The game was originally scheduled for City's Etihad Stadium, and the first leg in Germany was also shifted to Budapest on February 24.
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The Indian girls were on a roll in Monchengladbach, Germany. They played the best hockey of their lives to win the country's first ever bronze medal in the junior women hockey World Cup.
Their reputation in tatters, Indian hockey team would look to salvage at least one victory from their disastrous Olympic Games campaign that has pushed them into a playoff to avert the bottom place finish in the 12-team competition.
Lionel Messi returned to training on Monday after recovering from a stomach bug that caused him to miss Barcelona's goalless draw against Malaga on Saturday.
Aiming for their best finish in 16 years, hosts India would find much-improved Argentina a tough nut to crack when the two team's lock horns in the seventh-eighth place play-off match of the hockey World Cup in New Delhi on Friday.
Hockey Australia announced a strong 18-member team for the World Cup, in Monchengladbach, Germany, from September 6 to 17.
Pakistan, Spain, Germany, Netherlands and defending champions Argentina will battle for top honours from July 22-30.
Indian girls kept their quarter-final hopes alive in the junior hockey World Cup with a 2-0 win over New Zealand, in Monchengladbach, Germany, on Sunday.
The 11th place finish at the World Cup saw India drop a notch to seventh in the rankings, headed by World champions Germany.
India conceded a golden goal to allow Spain notch up a 2-1 vicotry in the bronze medal match.
Four-times champion Pakistan went down to England in the play-off for 5-6 positions at the men's hockey World Cup.
India take on Argentina in a classification match for 9 to 12 positions.
The Spaniards won the Pool A match in the men's hockey World Cup 3-1.
India's coach said the practice of getting Indian food on tour has been done away with.
Ace defender Dilip Tirkey will lead India in the hockey World Cup, in Monchengladbach, Germany, from September 6 to 17.
Captain Dilip Tirkey said the morale of the team is high after the bronze medal finish in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
India will not field its senior team at the Games as it will be preparing for the World Cup.
The ace defender will turn out for Klein Zwiterland, the team Gagan Ajit Singh plays for.
Defender William Xalxo will miss the four-nation hockey tournament in Germany because of an ankle injury.
Coach V Bhaskaran blamed India's dismal performance in the men's hockey World Cup in Germany on lack of time to prepare the team for the high-profile event.
A last-gasp goal by James Tindall gave England a 4-3 victory in a classification match for 5 to 8 positions.
The lowest ranked team in the World Cup won 4-3 for their first victory in Pool A.
Netherlands scored a 4-3 win over England to keep their hopes alive of a semi-final berth.
Australia chalked up an easy 3-1 win over Japan while Korea were held to a 2-2 draw by South Africa.
In another match, in Pool B, Korea beat England for their second victory in the tournament.
In other matches at the hockey World Cup, India went down to Germany 2-3, while New Zealand routed Argentina 3-0.
India will take on world champions Germany in the opening match of the hockey World Cup.
Derick Knos from Western Australia will work closely with the Indian team till the World Cup, to be held at Monchengladbach from September 6 to 17.
The Indian men's and women's teams drew Germany and Holland respectively in their opening matches at the hockey World Cup later this year.
Images from the soccer matches played across Europe on Saturday.
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