Women’s hockey: India open campaign v USA

World number five Germany are the highest ranked team in the tournament, while India are a rung below in sixth

Putting behind the disappointment of finishing third at Asian Games, the Indian women’s team will look to cash in on home advantage and secure a ticket to Paris as it faces the USA in its FIH Olympic Qualifiers opener here on Saturday.

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Hosts India, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Japan, US, Chile and New Zealand are the eight teams vying for the top three slots here to book their Paris berths.
World number five Germany are the highest ranked team in the tournament, while India are a rung below in sixth.

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