2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals

The 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place from June to July 2013. A total of 16 teams competing in 2 events were part in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, played between 10 and 18 January 2014 in New Delhi, India.

This round also served as the qualifier for the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup as the 6 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.

Qualification

8 teams ranked between 1st and 8th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically.^[1] After Germany announced they would not be able host a Semifinal due to financial restrictions, Malaysia was chosen to do so therefore exempt from Round 2, to which were qualified by ranking basis.^[2] For this reason one less berth was available at that event and only 7 teams qualified from Round 2. France (17th) qualified as the highest-ranked second-placed team between the Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Elektrostal Round 2 events, leaving Russia (20th) unable to qualify.^[3] The following sixteen teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
	Ranked 1st to 8th in the FIH World Rankings		8	Australia (2)  Germany (1)  Netherlands (3)  England (4)  Spain (7)  South Korea (8)  New Zealand (6)  Pakistan (5)
	Host nation		1	Malaysia (13)
18–24 February 2013	2012–13 FIH Hockey World League Round 2	New Delhi, India	2	India (11)  Ireland (15)
27 February–5 March 2013		Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2	Argentina (10)  South Africa (12)
6–12 May 2013		Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France	2	Belgium (9)  France (17)
27 May–2 June 2013		Elektrostal, Russia	1	Japan (16)
Total			16

Rotterdam

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Rotterdam
Dates	13–23 June 2013
Teams	8
Venue(s)	HC Rotterdam
Final positions
Champions	Belgium
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	130 (5.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jeroen Hertzberger (11 goals)

Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

• Bruce Bale (ENG)
• Fernando Gómez (ARG)
• Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
• Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
• Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
• Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
• Deon Nel (RSA)
• Tim Pullman (AUS)
• Simon Taylor (NZL)
• Roderick Wijsmuller (NED)

First round

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Australia	3	2	0	1	13	6	+7	6
Spain	3	1	1	1	7	8	−1	4
France	3	0	0	3	3	14	−11	0

14 June 2013 09:00 Spain  4–2  France Alegre  18' Lleonart  20' Mir  22' Oliva  52' Report Lockwood  51' Genestet  56' Umpires: Roderick Wijsmuller (NED) Bruce Bale (ENG)

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14 June 2013 11:00 Australia  1–3  Belgium Ford  63' Report Dockier  1' Charlier  17' Dohmen  65' Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Fernando Gomez (ARG)

• During the pre-game formalities, New Zealand's national anthem was accidentally played instead of Australia's national anthem, playing for 25 seconds before audio staff realised the mistake and stopped the music.^[4][5]

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15 June 2013 11:30 Spain  2–5  Australia Tubau  38' Dabanch  70' Report Govers  12' Ciriello  34' Brown  45' Ford  47' Hammond  50' Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Roderick Wijsmuller (NED)

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15 June 2013 14:00 Belgium  3–0  France Luypaert  8' Truyens  51' Boon  70' Report Umpires: Satoshi Kondo (JPN) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

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17 June 2013 12:30 Australia  7–1  France Dwyer  9', 14', 24', 41', 55' Govers  34' Swann  48' Report Sevestre  32' Umpires: Roderick Wijsmuller (NED) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

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17 June 2013 14:30 Belgium  1–1  Spain  33' Report Alegre  58' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	7
New Zealand	3	1	2	0	10	8	+2	5
India	3	0	2	1	7	9	−2	2
Ireland	3	0	1	2	6	8	−7	1

13 June 2013 15:30 India  4–4  Ireland A. Singh  21' R. P. Singh  40', 66' Sh. Singh  47' Report Sothern  25' Gleghorne  30' Harte  57' McConnell  64' Umpires: Germán Montes de Oca (ARG) Satoshi Kondo (JPN)

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13 June 2013 20:00 Netherlands  3–3  New Zealand Hertzberger  19', 55' Verga  57' Report Inglis  20', 32' Smith  46' Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

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15 June 2013 09:30 New Zealand  4–2  Ireland Burrows  23' Haig  47' Hilton  54' Hayward  65' Report Sothern  18' Watt  48' Umpires: Germán Montes de Oca (ARG) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

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15 June 2013 16:30 Netherlands  2–0  India Bakker  2' Hertzberger  18' Report Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Tim Pullman (AUS)

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17 June 2013 17:00 India  3–3  New Zealand Mand. Singh  46' Raghunath  47' K. Singh  53' Report Child  6' Jenness  51' Hilton  66' Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Fernando Gómez (ARG)

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17 June 2013 20:00 Netherlands  5–0  Ireland Hofman  12', 59' Jonker  26' Hertzberger  57', 70+' Report Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Bruce Bale (ENG)

Second round

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
											Belgium		6
											Ireland		3
						Ireland		0								Belgium		3
						Spain		1								New Zealand		2
											New Zealand		1
											Spain		0
	Spain (p.s.o.)		2 (4)																		Belgium (p.s.o.)		2 (7)
	India		2 (2)																		Australia		2 (6)
											Australia		5
											India		1
	Seventh place					India		6								Australia		4			Third place
						France		2								Netherlands		3
	Ireland		6								Netherlands		8								New Zealand		1
	France		4								France		4								Netherlands		4

