2009 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

The 2009 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers were the 12th edition of the Hockey World Cup qualification tournament. Three events were held between October and November 2009 in France, New Zealand and Argentina and only the winner of each would earn a berth to play in the 2010 World Cup, to be held in New Delhi, India.[1]

2009 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates31 October – 22 November
Teams18 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored253 (4.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Pedro Ibarra (11 goals)
2006 (previous)

Pakistan, New Zealand and Argentina each won one of the three tournaments.[2][3][4]

Qualification edit

All five confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings. Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.[5]

Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
7–15 March 2009 2009 Pan American Cup Santiago, Chile   United States
  Argentina
  Chile
9–16 May 2009 2009 Hockey Asia Cup Kuantan, Malaysia   Pakistan
  China
  Malaysia
  Japan
10–18 July 2009 2009 Hockey African Cup for Nations Accra, Ghana 1
1–8 August 2009 2009 EuroHockey Nations Trophy Wrexham, Wales   Ireland
  Russia
  Wales
  Czech Republic
  Scotland
22–30 August 2009 2009 EuroHockey Nations Championship Amsterdam, Netherlands   Belgium
  France
  Austria
  Poland
25–29 August 2009 2009 Oceania Cup Invercargill, New Zealand   New Zealand
Invitational   Italy1
^1Egypt withdrew from participating. Italy was called to participate instead.[6]

Qualifier 1 edit

Tournament details
Host countryFrance
CityLille
Dates31 October – 8 November
Teams6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)Lille Hockey Club
Final positions
Champions  Pakistan
Runner-up  Japan
Third place  Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored86 (4.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Sohail Abbas (9 goals)
Best player  Matthieu Durchon
2006 (previous)

Umpires edit

Below are the 9 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

  • Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
  • Diego Barbas (ARG)
  • Will Drury (WAL)
  • Murray Grime (AUS)
  • Jang Jung-min (KOR)
  • Vincent Loos (BEL)
  • Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
  • Amarjit Singh (IND)
  • Gus Soteriades (USA)

Pool edit

All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Pakistan 5 4 0 1 22 6 +16 12 Final
2   Japan 5 4 0 1 14 10 +4 12
3   Poland 5 3 1 1 13 9 +4 10 Third place game
4   France (H) 5 2 1 2 13 12 +1 7
5   Russia 5 0 1 4 6 17 −11 1 Fifth place game
6   Italy 5 0 1 4 3 17 −14 1
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
31 October 2009
11:30
Japan   4–0   Russia
Tanaka   6'52'67'
Tsubouchi   44'
Report
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
31 October 2009
13:30
Pakistan   5–0   Italy
Abbas   31'47'
Imran   43'
Zubair   52'
Khan   68'
Report
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Will Drury (WAL)
31 October 2009
15:30
France   2–2   Poland
Durchon   35'
Soyez   45'
Report Strykowski   17'58'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Jang Jung-min (KOR)

1 November 2009
11:30
Pakistan   5–0   Russia
Butt   23'
Abbasi   31'
Abbas   33'
Imran   37'
Khan   43'
Report
Umpires:
Gus Soteriades (USA)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
1 November 2009
13:30
Japan   3–2   Poland
Tanaka   2'
Ono   14'
Nagasawa   34'
Report Dutkiewicz   9'
Janiszewski   35'
Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
Jang Jung-min (KOR)
1 November 2009
15:30
Italy   0–3   France
Report M. Genestet   9'
Soyez   50'58'
Umpires:
Vincent Loos (BEL)
Will Drury (WAL)

3 November 2009
11:30
Italy   0–3   Japan
Report Hatakeyama   17'
Sakamoto   61'
Anai   65'
Umpires:
Jang Jung-min (KOR)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
3 November 2009
13:30
Poland   2–1   Russia
Zywiczka   2'
Mikula   5'
Report Likov   46'
Umpires:
Vincent Loos (BEL)
Gus Soteriades (USA)
3 November 2009
15:30
France   2–4   Pakistan
Soyez   23'
Becuwe   67'
Report Ali   8'
Abbas   26'37'
Butt   55'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

