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Preview: The mood of the Indian women's hockey team is optimistic because it should face England in its opening match of the World Cup on Saturday .
India, grouped in Group B, will take on Northern Ireland No. 16 on July 26 followed by the No. 7 World of the United States on July 29, in addition to Face the English Olympic champions on their court during the first day of the prestigious tournament
. "Yes, they will have the advantage of the field, but we are not new to playing in front of big crowds." We played well against England before and we will do it. We have the confidence to succeed in our recent tournaments, including the CWG where we had tasted victory against England in the group stage at Gold Coast.
"We will go into the game with the belief that we can beat them, we have to make sure that we do not make silly mistakes like we did in the bronze medal match at CWG, which cost us the match, "added Rani
. The event was held in Argentina
Rani was then the focus of ninth place in India since she had scored a maximum of seven goals for the team during of the tournament.
Rani at the 2018 World Cup, she has a team that has shown a confidence-inspiring performance over the past two years where India has even achieved the best career ranking of the world 10. [19659002] After arriving in London a week before At the start of the tournament, the Indian team had good practice sessions on the site of the event Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Stadium, including two matches of training against Australia and Belgium. in the world. The team is upbeat and enthusiastic before the first game and now our only goal is to do well against England. We have also played against the United States and Ireland in the past and we have a specific game plan against them. But for the moment, we are focusing on the first game, "said Rani.
With the entries of IANS
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