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2018 Woman's World Cup (London)

  • 21-07-2018 6:35pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    Ireland playing in their 1st World Cup in 16 years

    Pool A
    Netherlands
    South Korea
    Italy
    China

    Pool B
    England
    India
    USA
    Ireland

    Pool C
    Germany
    Argentina
    Spain
    South Africa

    Pool D
    Australia
    New Zealand
    Japan
    Belgium

    Pool Fixtures
    Saturday July 21st

    Germany 3 V 1 South Africa
    England 1 V 1 India
    USA 1 V 3 Ireland
    Australia V Japan 8pm

    Sunday July 22
    China V Italy 11am
    Argentina V Spain 1pm
    Netherlands V South Korea 5pm
    New Zealand V Belgium 8pm

    Tuesday July 24th
    Japan V New Zealand 12:30pm
    Australia V Belgium 2:30pm

    Wednesday July 25th
    Germany V Argentina 6pm
    USA V England 8pm

    Thursday July 26th
    Spain V South Africa 12pm
    India V Ireland 2pm

    Friday July 27th
    China V Netherlands 6pm
    South Korea V Italy 8pm

    Saturday July 28th
    Spain V Germany 12pm
    Argentina V South Africa 2pm
    Japan V Belgium 6pm
    New Zealand V Australia 8pm

    Sunday July 29th
    South Korea V China 11am
    Netherlands V Italy 1pm
    India V USA 5pm
    Ireland V England 8pm

    Pool winners go into the Quarter Finals
    2nd and 3rd in pools go into play offs
    4th is out

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Comments

  • Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    Never really watched a hockey game until Ireland v USA. Impressed with the skills. But very impressed with the pace. Constant movement. When a free was given it was taken in seconds unlike football. No dissent. (Why?) Great fitness levels required.


  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    bobbyss wrote: »
    Never really watched a hockey game until Ireland v USA. Impressed with the skills. But very impressed with the pace. Constant movement. When a free was given it was taken in seconds unlike football. No dissent. (Why?) Great fitness levels required.

    Green cards, if the umpire blows for a free hit and the person who gave it away tries to stop it they are more than likely get a warning, but if they do it within the 23 they will get a green card which is 2 mins sin bin.

    Also with the free hit there is no need to wait until the opposing team is 5 yards away before taking it. You can take the free hit to yourself run and the opposing player can’t tackle you if they are with in 5 yards. Ball has to travel 5 yards before they can attempt a tackle. Rolling unlimited subs also help with the constant pace

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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    Also with the free hit there is no need to wait until the opposing team is 5 yards away before taking it. You can take the free hit to yourself run and the opposing player can’t tackle you if they are with in 5 yards. Ball has to travel 5 yards before they can attempt a tackle. Rolling unlimited subs also help with the constant pace

    Green cards, if the umpire blows for a free hit and the person who gave it away tries to stop it they are more than likely get a warning, but if they do it within the 23 they will get a green card which is 2 mins sin bin.


    I see. But no arguing with the ref. No harraunging. That's good. No-one rolling around looking for frees. No simulation. All very refreshing.

    Who are the Brazil of world women's hockey? Who is the Ronaldo or Messi?


  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    One player can speak to the ref at a time, does not have to be the captain. If more than one player comes to talk to the ref they run the risk of getting a green card. At this level each team also has one video review, but if they ask for a review and it is right they keep it again they have to ask a question for it that is yes no answer. If they ask for a review and it is wrong they lose it.

    Netherlands would be the favourites for this World Cup and keep an eye on Eva De Goede

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  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    Highlights from the Ireland V USA game

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  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    Ireland are the 1st team into the Quarter Finals after beating India today 1-0 and top their group as England only drew with USA last night

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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,592 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    I didn't even realise this was on till I saw about the result today. I thought the hockey forum here was mostly for the ice variation


  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    Why not have it for both, since field hockey is played more here than Ice

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  • Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭Mr_Man2121


    Why not have it for both, since field hockey is played more here than Ice

    I watch ice hockey. Only time I've watched field hockey was at the Olympics. I forgot the game was on today. Will definitely watch the quarter final.


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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,592 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    Why not have it for both, since field hockey is played more here than Ice

    Yeah it makes no sense how there is almost no field hockey discussion, considering it's much more popular here


  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie




  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie




  • Registered Users Posts: 13,727 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    When will our QF be played? of course we have the dead rubber, for us, against the English before that.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,592 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    Any good website for following it?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,550 ✭✭✭curly from cork


    Yeah it makes no sense how there is almost no field hockey discussion, considering it's much more popular here

    A couple of years ago I put in a request for a split on the hockey to field and ice ( although to be fair in Ireland if you mention hockey people presume it’s field hockey ) I was turned down .. the hockey population is bigger than is realized in Ireland. Shame we haven’t a dedicated “field” hockey forum as the chat totally gets lost amongst the ice hockey threads


  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    Inquitus wrote: »
    When will our QF be played? of course we have the dead rubber, for us, against the English before that.

    Ireland's QF will be on Aug 2nd @ 20:15 last QF
    Any good website for following it?

    http://fih.ch/events/world-cup/world-cup-2018/hockey-world-cup-london-2018-w/

    is the official website, then there is irishhockey twitter feed too

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  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    One more day in the pool stage left

    Sunday July 29th
    South Korea V China 11am
    Netherlands V Italy 1pm
    India V USA 5pm
    Ireland V England 7pm

    Knock out rounds so far look like this
    Pool C & D Cross over games
    Argentina V New Zealand
    Belgium V Spain

    Quarter Finals
    Germany V Belgium/Spain
    Australia V Argentina/ New Zealand

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  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    Cross Over Games
    July 30th

    Belgium V Spain - 6pm
    Argentina V New Zealand - 8:15pm

    July 31st
    Italy V India - 6pm
    England V South Korea - 8:15pm

    Quarter Finals
    August 1st

    Germany V Belgium/Spain - 6pm
    Australia V Argentina/New Zealand 8:15pm

    August 2nd
    Netherlands V England/South Korea - 6pm
    Ireland V Italy/India - 8:15pm

    Semi Finals
    4th August

    Australia/Argentina/New Zealand V Netherlands/England/South Korea - 2pm
    Ireland/Italy/India V Germany/Belgium/Spain - 4:30pm

    5th August
    3rd play play off - 2pm
    Final 4:30pm

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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,786 ✭✭✭BionicRasher


    Well capable of a semi final.
    Fingers crossed for the girls.


  • Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭Livefornow


    Brilliant performance by the team.
    World rankings make interesting reading for the semi-final make up. Germany (6th) and India (10th) are the only top ten teams on Ireland's side of the draw. Spain are 11th, Belgium 13th & Italy 17th.
    The other side has Netherlands (1st), England (2nd), Argentina (3rd), New Zealand (4th), Australia (5th) & Korea (9th). Good move not beating England today :)


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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,592 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    Isn't it a bit odd that we are likely going to be playing India again already?


  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    Quarter Finals
    August 1st

    Germany V Spain - 6pm
    Australia V Argentina 8:15pm

    August 2nd
    Netherlands V England - 6pm
    Ireland V India - 8:15

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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,881 ✭✭✭kooga


    why was our game moved from 8.15 to 6pm?


  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    kooga wrote: »
    why was our game moved from 8.15 to 6pm?

    English organizers and England were expected to be playing at that time from the Pool stage so I am guessing they changed them around to have the England game as top billing

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  • Registered Users Posts: 21,866 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    RTE are jumping on the bandwagon and showing the game tomorrow at 5:45pm

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