{"id":27172,"date":"2023-01-25T11:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa.wales\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=27172"},"modified":"2023-01-25T11:50:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:50:42","slug":"wales-vs-france-2023-mens-hockey-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/wsa.wales\/cy\/events\/wales-vs-france-2023-mens-hockey-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales vs France &#8211; 2023 Men&#8217;s Hockey World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wales take part in their first ever Men&#8217;s Hockey World Cup this year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After three defeats in the group stage, the team will take part in the 9th-16th classification round, taking on France to start off with. 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