Quarterfinals

19 June 2013 12:30 Belgium  6–3  Ireland Luypaert  8' Briels  10'  39' Dockier  50', 59' Boon  54' Report Cargo  33' Jackson  42' Gleghorne  57' Umpires: Satoshi Kondo (JPN) Roderick Wijsmuller (NED)

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19 June 2013 14:30 New Zealand  1–0  Spain Inglis  14' Report Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Fernando Gómez (ARG)

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19 June 2013 17:00 Australia  5–1  India Simpson  2' Gohdes  20'  21' Ford  22' Swann  39' Report C. Singh  21' Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

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19 June 2013 20:00 Netherlands  8–4  France Hertzberger  3', 34', 53' Jonker  7' Verga  36' Hofman  64' Kemperman  67' Caspers  70' Report Durchon  21' Lockwood  24' Genestet  62'  68' Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SIN) Bruce Bale (ENG)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

21 June 2013 12:30 Ireland  0–1  Spain Report Padros  54' Umpires: Fernando Gómez (ARG) Tim Pullman (AUS)

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21 June 2013 14:30 India  6–2  France A. Singh  13' Raghunath  27' Sunil  33' Sar. Singh  42' Mand. Singh  56', 69' Report Genestet  3' Deront  70+' Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SIN) Satoshi Kondo (JPN)

Seventh and eighth place

22 June 2013 19:30 Ireland  6–4  France Harte  42', 63' Cockram  44' Cargo  47' O'Donoghue  56' Caruth  68' Report Genestet  12' Deront  28' Sevestre  30' Martin-Brisac  37' Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Satoshi Kondo (JPN)

Fifth and sixth place

23 June 2013 10:00 Spain  2–2  India Oliva  2' Alegre  56' Report Sh. Singh  10' Mand. Singh  12' Penalties Pérez-Pla Dabanch Alegre Enrique Oliva 4–2 Sh. Singh Sa. Singh Manp. Singh A. Singh Umpires: Roderick Wijsmuller (NED) Fernando Gómez (ARG)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

21 June 2013 17:00 Belgium  3–2  New Zealand Briels  5' Boon  28', 38' Report Hilton  18' Hayward  56' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

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21 June 2013 20:00 Australia  4–3  Netherlands Ciriello  17' Gohdes  25' Ford  42' Govers  56' Report Hertzberger  22' Bakker  38' Hofman  58' Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

Third and fourth place

23 June 2013 12:00 New Zealand  1–4  Netherlands Burrows  13' Report Hertzberger  18', 39' Verga  53' Galema  69' Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

Final

23 June 2013 16:30 Belgium  2–2  Australia Boon  49' Dockier  59' Report Ciriello  21' Ford  70' Penalties Charlier van Aubel Luypaert van Doren Cosyns —— van Aubel Cosyns van Doren Gougnard 7–6 Swann Ghodes Orchard Mitton Ciriello —— Swann Orchard Mitton Ciriello Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Deon Nel (RSA)

Johor Bahru

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Johor Bahru
Dates	29 June–7 July 2013
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Germany
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	122 (5.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gonzalo Peillat Christopher Zeller Abdul Haseem Khan (7 goals)
Best player	Maximilian Müller

Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

• Diego Barbas (ARG)
• Christian Blasch (GER)
• Hamish Jamson (ENG)
• Adam Kearns (AUS)
• Eric Koh (MAS)
• Francesco Parisi (ITA)
• Raghu Prasad (IND)
• Ayden Shrives (RSA)
• Coen Van Bunge (NED)
• Paco Vázquez (ESP)

First round

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7
Germany	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7
Japan	3	0	1	2	5	13	−8	1
South Korea	3	0	1	2	3	11	−8	1

29 June 2013 15:00 Germany  1–1  Argentina Zeller  5' Report Peillat  61' Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Paco Vázquez (ESP)

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29 June 2013 17:00 South Korea  3–3  Japan Kin Seong-kyu  15' Lee Nam-yong  24' Kang Moon-kweon  26' Report Kawakami  43' Tachibana  57' Yoshihara  61' Umpires: Eric Koh (MAS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

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30 June 2013 15:00 Argentina  7–1  Japan Callioni  20', 35' Paredes  29' Peillat  47' Vila  54' Schickendantz  61' Mazzilli  65' Report Nagasawa  70+' Umpires: Eric Koh (MAS) Coen van Bunge (NED)

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30 June 2013 17:00 South Korea  0–5  Germany Report  38' Fürste  40' Zeller  47' Rühr  67', 70' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

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2 July 2013 15:00 Germany  3–1  Japan  5' Fuchs  42' Zeller  61' Report Kayukawa  15' Umpires: Francesco Parisi (ITA) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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2 July 2013 17:00 Argentina  3–0  South Korea Callioni  55' Paredes  57' Peillat  68' Report Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Eric Koh (MAS)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pakistan	3	1	2	0	12	8	+4	5
England	3	1	2	0	7	6	+1	5
Malaysia	3	1	1	1	11	10	+1	4
South Africa	3	0	1	2	9	15	−6	1

