India defeat Italy, to face England
NEW DELHI, March 14 -- Having already qualified for the World Cup in August, the Indian women's hockey team defeated Italy 1-0 in the semi-final of the FIH World Cup Qualifiers in Hyderabad on Friday.
Manisha Chauhan's lone goal in the 40th minute was the difference between the two sides as the Salima Tete-led outfit ensured that the two highest ranked teams will face each other in Saturday's final at the GMC Balayogi Hockey Ground.
World No.9 India will take on world No.6 England, who defeated Scotland 2-0 in the other semi-final earlier. Italy will face Scotland for the last World Cup berth with both finalists having made the cut for the quadrennial event that will be held in Belgium and Netherlands.
It was an extremely tight contest in t...
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