After Pakistan, Ireland and German hockey team arrives in India ahead of World Cup

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Ireland and German hockey team on Sunday arrived in India for the upcoming Men's Hockey World Cup in Odisha's Bhubaneswar. 

Earlier on Saturday, the Pakistan Hockey team had arrived in India. The team was received at the Wagah Border.

The Pakistan hockey team players said that they were looking forward to play at the "lucky" Kalinga Stadium, the venue for the World Cup. 

"We have come here before and we have always enjoyed playing at this venue. It is a lucky ground for us and we are very excited to be back," said skipper Muhammad Rizwan Senior on the team's arrival at the Biju Patnaik International Airport.

Speaking of the 'Pool of Death', Hasan Sardar, the legendary centre-forward and team manager of Pakistan team said, "With Germany, the Netherlands, Malaysia in our pool, it is a pool of death and every single match will matter.

"We will need to play it like it is a knockout in every single game. The first match is against Germany and we are targeting a win against them. I would like to wish all participating teams the very best."

The Men's Hockey World Cup that is scheduled to begin on November 28.