Men's Hockey World Cup 2023: Schedule, Squads, live TV, streaming, and more

The FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 will take place in Odisha, India, from January 13 to January 29. Bhubaneswar and Rourkela are the host cities. Here’s all you need to know about it.

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Men's Hockey World Cup 2023: Schedule, Squads, live TV, streaming, and more

Host India will launch its World Cup campaign on the opening day of the tournament in a Pool D match against Spain. There are 16 teams participating in this prestigious quadrennial event, which is being held in India for the second successive time. The sides are divided into four groups. A total of 44 matches will be played over 17 days in the 15th edition of the Hockey World Cup.

Format and points system of FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023

The 16 teams are split up into four pools, where they play three games in a round-robin format. The group with the best record advances directly to the quarterfinals. The crossover round features the second- and third-placed teams in each group, and the winning team advances to the knockout round of the final eight along with the other four.

Venue for the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023

Kalinga Stadium (Bhubaneswar) and Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium (Rourkela).

Live TV and streaming

In India, the Hockey World Cup 2023 matches will be telecast live on the Star Sports network. Lie streaming is on Disney+Hotstar.

Pools for the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023

  • Pool A: Australia, Argentina, France, South Africa.

  • Pool B: Belgium, Germany, Korea, Japan.

  • Pool C: Netherlands, New Zealand, Malaysia, Chile.

  • Pool D: India, England, Spain, Wales.

