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Ireland Must Beat England & Italy To Secure Hockey World Cup Qualification.

Thursday, 10 June 2021 10:35

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

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Sean Dancer's side face matches tomorrow and Saturday

Ireland must overcome first England and then Italy if they're to secure World Cup qualification this week.

The @IreWomenHockey will face @EnglandHockey on Friday in Pool C after they finished third in Pool B; England drew with Belgium, missing out on the win they needed to reach the semis
— Hockey Ireland (@irishhockey) June 9, 2021

Sean Dancer's side face matches tomorrow and Saturday following yesterday’s EuroHockey Championships draw with Spain.

England are ranked sixth in the world and missed out on a semi-final spot following a 1-1 draw with Belgium last night.

While the Italians lost each of their pool matches 4-nil.

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