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South Korea confirms participation

The International Hockey Federation on Friday confirmed that South Korea has accepted the invitation to participate in the Habib Bank-sponsored 20th Champions Trophy, to be played between October 31-November 8, in Lahore.

Korea got the chance to participate in the FIH's premier annual men's event following England's withdrawal earlier this week on security considerations, following an advisory from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Travel Advice Unit.

All other teams participating in the tournament -- Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and hosts Pakistan -- have already confirmed their participation.

Each year, the Champions Trophy brings together the world's top six men's teams. Joining the hosts are the World and Olympic Champions, Champions Trophy holders and the highest ranked teams from the World Cup (or Olympic Games, whichever is more recent.

Following is the confirmed match schedule:

Saturday 31 October : 10h05 - Netherlands Vs Spain
                      12h05 - Australia Vs Germany
                      15h05 - Korea Vs Pakistan
                                        
Sunday 1 November : 13h05 - German Vs Netherlands
                    15h05 - Spain Vs Pakistan
                                        
Monday 2 November : 15h05 - Korea Vs Australia
                                        
Tuesday 3 November : 10h05 - Germany Vs Spain
                     13h05 - Pakistan Vs Australia
                     15h05 - Netherlands Vs Korea
                                        
Wednesday 4 November : 15h05 - Pakistan Vs Netherlands
                                        
Thursday 5 November : 11h05 - Spain Vs Australia
                      13h05 - Germany Vs Korea
                                        
Friday 6 November : 09h05 - Australia Vs Netherlands
                    11h05 - Spain Vs Korea
                    15h05 - Pakistan Vs Germany
                                        
Saturday 7 November : REST DAY                        
                                        
Sunday 8 November : 09h05 - 5th ranked Vs 6th ranked
                    11h35 - 3rd ranked Vs 4th ranked
                    15h05 - 1st ranked Vs 2nd ranked