The top 2 teams in each league go through to the World Cup and the semi-finals for the qualifying tournament, and subsequent final. The 3rd and 4th placed teams in each league have a cross playoff, and the two winners then play each other to take the final fifth place from the qualifying tournament. This makes up 12 teams, those seven already qualified are Argentina, Australia, Germany, India, Netherlands, Spain and South Africa.
England Fixtures and Results
Wednesday 12th April 18:00 England 5-1 Ireland (R Mantell 4, B Hawes).
Thursday 13th April 16:00 Egypt 1-6 England (R Mantell 2, S Mantell, J Tindall, J Clarke, R Alexander).
Saturday 15th April 12:00 Canada 3-5 England (R Mantell 2, J Tindall 2, J Clarke).
Monday 17th April 18:00 England 2-3 Pakistan (R Mantell, S Mantell).
Wednesday 19th April 10:00 Belgium 0-1 England (M Daly).
| Pool A | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Belgium | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Canada | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| Egypt | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 |
| Pool B | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
| Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
| France | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| China | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Placing Fixtures
Friday 21st April
9-12: Canada 1-0 China
9-12: Malaysia 6-2 Egypt
5-8: Belgium 1-1 (2-4 PS) France
5-8: Japan 2-1 Ireland
Saturday 22nd April
11-12: China 2-2 (2-3 GG) Egypt
9-10: Canada 1-2 Malaysia
7-8: Belgium 2-1 Ireland
1-4: England 1-3 New Zealand (J Tindall).
1-4: Korea 2-1 Pakistan
Sunday 23rd April
5-6: France 1-2 Japan
3-4: England 3-1 Pakistan (J Tindall, S Mantell, R Mantell).
1-2: New Zealand 4-1 Korea
Placings (Top 5 Qualify)
| 1. New Zealand | 5. Japan | 9. Malaysia |
| 2. Korea | 6. France | 10. Canada |
| 3. England | 7. Belgium | 11. Egypt |
| 4. Pakistan | 8. Ireland | 12. China |
