2002 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifying Playoff Explained

Tournament:	2002 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifying Playoff
Country:	England
City:	Cannock
Dates:	22–25 June 2002
Venues:	Cannock Hockey Club
Teams:	2
Matches:	3
Goals:	8
Top Scorer:	Tracey Fuchs
Top Scorer Goals:	4

The 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifying Playoff was an international hockey competition contested by India and the United States. The tournament was held in Cannock from 22 to 25 June 2002.^[1]

The United States won the tournament, with one win and two draws, qualifying for the 2002 FIH World Cup.^{[2] [3]}

History

In September 2001, the United States had qualified to compete in the Intercontinental Cup in Abbeville and Amiens. Following the September 11 attacks however, the team were forced to withdraw due to the disruption of airline schedules.^[4] Subsequently, the FIH announced that the seventh placed team at the Intercontinental Cup would face the United States in a qualifying playoff.^[5]

India qualified for the playoff series as seventh placed team at the Intercontinental Cup, following Lithuania's withdrawal.^[6]

Teams

Head coach:

Head coach:

Results

Fixtures

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Statistics

Goalscorers

External links

• Official website
• International Hockey Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10th Women's World Cup Qualifier . https://web.archive.org/web/20060508230150/http://www.fihockey.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,1181-126406-127713-17737-60120-custom-item,00.html . dead . 8 May 2006 . . fihockey.org . 22 September 2020 . dmy-all .
2. Web site: Women IC 2001 . . todor66.com . 22 September 2020.
3. Web site: US Women vs India World Cup Qualifying Series . https://web.archive.org/web/20060508172538/http://www.usfieldhockey.com/results/women/2002/wnt_india_wcqualfier_box.htm . dead . 8 May 2006 . . usfieldhockey.com . 22 September 2020 . dmy-all .
4. Web site: Michigan Trio Sends USA Field Hockey to World Cup . . mgoblue.com . 22 September 2020.
5. Web site: FIH gives US chance to qualify . . in.rediff.com . 22 September 2020.
6. Web site: Doubt over Indian women qualifying for World Cup . . in.rediff.com . 22 September 2020.