Current FIH Indoor World Ranking: 3

Indoor World Cup history: 2003 – 4th, 2007 – 11th, 2011 – 6th, 2015 – 3rd, 2018 – 7th.

Having never finished lower than sixth in their previous four Indoor World Cup campaigns, 2011 bronze medallists Ukraine have consistently proven themselves to be a potent force in this competition. They came agonisingly close to claiming a second Indoor World Cup bronze medal at the Berlin 2018 event, taking the lead against Belarus before eventually suffering a narrow 2-1 defeat. They arrive in Pretoria as European bronze medallists thanks to a series of superb performances at the EuroHockey Indoor Championship 2022 in Hamburg, Germany. Oksana Ponomarenko scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Austria in the 3-4 play-off game, while Olha Honcharenko top scored for her team with seven goals in the competition. Lead by captain Yevheniia Moroz, Ukraine’s talented, vastly experienced team have every chance of getting amongst the medals once again.