Men's Field Hockey Qualification to Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

[heywoodu 15,997]

Just now, Dolby said:

Netherlands is much much much better team. It should qualify easily. 

Plus two home matches I guess? Or neutral ground or something?  

[LDOG 2,464]

Justo ahora, heywoodu dijo:

Plus two home matches I guess? Or neutral ground or something?  

 

Yeah, two at home.

 

Pakistan has virtually no chance. I mean, they actually have good and very skilled players but will probably go there unprepared and with an awful old-fashioned coach that will lead them nowhere. 

[heywoodu 15,997]

Just now, LDOG said:

 

Yeah, two at home.

 

Pakistan has virtually no chance. I mean, they actually have good and very skilled players but will probably go there unprepared and with an awful old-fashioned coach that will lead them nowhere. 

Meh. I hope they manage to put up a serious fight, even if it might not be realistic hope.

[OlympicIRL 5,645]

6 hours ago, intoronto said:

Canada drew Ireland in both. Maybe we can harness the luck of the Irish ? 

@OlympicIRL

 

Canada v Ireland in hockey.... thank the Lord it's not on the ice

[phelps 8,278]

FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers: matches, dates and venues confirmed

 

25/26 October: Spain vs France, Valencia
26/27 October: Netherlands vs Pakistan, Amsterdam
26/27 October: Canada vs Ireland, West Vancouver
1/2 November: India vs Russia, Bhubaneswar
2/3 November: New Zealand vs South Korea, Stratford
2/3 November: Germany vs Austria, Mönchengladbach
2/3 November: Great Britain vs Malaysia, London

Each qualifier consists of two back-to-back matches which will be played in the same venue.

The match times will be confirmed at a later stage.

[Benolympique 2,414]

If South Africa rejects the quota? How's it going?

[NearPup 3,480]

Just now, Benolympique said:

If South Africa rejects the quota? How's it going?

South Africa will not reject their men's quota, they have reached the NOCs' selection criteria.

 

Not sure if they are accepting the women's quota.

 

Either way, any reallocation goes to the highest ranked team that lost their play-off match. Except for the South African men, since Egypt is ranked in the top 20 and were runner-up in the African qualification event they would get the quota.

Edited October 26, 2019 by NearPup

[LDOG 2,464]

hace 19 minutos, NearPup dijo:

South Africa will not reject their men's quota, they have reached the NOCs' selection criteria.

 

Not sure if they are accepting the women's quota.

 

Either way, any reallocation goes to the highest ranked team that lost their play-off match. Except for the South African men, since Egypt is ranked in the top 20 and were runner-up in the African qualification event they would get the quota.

 

No, Egypt is not ranked 20 anymore. They dropped to 21 in the latest ranking. 

 

I think Ben is asking for France, but unfortunately French rank 12 and for sure there will be at least one better ranked team that will lose their play-off  (likely the loser of GB-Malaysia). So, France doesn't have any more chance.

 

Anyway, I think like you said that South Africa will take the men's quota.

[hckošice 15,503]

Updated and Completed, November 3rd, 2019

[Benolympique 2,414]

Pool confirmed