5 November 2009
11:30
Poland   4–1   Italy
Mikula   33'
Kunklewski   46'
Makowski   61'
Marcinkowski   68'
Report Lunetta   66'
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Jang Jung-min (KOR)
5 November 2009
13:30
Japan   1–6   Pakistan
Nagasawa   42' Report Abbas   19'52'
Butt   30'56'
Zubair   54'
Abbasi   61'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
5 November 2009
15:30
Russia   3–4   France
Likov   11'
Yankun   49'
Zhirkov   68'
Report Jansen   4'
M. Genestet   16'
Soyez   55'
T. Genestet   56'
Umpires:
Gus Soteriades (USA)
Vincent Loos (BEL)

7 November 2009
11:30
Pakistan   2–3   Poland
Waqas   29'
Zubair   42'
Report Mikula   45'
Zywiczka   58'
Kmiec   60'
Umpires:
Gus Soteriades (USA)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
7 November 2009
15:30
Russia   2–2   Italy
Mokrousov   48'
Kolorev   60'
Report Lanzano   11'17'
Umpires:
Vincent Loos (BEL)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
7 November 2009
17:30
France   2–3   Japan
T. Genestet   21'
Soyez   67'
Report Hatakeyama   6'28'
Sakamoto   65'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

Classification edit

Fifth and sixth place edit

8 November 2009
11:05
Russia   2–0   Italy
Platonov   12'
Zhirkov   19'
Report
Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

Third and fourth place edit

8 November 2009
13:35
Poland   5–4   France
Janiszewski   16'
Rachwalski   38'59'
Mikula   40'
Szyplik   57'
Report M. Genestet   5'
Lanos   29'
T. Genestet   30'
Sanchez   41'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Will Drury (WAL)

Final edit

8 November 2009
16:05
Pakistan   3–1   Japan
Khan   12'
Abbas   24'41'
Report Tsubouchi   27'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

Final standings edit

Rank Team
1   Pakistan
2   Japan
3   Poland
4   France
5   Russia
6   Italy

  Qualified for the 2010 World Cup

Awards edit

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
  Sohail Abbas   Matthieu Durchon   Mariusz Chyla   Russia

Qualifier 2 edit

Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityInvercargill
Dates7–15 November
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)ILT Hockey Turf
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand
Runner-up  Malaysia
Third place  Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored79 (4.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Andrew Hayward (7 goals)
Best player  Ryan Archibald
2006 (previous)

Umpires edit

Below are the 9 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

  • Saleem Aaron (USA)
  • Stewart Dearing (AUS)
  • Marcin Grochal (POL)
  • Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
  • Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
  • Satinder Kumar (IND)
  • Warren McCully (IRL)
  • Tim Pullman (AUS)
  • Peter Wright (RSA)

Pool edit

All times are New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand (H) 5 5 0 0 28 5 +23 15 Final
2   Malaysia 5 3 1 1 12 9 +3 10
3   China 5 3 0 2 7 12 −5 9 Third place game
4   Scotland 5 2 0 3 8 16 −8 6
5   Austria 5 1 1 3 7 11 −4 4 Fifth place game
6   Wales 5 0 0 5 5 14 −9 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
7 November 2009
12:05
China   2–1   Scotland
Liu Yixian   45'
Na Yubo   60'
Report S. Dick   4'
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
7 November 2009
14:05
New Zealand   6–2   Wales
Wilson   17'60'
Hayward   33'35'65'
Burrows   63'
Report Gay   37'49'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
7 November 2009
16:05
Malaysia   2–2   Austria
Amin   6'
Azlan   8'
Report Grandits   54'
Korper   67'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Peter Wright (RSA)

8 November 2009
13:05
Scotland   0–8   New Zealand
Report Inglis   16'
Child   26'
Burrows   34'46'
Wilson   48'50'58'60'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Peter Wright (RSA)
8 November 2009
15:05
Wales   1–2   Malaysia
Gay   51' Report Ahmad   4'32'
Umpires:
Saleem Aaron (USA)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)
8 November 2009
17:05
Austria   1–2   China
Jelinek   64' Report Liu Yixian   35+'
Sun Long   61'
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRL)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

