2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
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The 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup was the 15th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar and at the 20,000 seat Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, India from 13 to 29 January 2023.[1][2]
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Tournament details | |||
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Host country | India | ||
Cities | Bhubaneswar Rourkela | ||
Dates | 13–29 January | ||
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) | ||
Venue(s) | Kalinga Hockey Stadium Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Germany (3rd title) | ||
Runner-up | Belgium | ||
Third place | Netherlands | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 44 | ||
Goals scored | 249 (5.66 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Jeremy Hayward (9 goals) | ||
Best player | Niklas Wellen | ||
Best young player | Mustapha Cassiem | ||
Best goalkeeper | Vincent Vanasch | ||
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Germany won their third title after defeating the defending champions Belgium in the final 5–4 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3 in regular time. The Netherlands captured the bronze medal by winning 3–1 against Australia.[3]
Host selection
The International Hockey Federation announced in December 2018 that the 2022 Hockey World Cups would be held either in July 2022 or January 2023.[4] The FIH received the following final three bids for the Men's 2022 World Cup.[5] In November 2019, India was confirmed to host the tournament in January 2023.[2]
For the preferred time window 1–17 July 2022:
- Belgium
Germany(withdrew)- Malaysia
Spain(withdrew)
For the preferred time window 13–29 January 2023:
- India
Teams
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Perspective
Qualification
Just as in 2018, 16 teams competed in the tournament. Alongside hosts, India, the five continental champions received an automatic berth.[2] After the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics the quota of places available through continental championships including the World Cup hosts was increased from six to sixteen.[6]
Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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8 November 2019 | Hosts | — | 1 | ![]() |
4–13 June 2021 | 2021 EuroHockey Championship | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21–24 October 2021 | 2021 European Qualifier | Cardiff, Wales | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
17–23 January 2022 | 2022 Africa Cup of Nations | Accra, Ghana | 1 | ![]() |
20–30 January 2022 | 2022 Pan American Cup | Santiago, Chile | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
23 May – 1 June 2022 | 2022 Asia Cup | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cancelled[note 1] | 2022 Oceania Cup | New Zealand | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Draw
The draw took place on 8 September 2022.[8][9]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads
The sixteen national teams were required to register a playing squad of eighteen players and two reserves.[10]
Venues
Following is a list of all venues and host cities.
Bhubaneswar | Rourkela | |
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Kalinga Hockey Stadium | Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium | |
Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 21,800 | |
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Umpires
On 29 November 2021, 18 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament.[11][12] Before the tournament, the final list was published.[13]
- Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
- Dan Barstow (ENG)
- Bruce Bale (ENG)
- Federico García (URU)
- Ben Göntgen (GER)
- Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
- Marcin Grochal (POL)
- Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)
- Martin Madden (SCO)
- Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
- Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
- Raghu Prasad (IND)
- Sean Rapaport (RSA)
- Steve Rogers (AUS)
- Javed Shaikh (IND)
- David Tomlinson (NZL)
- Coen van Bunge (NED)
- Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
First round
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The schedule was published on 8 September 2022.[14]
All times are local (UTC+5:30).[15]
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 5 | Cross-overs |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 | Cross-overs |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
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Pool C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | Cross-overs |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
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Pool D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Cross-overs |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
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Classification round
9th–16th place classification
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13th–16th place classification
9th–12th place classification
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Second round
Bracket
Crossovers | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
24 January | ||||||||||||||
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22 January | ||||||||||||||
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27 January | ||||||||||||||
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25 January | ||||||||||||||
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23 January | ||||||||||||||
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29 January | ||||||||||||||
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24 January | ||||||||||||||
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22 January | ||||||||||||||
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27 January | ||||||||||||||
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25 January | 29 January | |||||||||||||
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23 January | ||||||||||||||
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Crossovers
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
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Final
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Final ranking
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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B | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 15 | Gold medal |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 12 | Silver medal |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 16 | Bronze medal |
4 | A | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 10 | Fourth place |
5 | D | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8 | Eliminated in Quarterfinals |
6 | D | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | |
7 | C | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | |
8 | B | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 4 | |
9 | A | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 12 | Ninth place |
9 | D | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 14 | |
11 | A | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 3 | Eleventh place |
11 | D | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 1 | |
13 | A | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 8 | Thirteenth place |
13 | C | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 10 | |
15 | C | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 32 | −27 | 0 | Fifteenth place |
15 | B | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 0 |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[3]
Award | Player |
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Player of the tournament | ![]() |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
Goalkeeper of the tournament | ![]() |
Young player of the tournament | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
Goalscorers
There were 249 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 5.66 goals per match.
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Florent Van Aubel
Abhishek
Akashdeep Singh
Sukhjeet Singh
Faizal Saari
Shello Silverius
Teun Beins
Sam Lane
2 goals
Tomas Domene
Lucas Toscani
Daniel Beale
Flynn Ogilvie
Cédric Charlier
Tanguy Cosyns
Sébastien Dockier
Nick Bandurak
Phil Roper
Corentin Sellier
Tom Grambusch
Shamsher Singh
Justen Blok
Thijs van Dam
Sam Hiha
Mustapha Cassiem
Nqobile Ntuli
Bradley Sherwood
Lee Jung-jun
Xavier Gispert
Marc Reyné
Gareth Furlong
1 goal
Agustín Bugallo
Bautista Capurro
Santiago Tarazona
Tim Brand
Nathan Ephraums
Jake Harvie
Tom Wickham
Aran Zalewski
Nicolas De Kerpel
Alexander Hendrickx
Victor Wegnez
Arthur De Sloover
Juan Amoroso
Franco Becerra
Ignacio Contardo
Andrés Pizarro
Martín Rodríguez
David Condon
Nick Park
Zachary Wallace
Eliot Curty
François Goyet
Etienne Tynevez
Gaspard Xavier
Moritz Ludwig
Marco Miltkau
Thies Prinz
Christopher Rühr
Moritz Trompertz
Justus Weigand
Varun Kumar
Vivek Prasad
Amit Rohidas
Hardik Singh
Mandeep Singh
Manpreet Singh
Lalit Upadhyay
Kentaro Fukuda
Ken Nagayoshi
Kaito Tanaka
Seren Tanaka
Firhan Ashari
Ashran Hamsani
Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi
Norsyafiq Sumantri
Jorrit Croon
Steijn van Heijningen
Tjep Hoedemakers
Terrance Pieters
Derck de Vilder
Sean Findlay
Hayden Phillips
Kane Russell
Connor Beauchamp
Keenan Horne
Tevin Kok
Guy Morgan
Samkelo Mvimbi
Jeong Jun-woo
Kim Sung-hyun
Lee Nam-yong
Seo In-woo
Álvaro Iglesias
Marc Recasens
James Carson
Jacob Draper
Luke Hawker
Source: FIH
Controversies
A pool match played between South Korea and Japan on 17 January ended in controversy after a late match substitution led to 12 Japanese players being on the pitch.[16] According to an FIH statement "In the last moments of today's FIH Hockey Men's World Cup match between Japan and Korea, the Japanese team had 12 players on the field of play, instead of a maximum of 11 as stipulated in the FIH Rules of Hockey".[17] Following discussion with FIH officials, the Japanese team explained that the incident was an accident and expressed their apologies to the FIH and opposition.[18] The FIH is investigating the incident.[19]
See also
Notes
- The Oceania Cup could not be completed before the qualification deadline due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore the two Oceania quota places have been filled based on the FIH Men's World Ranking.[7]
References
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