Current world rankings

  • 1. Australia

  • 2. Belgium

  • 3. The Netherlands

  • 4. Germany

  • 5. England

  • 6. India

  • 7. Argentina

  • 8. Spain

  • 9. New Zealand

  • 10. South Korea

Hockey World Cup Previous champions

  • Pakistan (4): 1994, 1981, 1978, 1971

  • The Netherlands (3): 1998, 1990, 1973

  • Australia (3): 2014, 2010, 1986

  • Germany (2): 2006, 2002

  • India (1): 1975

  • Belgium (1): 2018

All the 16 squads for Hockey World Cup 2023

CountrySquad
Australia"Aran Zalewski (captain) Josh Beltz Johan Durst (goalkeeper) Nathan Ephraums Lachlan Sharp Tom Wickham Eddie Ockenden (captain) Andrew Charter(goalkeeper) Jeremy Hayward Jake Whetton Tom Craig Blake Govers Daniel Beale Tim Brand Matthew Dawson Jake Harvie Tim Howard Flynn Ogilvie. Head coach: Colin Batch."
Japan"Seren Tanaka (captain) Koji Yamasaki Shota Yamada Yusuke Kawamura Yamato Kawahara Kentaro Fukuda Taiki Takade Takuma Niwa Raiki Fujishima Ken Nagayoshi Hiro Saito Ryosei Kato Ryoma Ooka Masaki Ohashi Kaito Tanaka Kisho Kuroda (goalkeeper) Masato Kobayashi Takashi Yoshikawa (goalkeeper). Head coach: Akira Takahashi."
Malaysia"Ashari Firan (captain) Adrian Albert (goalkeeper) Hafizuddin Othman (goalkeeper) Hassan Najib Razie Rahim Rosli Ramadan Jalil Marhan Hamsari Ashran Sari Faizal Muhamad Aminudin Shello Silverius Faiz Jali Hasan Azuan Sumantri Norsyafiq Najmi Jazlan Shahril Saabah Mizun Zul Pidaus Azhar Aminul. Head coach: Arul Anthoni."
Chile"Fernando Renz (captain) Araya Augustin Juan Purcell Adrian Henriquez Vicente Goni Jose Maldonado Martin Rodriguez Kay Gesswien Andres Pizzaro Juan Amoroso Jose Hurtado Filipe Renz Ignacio Contrado Raimundo Valenzuela Axel Ritcher Axel Troncoso Nils Strabucchi Franco Becerra. Head coach: Jorge Dabanch."
The Netherlands"Thierry Brinkman (captain) Maurits Visser Lars Balk Jonas de Geus Thijs van Dam Seve van Ass Jorrit Croon Terrance Pieters Floris Wortelboer Teun Beins Tjep Hoedemakers Koen Bijen Steijn van Heijningen Pirmin Blaak (goalkeeper) Jip Janssen Tijmen Reijenga Justen Blok Derck de Vilder. Head coach: Jeroen Delmee."
New Zealand"Nic Woods (captain) Dom Dixon (goalkeeper) Dane Lett Simon Child Nick Ross Sam Hiha Kim Kingston Jake Smith Sam Lane Simon Yorston Aidan Sarikaya Joe Morrison Leon Hayward (goalkeeper) Kane Russell Blair Tarrant Sean Findlay Hayden Phillips Charlie Morrison. Head coach: Greg Nicol."
India"Harmanpreet Singh (captain) PR Sreejesh (goalkeeper) Krishna Pathak (goalkeeper) Armanpreet Singh Surender Kumar Varun Kumar Amit Rohidas Nilam Sanjeep Xess Manpreet Singh Hardik Singh Nilakanta Shar Shamsher Singh Vivek Sagar Prasad Akashdeep Singh Mandeep Singh Lalit Kumar Upadhyay Abhishek Sukhjeet Singh. Head coach: Graham Reid."
England"David Ames (captain) James Albery Liam Ansell Nick Bandurak Will Calnan David Condon David Goodfield Harry Martin James Mazarelo (goalkeeper) Nick Park Ollie Payne (goalkeeper) Phil Roper Scott Rushmere Liam Sanford Tom Sorsby Zach Wallace Jack Waller Sam Ward. Head coach: Paul Revington."
Spain"Marc Miralles (captain) Andreas Rafi Alejandro Alonso Cesar Curiel Xavi Gispert Borja Lacalle Álvaro Iglesias Ignacio Rodríguez Enrique Gonzalez Gerard Clapes Andreas Rafi Jordi Bonastre Joaquin Menini Mario Garin (goalkeeper) Marc Reyne Pepe Cunill Marc Recasens Pau Cunill Marc Vizcaino. Head coach: Maximiliano Caldas."
Wales"Luke Hawker (captain) Lewis Prosser (captain) Rupert Shipperley (captain) Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (goalkeeper) Rhys Payne (goalkeeper) Gareth Furlong Daniel Kyriakides Hywel Jones Ioan Wall Steve Kelly Dale Hutchinson Jacob Draper Gareth Griffiths Rhys Bradshaw Fred Newbold Ben Francis James Carson Jack Pritchard. Head coach: Daniel Newcombe."
South Korea"Lee Namyong (captain) Kim Jaehyeon Kim Hyeonhong Kim Kyubeom Lee Gangsan Jung Manjae Hwang Taeil Lee Jungjun Seo Inwoo Ji Woo Cheon Lee Hyeseung Kim Jaehan Kim Sunghyun Jeong Jun-woo Lee Seunghoon Kim Hyeongjin Jang Jonghyun Jeon Byungjin. Head coach: Shin Seok Kyo."
Germany"Mats Grambusch (captain) Alexander Stadler (goalkeeper) Mathias Muller Lukas Windfeder Niklas Wellen Tom Grambusch Teo Hinrichs Gonzalo Peillat Christopher Ruhr Justus Weigand Marco Miltkau Martin Zwicker Hannes Muller Timur Oruz Thies Prinz Moritz Trompertz Moritz Ludwig Jean Danneberg (goalkeeper). Head coach: Andre Henning."
Belgium"Felix Denayer (captain) Loic Van Doren (goalkeeper) Arthur Van Doren John-John Dohmen Florent Van Aubel Sébastien Dockier Cedric Charlier Gauthier Boccard Nicolas De Kerpel Alexander Hendrickx Vincent Vanasch (goalkeeper) Simon Gougnard Arthur De Sloover Loick Luypaert Antoine Kina Victor Wegnez Tom Boon Tanguy Cosyns. Head coach: Michel van den Heuvel."
South Africa"Dayaan Cassiem (captain) Bili Ntuli Jethro Eustice Brad Sherwood Keenan Horne Connor Beauchamp Mustapha Cassiem Dan Bell Nic Spooner Peabo Lembethe Estiaan Kriek (goalkeeper) Ryan Julius Gowan Jones (goalkeeper) Sam Mvimbi Guy Morgan Sihle Ngubane Jacques van Tonder Tevin Kok. Head coach: Cheslyn Gie."
France"Victor Charlet (captain) Arthur Thieffry (goalkeeper) Mattéo Desgouillons Pieter van Straaten Stanislas Branicki Gaspard Xavier Simon Martin-Brisac Blaise Rogeau Viktor Lockwood Charles Masson Gaspard Baumgarten François Goyet Noé Jouin Jean-Baptiste Forgues Eliot Curty Etienne Tynevez Brieuc Delemazure Edgar Reynaud (goalkeeper). Head coach: Fred Soyez."
Argentina"Matias Rey (captain) Tomas Santiago (goalkeeper) Emiliano Bosso (goalkeeper) Facundo Zarate Nicolas Della Torre Nicolas Cicileo Federico Monja Juan Ignacio Catan Santiago Tarazona Thomas Habif Agustin Bugallo Agustin Mazzilli Nicolas Keenan Maico Casella Martin Ferreiro Lucas Vila Tomas Domene Lucas Toscani. Head coach: Mariano Ronconi."

