The FIH Men’s Hockey World Championship is the flagship event of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and is held every four years. The 15th edition of the tournament, FIH Hockey World Cup 2023, is scheduled to take place in India from January 13 to 29, 2023.
The tournament was first held in 1971 in Barcelona, Spain and since then it has been held in many different countries around the world. Pakistan is the most successful team in the tournament’s history, winning it four times (1971, 1978, 1982 and 1994).
The 2023 edition of the tournament will feature 16 teams, with host nation India automatically qualifying for the tournament. Teams will be divided into four groups of four teams each.
The top team in each group will advance to the quarter-finals, while the second-place team must compete in cross-match matches.
The tournament will begin with the opening ceremony and match between Argentina and South Africa on 13 January 2023. The final of the tournament will take place on 29 January 2023. Matches will be held on the two venues are Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela. Pakistan, the most successful team in the Men’s Hockey World Cup, will not participate in this year’s tournament.
FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023: Match schedule, times and results.
|
Day |
Fixture |
Time (IST) |
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January 13, Friday |
Argentina vs South Africa |
1:00 pm |
|
January 13, Friday |
Australia vs France |
03:00 |
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January 13, Friday |
England vs Wales |
05:00 |
|
January 13, Friday |
India vs Spain |
7:00 pm |
|
January 14, Saturday |
New Zealand vs Chile |
1:00 pm |
|
January 14, Saturday |
Netherlands vs Malaysia |
03:00 |
|
January 14, Saturday |
Belgium vs Korea |
05:00 |
|
January 14, Saturday |
Germany vs Japan |
7:00 pm |
|
January 15, Sunday |
Spain vs Wales |
05:00 |
|
January 15, Sunday |
England vs India (There is no winner) |
7:00 pm |
|
January 16, Monday |
Malaysia vs Chile |
1:00 pm |
|
January 16, Monday |
New Zealand vs Netherlands |
03:00 |
|
January 16, Monday |
France vs South Africa |
05:00 |
|
January 16, Monday |
Argentina vs Australia (There is no winner) |
7:00 pm |
|
January 17, Tuesday |
Korea vs Japan |
05:00 |
|
January 17, Tuesday |
Germany vs Belgium (There is no winner) |
7:00 pm |
|
January 19, Thursday |
Malaysia vs New Zealand |
1:00 pm |
|
January 19, Thursday |
Netherlands vs Chile |
03:00 |
|
January 19, Thursday |
Spain vs England |
05:00 |
|
January 19, Thursday |
India vs Wales |
7:00 pm |
|
January 20, Friday |
Australia vs South Africa |
1:00 pm |
|
January 20, Friday |
France vs Argentina (Draw) |
03:00 |
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January 20, Friday |
Belgium vs Japan |
05:00 |
|
January 20, Friday |
Korea vs Germany |
7:00 pm |
|
January 22, Sunday |
Spain vs Malaysia |
4:30 p.m |
|
January 22, Sunday |
India vs New Zealand |
7:00 pm |
|
January 23, Monday |
Germany vs France |
4:30 p.m |
|
January 23, Monday |
Argentina vs Korea |
7:00 pm |
|
January 24, Tuesday |
Australia vs Spain |
4:30 p.m |
|
January 24, Tuesday |
Belgium vs New Zealand |
7:00 pm |
|
January 25, Wednesday |
England vs Germany |
4:30 p.m |
|
January 25, Wednesday |
Netherlands vs Korea |
7:00 pm |
|
January 26, Thursday |
South Africa vs Malaysia |
half past eleven |
|
January 26, Thursday |
Wales vs France |
2 p.m |
|
January 26, Thursday |
Chile vs Argentina |
4:30 p.m |
|
January 26, Thursday |
Japan vs India |
7:00 pm |
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Friday January 27 |
Australia vs Germany |
4:30 p.m |
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Friday January 27 |
Belgium vs Netherlands |
7:00 pm |
|
January 28, Saturday |
Malaysia vs Japan |
half past eleven |
|
January 28, Saturday |
Chile vs France |
2 p.m |
|
January 28, Saturday |
Argentina vs Wales |
4:30 p.m |
|
January 28, Saturday |
South Africa vs India |
7:00 pm |
|
January 29, Sunday |
Australia vs Netherlands |
4:30 p.m |
|
January 29, Sunday |
Germany vs Belgium |
7:00 pm |
(Note: Participating teams bold is the match winner)
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The 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey Tournament promises to be an exciting tournament featuring some of the world’s best teams and players. With the tournament taking place in India, this will certainly be an exciting event for fans of this sport.
The tournament turned out to be a roller coaster ride for the participating Hockey teams and their fans. The thrilling tournament ends on January 29 with the final between Germany and Belgium. Germany [3(5)] beat Belgium [3(4)] in the penalty shootout and became world hockey champion.
Germany, Netherlands and Belgium are the top three hockey teams in the world. India occupies the sixth position behind Australia and England.
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