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16:44
In addition, the Germans are trying to put their stamp on the game. Now you also approach the enemy’s shooting circle for the first time, but then get stuck. Immediately the Irish swarm out to counterattack. In the beginning this looks promising. But again they don’t get it played to the end.
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16:42
Hannah McLoughlin cleverly forwards a pass to the circle. That almost puts Naomi Carroll in a brilliant position in the center of the circle. But she seems a little surprised herself and misses the ball.
16:37
The national anthems are currently being played in the Wagener Stadium. So it won’t be long until kick-off.
16:34
In the suburb of Amsterdam there are pleasant temperatures for doing sports today. The thermometer shows 19 degrees. However, it dribbles every now and then. But that doesn’t bother much, because the artificial turf is always watered before the game anyway.
16:29
Shortly before the start of the game we look at the referee duo. The game will be chaired by Annelize Rostron from South Africa and Maggie Giddens from the USA.
16:28
Germany, on the other hand, is a two-time world champion (1976, 1981). At the last tournament in 2018 in London, you had to settle for 5th place. The 2020 Olympic tournament ended one position worse. You are currently Vice European Champion (2021). The 2004 Olympic gold is considered the greatest success.
16:25
Ireland are taking part in a World Cup for the fifth time and only caused a stir at the last edition. Four years ago, the team surprisingly stormed into the final, where they clearly lost 6-0 to the Dutch women, but could console themselves with the silver medal. This was by far the greatest success of Ireland’s women’s hockey team to date.
16:16
Ireland need to win today’s game if they want to get rid of the Red Lantern in Group A. So far, the Irish have been empty-handed, having just lost out against Chile (0-1). If there is no win today, the girls from the Emerald Isle will go to the playoffs for places 9 to 16 as the last in their group.
16:07
The Danas don’t want to get involved in arithmetic games, although third place in the table is enough to progress. The aim is to beat Ireland to get back on track and build on the opening win over Chile (4-1).
15:58
In Group A there will be no getting past leaders Netherlands. The defending champions won the games against Ireland (5:1) and Germany (3:1) and should therefore go straight into the quarter-finals. For the DHB selection it is about securing second place against the Chileans who have the same number of points in order to get the third party in Group D as an opponent in the crossover game (probably Japan or South Africa). Then the chances would be good to reach the quarter-finals via this detour.
15:48
Welcome to the Women’s Field Hockey World Championship! At the end of the group phase, the German team will face Ireland in Amstelveen in the Netherlands. The game is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.