Kamal Ghorui
HYDERABAD: Indian camp was ecstatic after sealing a World Cup berth with a 4-1 win over Wales in the final Pool B match of FIH women’s World Cup qualifiers at Gachibowli stadium on Wednesday. India also sealed top spot in the pool and a semifinal berth, but more importantly they can focus on the World Cup in Belgium and Netherlands later this year.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!While the top three teams from the tournament get a direct entry to the World Cup, the fourth spot will go to the highest ranked team. With England, the highest ranked team likely to finish in the top three, India, with the second best ranking, are assured of a berth even if they don’t finish in top three. India’s Navneet Kaur, who scored a hat-trick on Wednesday, however, was keen to win the tournament.Results:
- India 4 (Navneet Kaur 3, Sakshi Rana) bt Wales 1 (Betsan Thomas).
- England 2 (Grace Balsdon, Holly Hunt) bt Austria 0.
- Italy 1 (Federica Carta) drew Korea 1 (Jiyun Cho).
- Scotland 3 (Katherine Holdgate 2, Jennifer Eadie) bt Uruguay 1 (Teresa Vianna).
SFs line-up: India vs Italy; England vs Scotland.