29 June 2013 19:00 Pakistan  4–4  Malaysia Haseem Khan  26' Tousiq  42' Abbasi  56' Imran  61' Report Razie  3', 7' Marhan  18' Ahmad  38' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Francesco Parisi (ITA)

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29 June 2013 21:00 England  3–3  South Africa  13' Arnold  56' Smith  69' Report Hykes  6', 11' Drummond  65' Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Coen van Bunge (NED)

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30 June 2013 19:00 Pakistan  2–2  England Imran  18' Haseem Khan  50' Report Willars  13' Dixon  25' Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Paco Vázquez (ESP)

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30 June 2013 21:00 South Africa  4–6  Malaysia Eustice  26' W. Paton  37' da Graca  56' Drummond  69' Report Faizal  4', 54' Razie  15', 46' Fitri  58' Marhan  63' Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

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2 July 2013 19:00 England  2–1  Malaysia Smith  20' Middleton  57' Report Ahmad  27' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

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2 July 2013 21:00 South Africa  2–6  Pakistan W. Paton  25' Haley  69' Report Zubair  13' Rasool  17' Haseem Khan  27', 41', 60' Abbasi  63' Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Coen van Bunge (NED)

Second round

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
											Argentina		2
											South Africa		0
						South Africa		2 (0)								Argentina		3
						Japan (p.s.o.)		2 (1)								England		1
											England		5
											Japan		0
	Japan		1 (3)																		Argentina		2
	Malaysia (p.s.o.)		1 (4)																		Germany		4
											Germany		6
											Malaysia		0
	Seventh place					Malaysia		3								Germany		3			Third place
						Pakistan		1								South Korea		1
	South Africa		2								Pakistan		3								England		2
	Pakistan		6								South Korea		4								South Korea		1

Quarterfinals

4 July 2013 14:45 Argentina  2–0  South Africa Peillat  27', 40' Report Umpires: Francesco Parisi (ITA) Coen van Bunge (NED)

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4 July 2013 17:00 England  5–0  Japan Gleghorne  20' Middleton  23' Martin  44' Mantell  48' Fox  56' Report Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Christian Blasch (GER)

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4 July 2013 19:15 Pakistan  3–4  South Korea Waqas  5' Tousiq  16' Abbasi  43' Report Kang Moon-kweon  30', 39' Nam Hyun-woo  48' Kim Young-jin  49' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Paco Vázquez (ESP)

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4 July 2013 21:30 Germany  6–0  Malaysia Zeller  4', 13' Butt  8' Polk  8' Fürste  16' Stralkowski  18' Report Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

6 July 2013 14:45 South Africa  2–2  Japan Haley  56' W. Paton  62' Report Yamashita  33'  69' Penalties Gonsalves Norris-Jones Haley Panther Halkett 0–1 Tachibana Yamabe Ono Fujimoto Kawakami Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Adam Kearns (AUS)

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6 July 2013 17:00 Malaysia  3–1  Pakistan Razie  14'  19' Ahmad  38' Report Rasool  16' Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

Seventh and eighth place

7 July 2013 14:45 South Africa  2–6  Pakistan Drummond  62' Norris-Jones  64' Report Waqas  22' Rizwan  37' Shahzad  39' Haseem Khan  41', 66' Bilgrami  53' Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Eric Koh (MAS)

Fifth and sixth place

7 July 2013 17:00 Japan  1–1  Malaysia Kawauchi  28' Report Razie  10' Penalties Nakayama Ono Yamabe Yoshihara Kawakami 3–4 Faizal Shahrun Faiz Firhan Fitri Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

6 July 2013 19:15 Argentina  3–1  England Callioni  3' Garreta  7' Peillat  11' Report Catlin  49' Umpires: Eric Koh (MAS) Coen Van Bunge (NED)

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6 July 2013 21:30 Germany  3–1  South Korea Zeller  14' Butt  65' Zwicker  70' Report Lee Nam-yong  60' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Paco Vázquez (ESP)

Third and fourth place

7 July 2013 19:15 England  2–1  South Korea Arnold  12' Martin  59' Report Kim Seong-kyu  51' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

Final

7 July 2013 21:30 Argentina  2–4  Germany Peillat  26' Paredes  35' Report Zeller  22' Fuchs  32', 67' Wesley  70' Umpires: Coen Van Bunge (NED) Paco Vázquez (ESP)

Awards

Top Goalscorers	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Young Player of the Tournament
Gonzalo Peillat Christopher Zeller Abdul Haseem Khan	Maximilian Müller	Lee Myung-ho	Gonzalo Peillat

Final rankings

Qualification for 2014 Hockey World Cup

Rank	Rotterdam	Johor Bahru
1	Belgium	Germany
2	Australia	Argentina
3	Netherlands	England
4	New Zealand	South Korea
5	Spain	Malaysia
6	India	Japan
7	Ireland	Pakistan
8	France	South Africa

  Host nation

  Continental champions

  Qualified through 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League