This article lists the confirmed squads for the

2018 Men's Hockey World Cup The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 14th edition of the Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation, FIH. It was held from 28 November to 16 Decem ...

tournament held in

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, India between 28 November and 16 December 2018. The sixteen national teams were required to register a playing squad of eighteen players and two reserves. ''Age, caps and club as of 28 November 2018.''

Pool A

Argentina

The squad was announced on 2 November 2018. Head Coach:

Germán Orozco Germán Mariano Orozco (born 16 January 1976) is an Argentine field hockey defender, who made his debut for the Argentina men's national field hockey team in 1994. He competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summe ...

France

The squad was announced on 13 November 2018. Head coach:

Jeroen Delmee Jeroen Petrus Maria Delmee (born March 8, 1973 in Boxtel) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands. Delmee was an Olympic champion for the Netherlands in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, ...

New Zealand

The squad was announced on 31 October 2018. Head coach: Darren Smith

Spain

The squad was announced on 4 November 2018. Miquel Delàs withdrew injured after the game against Argentina and was replaced by Ricardo Sánchez on 1 December. Head coach: Frederic Soyez

Pool B

Australia

The squad was announced on 2 November 2018. Head coach:

Colin Batch Colin Batch (born 27 March 1958) is a professional international field hockey coach and former international player from Australia. Batch is the head coach of the Australian Men's national hockey team the ''Kookaburras'' following his appointm ...

China

The squad was announced on 14 November 2018. Head coach: Kim Sang-ryul

England

The squad was announced on 13 November 2018. Sam Ward withdrew injured and was replaced by

Liam Ansell Liam Paul Ansell (born 12 November 1993) is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Wimbledon and the England and Great Britain national teams. Club career Ansell plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier D ...

on 22 November. Head coach: Danny Kerry

Ireland

The squad was announced on 23 October 2018. Head coach: Alexander Cox

Pool C

Belgium

The squad was announced on 4 November 2018. Emmanuel Stockbroekx and

John-John Dohmen John-John Dominique Dohmen (born 24 January 1988) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays for Orée and the Belgium national team as a midfielder. Biography John-John Dohmen was born in Anderlecht in 1988, and spent his youth i ...

withdrew injured after the game against India and were replaced by

Antoine Kina Antoine Sylvain Kina (born 13 February 1996) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Gantoise and the Belgium national team. He is the son of Belgian field hockey coach Pascal Kina. Club career ...

on 3 December and

Augustin Meurmans Augustin Jean Meurmans (born 29 May 1997) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Club de Bruxelles. International career He was part of the Belgian selection that placed for the final at the 2017 European Champio ...

on 7 December. Head coach:

Shane McLeod Shane David McLeod (born 8 August 1975) is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's North Asia correspondent. McLeod grew up in Hervey Bay and studied journalism at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. He commenced his career at A ...

Canada

The squad was announced on 2 November 2018. Brandon Pereira withdrew injured after the game against South Africa and was replaced by Floris van Son on 4 December. Head coach: Paul Bundy

India

The squad was announced on 8 November 2018. Head coach: Harendra Singh

South Africa

The squad was announced on 7 October 2018. Head coach: Mark Hopkins

Pool D

Germany

The squad was announced on 4 November 2018.

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withdrew injured and was replaced by Victor Aly on 9 November. Benedikt Fürk withdrew injured after the game against Malaysia and was replaced by

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on 12 December. Head coach: Stefan Kermas

Malaysia

The squad was announced on 12 November 2018. Head coach:

Roelant Oltmans Roelant Wouter Oltmans (born May 25, 1954) is a Dutch field hockey coach who is the current head coach of Kampong first men's team. Earlier he coached the Larensche Mixed Hockey Club men's team. He coached the Netherlands men's, India men's, Pa ...

Netherlands

The squad was announced on 26 October 2018.

Floris Wortelboer Floris Wortelboer (born 4 August 1996) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Hoofdklasse club Bloemendaal and the Dutch national team. Club career Wortelboer first played football when he was you ...

withdrew injured and was replaced by

Jorrit Croon Jorrit Croon (; born 9 August 1998) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for HC Bloemendaal, Bloemendaal and the Netherlands men's national field hockey team, Dutch national team. Club career Croon started playing ...

on 30 October.

Sander de Wijn Sander Sebastiaan Robert Jan de Wijn (; born 2 May 1990) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Kampong and the Dutch national team. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team A national sports team ...

withdrew injured after the game against Canada and was replaced by

Joep de Mol Joep Paul Eric de Mol (; born 10 December 1995) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Oranje-Rood and the Dutch national team. Club career De Mol started playing hockey at his local club in Berkel-Enschot and he also play ...

on 12 December. Head coach:

Maximiliano Caldas Maximiliano Jorge "Max" Caldas (born 9 March 1973) is an Argentine field hockey defender, who made his debut for the Argentina men's national field hockey team, national squad in 1994, and competed for his native country in the 1996 Summer Olympi ...

Pakistan

The squad was announced on 14 November 2018. Muhammad Rizwan Sr. withdrew injured after the game against Malaysia and was replaced by Arslan Qadir on 8 December. Head coach:

Tauqeer Dar Tauqeer Dar (born 31 January 1964) is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. He was the member of the winning Pakistani team in 1984 Summer Olympics. He is the son of Munir Ahmad Dar and the nephew of Tanvir Dar. He is also the son-in-law ...

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Men's Hockey World Cup squads