Korea failed to qualify for next year's men's field hockey world cup after a 3-6 defeat against Pakistan at the bronze medal contest of the Asia Cup 2017 hockey tournament in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday.
This is the worst result for the Korean men's national hockey team since they began competing at the quadrennial tournament in 1985. They have won the top spot four times in 1994, 1999, 2009 and 2013.
Korea had already lost its chance to qualify for the Hockey World Cup after being placed ninth in the Hockey World League 2017 in June. Clinching the Asia Cup title was the only way to get a World Cup berth, but the team consequently missed the opportunity. The Hockey World Cup is scheduled to be held in India from Nov. 24 to Dec. 16.
This is the worst result for the Korean men's national hockey team since they began competing at the quadrennial tournament in 1985. They have won the top spot four times in 1994, 1999, 2009 and 2013.
Korea had already lost its chance to qualify for the Hockey World Cup after being placed ninth in the Hockey World League 2017 in June. Clinching the Asia Cup title was the only way to get a World Cup berth, but the team consequently missed the opportunity. The Hockey World Cup is scheduled to be held in India from Nov. 24 to Dec. 16.
