ISLAMABAD: A total of 24 teams have been confirmed for the World Squash Federation (WSF) Men’s World Team Championship to be held in Tauranga, New Zealand from December 11-17. The biennial tournament, would see four-man squads from national federations battle it out for the title of World Squash Champions, said a press release on Saturday. Joining hosts New Zealand, were countries from every corner of the globe, including defending champions Egypt, eight-time champions Australia and five-time champions England. Tauranga has emerged in recent years as a hotbed of top-class squash, with last year’s ‘Festival of Squash’ well received by squash fans around the world. Squash New Zealand Chief Executive Martin Dowson said he was thrilled to have a great array of high-quality teams confirmed for the event.