2002 in Malaysia - 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 2002 Hockey World Cup for men is the 10th tournament of the Hockey World Cup, held from February 24 to March 9, 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Germany won its first ever Hockey World Cup championship with a 21 win over Australia, while the Netherlands defeated Korea 21 after extra time to finish third. In this tournament, the nations participating have been increased to 16 from the previous 12 and each squad can consist of 18 players instead of the normal 16 after the FIH considered the hot and humid conditions in Malaysia. The Qualification Tournament was held in Edinburgh, Scotland from July 17 to July 29, 2001. Below are the final rankings after the tournament ended; bold means the nations qualified for the final tournament: Five teams from the continental champions and seven teams from qualification respectively, plus three teams qualified from 2000 Summer Olympics and host Malaysia. All sixteen teams are listed below: The International Hockey Federation has appointed twenty umpires for this tournament: All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) All times local (UTC +8) ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=6290338