
• Canada (Champion of the 3^rd Men’s Pan American Cup)
• Korea (Champion of the 8^th Men’s Asia Cup)
• South Africa (Champion of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2009)
• Australia (Champion of the 6^th Men’s Oceania Cup)
• England (Champion of the 12^th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
• Germany (Silver medalist of the 12^th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
• Netherlands (Bronze medalist of the 12^th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
• Spain (Fourth ranked team of the 12^th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)

3 vacancies left:

• Winner of the Men’s World Cup Qualification Tournament – No. 1
• Winner of the Men’s World Cup Qualification Tournament – No. 2
• Winner of the Men’s World Cup Qualification Tournament – No. 3

Quotas for Men’s World Cup Qualification Tournament

Africa: 1 (EGY)
Asia: 4 (CHN, JPN, MAS, PAK)
Europe: 9 (AUT, BEL, CZE, FRA, IRL, POL, RUS, SCO, WAL)
Oceania: 1 (NZL)
Pan America: 3 (ARG, CHI, USA)