With only just more than two months before the start of the Samsung Indoor Hockey World Cups, the FIH release the match schedule for this event that will be played in Vienna, Austria, from 14 until 18 February 2007. In the men's event, defending champion Germany will play its first match against Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday 14 February. In the women's event, 2003 World Champion Germany starts its campaign defending the title against Australia on the same day.
Both the men's and women's Samsung Indoor Hockey World Cups are both a 12 teams' tournament, played in two groups of six countries each. After the preliminary round, scheduled for 14-16 February 2007, the best two teams of each pool will be qualified for the semifinal stage on Saturday 17 February 2007.
The final of the women's Samsung Indoor Hockey World Cup is scheduled on Sunday 18 February 2007 at 14:20 hrs local time. The two best men's team will play their final directly after the women's final at 15:40.
All matches will be played in two halls of the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.
Please click here for the match schedule of Samsung Indoor Hockey World Cups 2007.