Austria women arrive in Hyderabad for FIH World Cup 2026 Qualifiers

The Austrian women’s hockey team touched down in Hyderabad ahead of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Hyderabad, Telangana. The tournament will witness eight nations competing for three crucial qualification spots for the marquee event in Belgium and the Netherlands in August later this year.

Austria have a rich history at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, having appeared in three of the first four editions of the competition. However, they haven’t qualified for the premier event since 1981.

Austria have a rich history at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, having appeared in three of the first four editions of the competition. However, they haven’t qualified for the premier event since 1981

Led by Johanna Czech, Austria will compete against England, Italy and Korea in Pool A, as they look to script history and secure a qualification spot for the first time in 45 years.

Looking forward to the competition, the captain stated, “This is the first time in India for all of us. So, we are excited and we want to play really good hockey. Our preparation ahead of the tournament was short, we had only one training session, but we’re going to give our best. We’ve got some training sessions here before our games, and we’re going to leave everything on the pitch.”

A second batch of the Italy women’s contingent arrived in Hyderabad on Thursday

Also, the second batch of the Italy contingent arrived in Hyderabad on Thursday. One batch had arrived in the city on Wednesday. The team came in batches because of the ongoing war in the Middle East which has severely disrupted the air travel around the world, especially in the Middle East region.

The live streaming of FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers Hyderabad, Telangana 2026 matches will be available on Star sports Khel and JioHotstar.