Catch Hero Honda FIH Hockey World Cup 2010 Live on Ten Sports

12 Nations! 1 Goal! To win the Hero Honda FIH Hockey World Cup! It's the 12th World Cup Hockey tournament and it returns to India after 28 years. Hockey is India's national game and a successful showcasing of the event will only enhance the sports popularity. The enigmatic city of New Delhi plays host to this epic event and the stage is set for action. The spanking new Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium is in all readiness for what promises to be two weeks of `Stick Magic'. Watch all the matches live on Ten Sports.

Adding to all the action on the field, off the field viewers can tune into the Ten Sports interactive Studio Show. Hostess Mayanti Langer along with eminent guests Cedric D'Souza and Jagbir Singh will analyse and discuss the games as they happen. Player profiles, match statistics, highlight, spectacular goals and a host of other informative segments will form part of this comprehensive show.

Twelve teams will vie for the coveted trophy in the 2010 edition of the FIH World Cup Hockey. For qualification, the FIH organized three World Cup Qualification tournaments. The winner of each World Cup Qualification Tournament qualified for the World Cup. In addition to the three, the host country gets automatic qualification and each of the continental champions from five confederations receives an automatic berth. The remaining 3 slots went to the teams that finished runners up, third and 4th at the EuroHockey Nations Championship.

* India (Host)

* Korea (Champion of the Men's Asia Cup)

* Australia (Champion of the Men's Oceania Cup)

* Germany (Silver medalist of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship)

* Spain (Fourth ranked team of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship)

* New Zealand (Winner of the Men's World Cup Qualification Tournament ' No. 2)

To kick off proceedings, the organizers could not have chosen a better match up that the one between arch rivals Pakistan and India. Match number one will surely set the pace of things to come in the remainder of the tournament.