2023 Men's Hockey World Cup

The 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup will be 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 will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and at the 20,000 seat Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, India from 13 to 29 January 2023.

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. The FIH received the following final three bids for the Men's 2022 World Cup. In November 2019, India was confirmed to host the tournament in January 2023.

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

Qualification

Just as in 2018, 16 teams will compete in the tournament. Alongside the hosts, India, the five continental champions will receive an automatic berth. 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.

Draw

The draw took place on 8 September 2022.

Squads

The sixteen national teams were required to register a playing squad of eighteen players and two reserves.

Venues

Following is a list of all venues and host cities.

Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Situated in the heart of India’s sporting capital, Bhubaneswar, the Kalinga stadium can hold a 15,000-strong crowd. Built Built inin 2013, the stadium has been witness to some of the most iconic moments in hockey history. It has had the distinction of hosting major sports events, both domestic and international, regularly.

Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela

Purpose-built to host the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar - Rourkela, say hello to India’s newest and biggest hockey arena! It can hold a record 20,000 spectators and built in just 12 months. Named after a freedom fighter ‘Birsa Munda’, the stadium on the campus of the Biju Patnaik University of Technology in Rourkela will set a new benchmark in international stadium design for hockey, providing one of the best spectator experiences in the world.

Umpires

On 29 November 2021, 18 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament. Before the tournament, the final list was published.

*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 Rodgers (AUS)
*Javed Shaikh (IND)
*David Tomlinson (NZL)
*Coen van Bunge (NED)
*Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

First round

The schedule was published on 8 September 2022.

''All times are local ( UTC+5:30).''

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Classification round

9th–16th place quarterfinals

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13th–16th place classification

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9th–12th place classification

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Second round

Crossovers

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

See also

* 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
* 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
* 2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Notes

References

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World Cup
Men's Hockey World Cup
International field hockey competitions hosted by India
FIH Hockey World Cup
Hockey World Cup
Sport in Bhubaneswar
Rourkela
FIH Hockey World Cup