Hockey Women's World Cup 2018 full schedule: Match time table in IST, complete fixtures for the tournament

The hockey Women’s World Cup is set to start from 21 July at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, England. Experienced forward Rani Rampal will lead the 18-member Indian hockey team. Goalkeeper Savita will shoulder the responsibility of vice-captaincy of the side. India has been placed in Pool B along with hosts and World No 2 England, World No 7 USA and World No 16 Ireland. Another goalkeeper Rajani Etimarpu is making a comeback to the team after having been rested for the Spain tour. India’s defence will consist of Sunita Lakra, Deep Grace Ekka, Deepika, drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur and youngster Reena Khokhar, who makes a comeback into the team. In the midfield, Namita Toppo, Lilima Minz, Monika, Neha Goyal, Navjot Kaur and Nikki Pradhan will hold fort. Captain Rani returned to the team during their Spain tour and will again be leading her team’s forward-line. The ace-striker will be linking up with the experienced Vandana Katariya while Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami and Udita will also provide them support in attack. Here’s the full schedule of the World Cup: Pools Pool A: China, Italy, Netherlands, South Korea Pool B: England, India, United States of America, Ireland Pool C: Germany, South Africa, Argentina, Spain Pool D: Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Belgium Full Schedule Saturday, 21 July 1 Germany vs South Africa - Pool C - 4.30 pm IST England vs India - Pool B - 6.30 pm IST USA vs Ireland - Pool B - 10.30 pm IST Sunday, 22 July  Australia vs Japan - Pool D 12.30 am IST China vs Italy - Pool A - 3.30 pm IST Argentina vs Spain - Pool C - 5.30 pm IST Netherlands vs Korea Pool A - 9.30 pm IST New Zealand vs Belgium- Pool D - 11.30 pm IST Tuesday, 24 July  Japan vs New Zealand - Pool D - 5 pm IST Australia vs Belgium - Pool D - 7 pm IST Wednesday, 25 July Germany vs Argentina - Pool C - 10.30 pm IST Thursday, 26 July USA vs England - Pool B - 12.30 am IST Spain vs South Africa - Pool C - 4.30 pm IST India - Ireland - Pool B - 6:30 pm IST Friday, 27 July China vs Netherlands - Pool A - 10:30 pm IST Saturday, 28 July  Korea vs Italy - Pool A - 12.30 am IST Spain vs Germany - Pool C - 4.30 pm IST Argentina vs South - Pool C - 6.30 pm IST Japan - Belgium - Pool D - 10.30 pm IST Sunday, 29 July New Zealand vs Australia - Pool D - 12.30 am IST Korea vs China - Pool A - 3.30 pm IST Netherlands vs Italia - Pool A - 5.30 pm IST India vs USA - Pool B - 9.30 pm IST England vs Ireland - Pool B - 11.30 pm IST Monday, 30 July  2nd Pool C vs 3rd Pool D -Crossover - 10.30 pm IST (Match 25) Tuesday 31 July 2nd Pool D vs 3rd Pool C - Crossover - 12.45 am IST (Match 26) 2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B - Crossover - 10.30 pm IST (Match 27) Wednesday, 1 August 2nd Pool B vs 3rd Pool A - Crossover - 12.45 am IST (Match 28) 1st Pool C vs Winner of match 26 - Quarter-final - 10.30 am IST (Match 29) Thursday, 2 August 1st Pool D - Winner of match 25 vs Quarter-final - 12.45 am  IST (Match 30) 1st Pool A - Winner of 28 vs Quarter-final - 10.30 pm IST (Match 31) Friday, 3 August 1st Pool B - Winner of match 27 vs Quarter-final - 12.45 am IST (Match 32) Saturday, 4 August Winner of match 31 vs Winner of match 30 - Semi-final (1) - 6.30 pm IST (Match 33) Winner of match 32 vs Winner of match 29 -Semi-final (2) - 9.00 pm IST (Match 34) Sunday, August 5 Loser of match 33 vs Loser of match 34 - Bronze Medal match - 6.30 pm IST Winner of match 33 vs Winner of match 34 - Gold Medal match - 9.00 pm IST With inputs from IANS