Hyderabad, March 9: Uruguay secure their first three points of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Hyderabad, Telangana campaign by defeating Wales 3-2 in their second Pool B match at the GMC Balayogi Hockey Ground on Monday.
Manuela Vilar (29’), Agustina Diaz (36’), and Teresa Viana (41’) were the goalscorers for Uruguay, while Anja Atkin (5’) and Rachel Goodwin (48’) scored for Wales.
Earlier in the day, England registered their second win in as many games defeating Korea 3-0 in the Pool A match to qualify for semis.
Lily Walker (16’), Elizabeth Neal (38’) and Grace Balsdon (44’) got on the scoresheet for England to help them secure three points.
On Sunday, England defeated Italy with a dominant score-line of 5-2, while Korea beat Austria 1-0 in a tight contest.
Grace Balsdon (12’,32’), Lottie Bingham (15’), Elizabeth Neal (16’) and Anna Toman (27’) scored the goals for England, while Ivanna Pessina (19’) and Federica Carta were the goal scorers for Italy. In the second match, Seona Kim (34’) was the lone goal-scorer for Korea.
Hosts India Indian opened their campaign in the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers 2026 with a dominant 4-0 win over Uruguay. (IANS)
