“There are no Japanese drivers at the very top either because it takes time. res of themselves and don’t look at “the prettier cities and scenery and badminton around. They don’t know the pattern of sport and the flavour of modern hockey,” he said. We had always set our target for 2017 Asia Cup and winning the Hockey World League Finals. Both India sub-continental and world media rights are in offer and it is the former that is the most coveted due to the massive interest that the tournament generates. Euro 2016 quarter-finalists Iceland bullied their way back into the game in the second half but lacked composure in the Finnish penalty area, wasting chance after chance. Algeria are virtually out of the race after having qualified for the 2010 and 2014 finals, where they reached the round of 16. ee decades while he also played a crucial role in India winning the junior World Cup last year. However, Hockey India termed these achievements ‘more incidental than deliberate. Kosovo later on Saturday, ahead of them on goal difference, while Finland had mustered a single point from six qualifying matches.