Hyderabad, March 4 -- The Italian women's national hockey team arrived in Hyderabad for the upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers.

The Italian women's national hockey team arrived in Hyderabad for the upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers, Hyderabad, Telangana, according to a release.

Scheduled from March 8 to 14, eight nations will compete for three crucial berths for the much-anticipated tournament in Belgium and the Netherlands later this year in August.

Italy have been placed in Pool A, where they will face England, Korea and Austria. The European side has previously qualified for the FIH Hockey World Cup twice, first in 1976 and most recently in 2018, where they recorded their best-ever finish of ninth place.

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