Indoor Hockey World Cup vs Outdoor Hockey World Cup?

Indoor Hockey World Cup vs Outdoor Hockey World Cup?

Have you noticed that there are different nations that participate in Indoor vs Outdoor format of Hockey World cup, some countries have both teams but not all of them.

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1. 9 Switzerland
   
2. 11 New Zealand
   
3. Here is the list of nations that Participated in Outdoor Hockey World Cup:
   
4. 2 Australia
   
5. 7 Canada
   
6. 1 Germany (Winners 2007)
   
7. 12 South Africa
   
8. 10 Italy
   
9. 6 Austria
   
10. My question is How different are the rules ?
11. 4 South Korea
    
12. The competition you are describing is the 'Field Hockey' world cup. The indoor competition is for teams which are not strong competitors at the outdoor international level.
    Here is a site on indoor field hockey:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/indoor_hock...
    hope it helps
13. 5 Russia
    
14. 7 Argentina
    
15. 4 Czech Republic
    
16. 8 Australia
    
17. 2 Poland
    
18. 6 Japan
    
19. 12 Trinidad & Tobago
    
20. 11 South Africa
    
21. 8 United Kingdom
    
22. 3 Spain
    
23. Here is the list of Countries that Participated in the Indoor World Cup:
    
24. 9 Pakistan
    
25. 3 Spain
    
26. 10 India
    
27. 1 Germany (Winners 2006)
    
28. 5 Netherlands