Question: Which country has recently qualified for the FIH Hockey World Cup?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) China
(d) Iran
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- China for the first time have become the latest team to qualify for the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup .(October 21, 2016)
- This World Cup will be played in 2018 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
- China’s qualification is based and supported by the results at the Hero Asia Cup 2017, which is currently being played in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- South Korea had to win the Asia Cup to play the World Cup, but missed out on the final by playing a draw from Malaysia.
- Meet Drau enabled to qualify for China qualification
- This is the first time when South Korea is failed to qualify for the Hockey World Cup since the 1998 event in Utrecht, Netherlands.
- China’s eighth position finish at Hero Hockey World League Semi-Final in London earns World Cup qualification.
Reference:
http://www.fih.ch/events/world-cup/world-cup-2018/hockey-world-cup-bhubaneswar-2018-m/news/latest-news/china-confirmed-for-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-bhubaneswar-2018/
https://in.news.yahoo.com/china-maiden-qualification-hockey-world-cup-120604295.html
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/china-secure-maiden-world-cup-qualification-south-korea-out/article19900610.ece