Ireland coach Sean Dancer sounds confident note ahead of tough EuroHockey Championship campaign

Head coach Sean Dancer says Ireland have 'high ambitions' ahead of the EuroHockey Championship campaign in Germany. Photograph: Frank Uijlenbroek/InphoThe Irish women’s hockey team have a formidable enough opening to their EuroHockey Championship campaign in Mönchengladbach on Friday with England their opponents in their first pool game.

After playing Scotland on Sunday, the challenge won’t get any easier when they take on Germany, ranked at four in the world, on Tuesday. A top two finish in the pool is required to make the semi-finals, so Ireland would need an upset against either England or the Germans if they were to progress. The more realistic aim, though, is to finish in the tournament’s top six, thereby guaranteeing they remain in the top tier of the European Championships, as well as sealing a spot in next January’s Olympic Qualification groups in Spain or China.

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