The qualification of the 1996 World Hockey Championship in Group D is the IIHF IIHF ice hockey competition held from November 5 to 6, 1995 in Sydney ( Australia ) and from January 27 to 29, 1996 in Metula ( Israel ). The teams were divided into two zones - Oceania and the Mediterranean. The winners of their zones received the right to play in Group D of the 1996 World Cup .
| 1996 Group Hockey World Championship Qualification |
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| 1996 IIHF World Championship Group D Qualification |
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| Countries |  Australia
 Israel |
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| Cities | Sydney
Metula |
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| Time spending | November 5, 1995 - January 29, 1996 |
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| Number of teams | 5 |
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Already after the tournament in the Mediterranean zone, the Greek national team was disqualified due to the participation in hockey players who were not declared to the tournament. The team was credited with a technical defeat in both matches with a score of 0: 5 [1] .
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The tournament was attended by 5 national teams - two from Europe and Oceania , one from Asia . The Turkish national team participated in the qualification tournament for the first time since 1994 , the rest came from the last tournament of the C2 group .
- Oceania Zone
| National team | Qualification |
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| Australia | The hosts took 7th place in group C2 last year |
| New Zealand | Took 10th place in group C2 last year |
- Mediterranean Zone
| National team | Qualification |
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| Israel | The hosts took 6th place in group C2 last year |
| Greece | Took 9th place in group C2 last year |
| Turkey | First participation after 1994 |
Australia
Israel