FIH Womens Nations Cup 2022 begins in Valencia on December 11, 2022 . India is grouped in Pool B alongside Canada, Japan, and South Africa .
Valencia, Spain, December 8: As the Indian womens hockey team prepares to compete in the FIH Womens Nations Cup 2022, which begins in Valencia on December 11, 2022, the team is preparing to make final adjustments to their form.India is grouped in Pool B alongside Canada, Japan, and South Africa.Ireland, Italy, Korea, and Spain are the other teams in Pool A of the 2022 FIH Womens Nations Cup, which includes a promotion-relegation scheme in which the Champions will be promoted to the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Womens Pro League, which they won in Valencia almost two weeks before the tournament.It's cold here, but preparation has been going well, and we've been able to continue our preparations at the National Camp in SAI, Bangalore.The practice matches were extremely beneficial, because they showed us exactly where we should put some extra focus on as the tournament approaches.
The team, led by goalkeeper Savita, lost the first practice match 0-1 before losing 1-3.On Thursday, they will play Ireland in a practice game before starting their campaign against Canada on Sunday.We will use this week's game to draw a takeaway from the Spain game and focus on these areas in preparation.We'll play Ireland on Thursday, and Schopman believes it will be a good game. As they prepare for the Asian Games and the Paris Olympics, they know that playing in the Pro League in the next decade will be beneficial to them.