Lausanne: Hosts India have been grouped with Belgium, Canada and South Africa in an easy Group C in the opening round of the Hockey World Cup, to be held in Bhubaneswar, India, from November 28 to December 16.
In Pool C, for world No. 6 and 1975 edition winners India, Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallists Belgium are the only higher-ranked team, at world No. 3, while Canada and African continental champions and South Africa have world rankings of 11 and 15, respectively.
India will meet South Africa on the opening day, Belgium on December 2. Six days later, they will take on Canada at the 16,000 capacity Kalinga Stadium.
