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- Pakistan crashed out of Asia Cup after India鈥檚 convincing 16-0 win over Indonesia
- The ongoing tournament in Jakarta serves as qualifier for next year鈥檚 World Cup
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday failed to qualify for the F茅d茅ration Internationale de Hockey (FIH) World Cup 2023 after crashing out of the Asia Cup in the wake of India鈥檚 emphatic 16-0 victory over Indonesia, reported the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) news agency.
Once counted among the best hockey teams in the world, Pakistan have won the world cup four times in 1971, 1978, 1981 and 1994.
The last world cup was won by Belgium in 2018.
The green shirts crashed out of the next year鈥檚 hockey tournament after they failed to enter the super four stage of the Asia Cup currently played in Jakarta.
鈥淛apan, South Korea, and Malaysia have sealed the FIH World Cup 2023 berths,鈥� the APP said. 鈥淚ndia qualify as hosts and Pakistan are out of the race.鈥�
Losing 2-3 to Japan, Pakistan鈥檚 fate in the tournament was sealed after India decimated Indonesia to advance into the final four stage of the cup, pushing Pakistan out on goal difference.
Pakistan also failed to qualify for the FIH grand tournament next year since the Asia Cup served as its qualifier.
The green shirts began their Asia Cup bid with a 1-1 draw against India. They thumped Indonesia 13-0 in their next game before losing to Japan.