10 November 2009
14:05
Austria   2–3   Scotland
Proksch   27'
Korper   59'
Report Stott   37'
Bain   61'
Ralph   66'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
10 November 2009
16:05
Wales   1–2   China
Cornick   44' Report Liu Yixian   47'
Na Yubo   57'
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRL)
Saleem Aaron (USA)
10 November 2009
18:05
New Zealand   4–2   Malaysia
Archibald   6'
Burrows   10'
Shaw   52'
Child   62'
Report Azlan   30'
Faizal   44'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

12 November 2009
14:05
Malaysia   3–2   Scotland
Faizal   7'27'
Amin   35'
Report Bain   37'
Dick   49'
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Saleem Aaron (USA)
12 November 2009
16:05
Austria   2–0   Wales
Korper   18'
Stanzl   50'
Report
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
12 November 2009
18:05
China   1–6   New Zealand
Dong Yang   69' Report Hayward   9'14'
Burrows   29'
Child   46'52'
Shaw   56'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

14 November 2009
10:05
Scotland   2–1   Wales
Dick   37'
Ralph   51'
Report Barrington   56'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Warren McCully (IRL)
14 November 2009
12:05
New Zealand   4–0   Austria
Burrows   8'
Child   24'67'
Bhana   29'
Report
Umpires:
Saleem Aaron (USA)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
14 November 2009
14:05
China   0–3   Malaysia
Report Kevinder Singh   37'
Ahmad   38'
Nabil   51'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

Classification edit

Fifth and sixth place edit

15 November 2009
10:05
Austria   3–2   Wales
Jelinek   42'52'
Korper   61'
Report Croxall   39'
Ruxton   41'
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

Third and fourth place edit

15 November 2009
12:35
China   2–2 (a.e.t.)   Scotland
Liu Yixian   20'
Lu Fenghui   38'
Report Dick   18'
Bain   24'
Penalties
Liu Yixian  
De Yunze  
Sun Tianjun  
Wo Wei  
3–5   Ralph
  Dick
  Marwaha
  Christie
  Stott
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Stewart Dearing (AUS)

Final edit

15 November 2009
15:05
New Zealand   2–1   Malaysia
Hayward   57'60' Report Razie   18'
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

Final standings edit

Rank Team
1   New Zealand
2   Malaysia
3   Scotland
4   China
5   Austria
6   Wales

  Qualified for the 2010 World Cup

Awards edit

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
  Andrew Hayward   Ryan Archibald   Kumar Subramaniam   Scotland

Qualifier 3 edit

Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityQuilmes
Dates14–22 November
Teams6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)Estadio Nacional de Hockey
Final positions
Champions  Argentina
Runner-up  Belgium
Third place  Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored88 (4.89 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Pedro Ibarra (11 goals)
Best player  Félix Denayer
2006 (previous)

Umpires edit

Below are the 9 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

  • Michiel Bruning (NED)
  • Nigel Iggo (NZL)
  • Adam Kearns (AUS)
  • Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
  • Marc Knulle (FRA)
  • Martin Madden (SCO)
  • Francesco Parisi (ITA)
  • Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
  • Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Pool edit

All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina (H) 5 4 1 0 20 6 +14 13 Final
2   Belgium 5 3 2 0 21 6 +15 11
3   Ireland 5 2 1 2 12 11 +1 7 Third place game
4   Czech Republic 5 2 1 2 7 14 −7 7
5   Chile 5 1 0 4 8 18 −10 3 Fifth place game
6   United States 5 0 1 4 7 20 −13 1
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
14 November 2009
11:05
Belgium   4–1   Chile
Luycx   15'
Denayer   19'
Truyens   57'
Dekeyser   60'
Report C. Rodríguez   2'
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Michiel Bruning (NED)
14 November 2009
13:05
Ireland   6–1   United States
Watt   4'7'13'
Butler   18'34'
Darling   55'
Report Coolidge   53'
Umpires:
Marc Knulle (FRA)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
14 November 2009
15:05
Argentina   1–0   Czech Republic
Almada   10' Report
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

