TT Men’s Hockey face Russia at FIH World League

Trinidad and Tobago will compete in Pool B alongside Russia, Japan and Switzerland, while Pool A consists of Barbados, Chile, Malaysia and USA.

TT will aim to attain one of the top three qualifying spots that would see the country advance to the Hockey World League Semifinals (Hockey World Cup 2018 qualifiers), which will be held in June and July this year.

After facing Russia on March 25, TT will play Switzerland on March 26 and then close the preliminary stage against Japan on March 28.

Malaysia will be favourites to move on from the qualifying stage held in Trinidad with their number-14 FIH Hero world ranking, while Japan (#16) and Russia (#22) are certainly strong contenders for a top-three finish.

Chile (#25), USA (#27), Switzerland (#30), TT (#33) and Barbados (#48) will look to create upsets and unsettle the top three seeds.