Hockey World Cup 2023 Schedule (All times in IST)

MatchDateStageFixtureTime
1"January 13 Friday"Group AArgentina vs South Africa13:00
2January 13Group AAustralia vs France15:00
3January 13Group DEngland vs Wales17:00
4January 13Group DIndia vs Spain19:00
5"January 14 Saturday"Group CNew Zealand vs Chile13:00
6January 14Group CNetherlands vs Malaysia15:00
7January 14Group BBelgium vs Korea17:00
8January 14Group BGermany vs Japan19:00
9"January 15 Sunday"Group DSpain vs Wales17:00
10January 15Group DIndia vs England19:00
11"January 16 Monday"Group CMalaysia vs Chile13:00
12January 16Group CNew Zealand vs Netherlands15:00
13January 16Group AFrance vs South Africa17:00
14January 16Group AArgentina vs Australia19:00
15"January 17 Tuesday"Group BKorea vs Japan17:00
16January 17Group BGermany vs Belgium19:00
17"January 19 Thursday"Group CMalaysia vs New Zealand13:00
18January 19Group CNetherlands vs Chile15:00
19January 19Group DSpain vs England17:00
20January 19Group DIndia vs Wales19:00
21"January 20 Friday"Group AAustralia vs South Africa13:00
22January 20Group AFrance vs Argentina15:00
23January 20Group BBelgium vs Japan17:00
24January 20Group BKorea vs Germany19:00
25"January 22 Sunday"Crossover2nd Pool C vs 3rd Pool D16:30
26January 22Crossover2nd Pool D vs 3rd Pool C19:00
27"January 23 Monday"Crossover2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B16:30
28January 23Crossover2nd Pool B vs 3rd Pool A19:00
29"January 24 Tuesday"Quarter-final1st Pool A vs Winner 2516:30
30January 24Quarter-final1st Pool B vs Winner 2619:00
31"January 25 Wednesday"Quarter-final1st Pool C vs Winner 2716:30
32January 25Quarter-final1st Pool D vs Winner 2819:00
33"January 26 Thursday"9-16 Classification4th Pool A vs Loser 2511:30
34January 269-16 Classification4th Pool B vs Loser 2614:00
35January 269-16 Classification4th Pool C vs Loser 2716:30
36January 269-16 Classification4th Pool D vs Loser 2819:00
37"January 27 Friday"Semi-final 1Winner 29 vs Winner 3216:30
38January 27Semi-final 2Winner 30 vs Winner 3119:00
39"January 28 Saturday"13-16 ClassificationLoser 33 vs Loser 3411:30
40January 2813-16 ClassificationLoser 35 vs Loser 3614:00
41January 289-12 ClassificationWinner 33 vs Winner 3416:30
42January 289-12 ClassificationWinner 35 vs Winner 3619:00
43"January 29 Sunday"3rd Place MatchLoser 37 vs Loser 3816:30
44January 29FinalWinner 37 vs Winner 3819:00
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