15 November 2009
11:05
Chile   1–4   Ireland
Kannegiesser   16' Report Sothern   37'67'69'
Jermyn   61'
Umpires:
Francesco Parisi (ITA)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
15 November 2009
13:05
Belgium   9–0   Czech Republic
Truyens   7'25'
Dekeyser   12'
Lucyx   40'
Boon   49'69'70'
Thys   62'
Vandeweghe   64'
Report
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
15 November 2009
15:05
United States   1–6   Argentina
P. Harris   16' Report Vila   9'
L. Rey   13'
Ibarra   16'
Rossi   33'
Brunet   53'
Almada   68'
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

17 November 2009
14:35
United States   1–3   Czech Republic
Ginolfi   65' Report Piterak   12'
Bernatek   38'
Jahoda   42'
Umpires:
Marc Knulle (FRA)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
17 November 2009
16:45
Ireland   0–3   Belgium
Report Truyens   5'
Dekeyser   10'
Van Hove   36'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Francesco Parisi (ITA)
17 November 2009
17:05
Chile   3–7   Argentina
Zarhi   38'
M. Rodríguez   55'62'
Report Ibarra   9'10'31'36'65'
Almada   52'
M. Vila   54'
Umpires:
Michiel Bruning (NED)
Martin Madden (SCO)

19 November 2009
14:35
United States   1–2   Chile
Reyatt   69' Report M. Rodríguez   24'
Kannegiesser   55'
Umpires:
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
Martin Madden (SCO)
19 November 2009
16:45
Czech Republic   2–2   Ireland
Babicky   54'66' Report Jermyn   12'22'
Umpires:
Francesco Parisi (ITA)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
19 November 2009
17:05
Argentina   2–2   Belgium
Ibarra   48'
Argento   55'
Report Dekeyser   57'
Lucyx   64'
Umpires:
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

21 November 2009
11:05
Czech Republic   2–1   Chile
Babicky   10'
Kyndl   17'
Report Berzcely   63'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Francesco Parisi (ITA)
21 November 2009
13:05
Belgium   3–3   United States
Charlier   5'52'
Boon   60'
Report P. Harris   44'
Kundi   59'
Martin   70'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
21 November 2009
15:05
Ireland   0–4   Argentina
Report Almada   12'
Ibarra   19'49'
Cammareri   24'
Umpires:
Marc Knulle (FRA)
Michiel Brunning (NED)

Classification edit

Fifth and sixth place edit

22 November 2009
09:35
Chile   1–2   United States
Thiermann   70' Report P. Harris   48'
Holt   64'
Umpires:
Marc Knulle (FRA)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)

Third and fourth place edit

22 November 2009
12:05
Ireland   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Czech Republic
Ames   25'
Cockram   77'
Report Bernatek   53'
Umpires:
Michiel Bruning (NED)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)

Final edit

22 November 2009
14:35
Argentina   4–3   Belgium
Ibarra   39'53'
L. Vila   57'
Almada   62'
Report Charlier   14'
Thys   25'
Dekeyser   48'
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

Final standings edit

Rank Team
1   Argentina
2   Belgium
3   Ireland
4   Czech Republic
5   United States
6   Chile

  Qualified for the 2010 World Cup

Awards edit

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
  Pedro Ibarra   Félix Denayer   Filip Neusser   Argentina

References edit

  1. ^ "All 18 nations confirm World Cup Qualifier participation". FIH. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Qualify for 2010 World Cup!". FIH. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Day 6 - New Zealand Qualify for World Cup". FIH. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Argentina comes from behind to take victory in Quilmes". FIH. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Qualification Criteria, Men's and Women's World Cups, 2010" (PDF). FIH. August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Stage is set in Lille for first World Cup Qualifier". FIH. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2012.

External links edit