2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup explained
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]
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.
For the preferred time window 1–17 July 2022:
- Belgium
Germany (withdrew)
- Malaysia
Spain (withdrew)
For the preferred time window 13–29 January 2023:
Teams
Qualification
Just as in 2018, 16 teams competed in the tournament. Alongside hosts, India, the five continental champions received 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.[6]
Draw
The draw took place on 8 September 2022.[7] [8]
Squads
See main article: 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup squads.
The sixteen national teams were required to register a playing squad of eighteen players and two reserves.[9]
Venues
Following is a list of all venues and host cities.
Umpires
On 29 November 2021, 18 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament.[10] [11] Before the tournament, the final list was published.[12]
- 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
The schedule was published on 8 September 2022.[13]
All times are local (UTC+5:30).[14]
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 classification
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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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Final
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
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.[15] 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".[16] Following discussion with FIH officials, the Japanese team explained that the incident was an accident and expressed their apologies to the FIH and opposition.[17] The FIH is investigating the incident.[18]
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: 2022 FIH Hockey Women's World Cup in Spain and the Netherlands, 2023 FIH Hockey Men's World Cup in India . fih.ch . . 8 November 2019 . Lausanne . 8 November 2019 . 9 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191109115058/http://www.fih.ch/news/2022-fih-hockey-women-s-world-cup-in-spain-and-the-netherlands-2023-fih-hockey-men-s-world-cup-in-india/ . live .
- Web site: 29 January 2023 . Germany crowned World Champions at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 . 29 January 2023 . International Hockey Federation.
- Web site: Two time windows set for 2022 FIH World Cups . fih.ch . International Hockey Federation . 5 February 2019 . 20 December 2018 . 7 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190207121141/http://www.fih.ch/news/two-time-windows-set-for-2022-fih-world-cups/ . live .
- Web site: India presents bid to host men's Hockey World Cup in 2023 . The Times of India . 18 October 2019 . 17 October 2019 . 12 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112062406/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/india-presents-bid-to-host-mens-hockey-world-cup-in-2023/articleshow/71633712.cms . live .
- Web site: World Cup qualification quotas decided. fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 3 December 2020. Lausanne. 8 November 2019. 3 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203160841/http://www.fih.ch/news/world-cup-qualification-quotas-decided/. live.
- Web site: FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela: draw scheduled on 8 September. fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 1 September 2022. 2 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220902150137/https://www.fih.hockey/news/fih-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-2023-bhubaneswar---rourkela-draw-scheduled-on-8-september. live.
- Web site: FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela: Pools revealed!. fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 8 September 2022. 8 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220908092517/https://www.fih.hockey/events/world-cup/men/fih-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-2023-bhubaneswar-rourkela-1389/news/fih-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-2023-bhubaneswar---rourkela-pools-revealed. live.
- Web site: 2022 FIH Hockey Men's World Cup Tournament Regulations . 5 December 2022 . 5 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205215105/https://www.fih.ch/media/13556732/2022-fih-hockey-mens-world-cup-tournament-regulations.pdf . live .
- News: Officials confirmed for 2022 and 2023 FIH Women's and Men's World Cups. FIH. 29 November 2021. 29 November 2021. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129160233/http://www.fih.ch/news/officials-confirmed-for-2022-and-2023-fih-women-s-and-men-s-world-cups/. live.
- News: Officials List. FIH. 29 November 2021. 29 November 2021. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129160237/http://www.fih.ch/media/13489488/hockeymensworldcup2023officials.pdf. live.
- News: Officials List. 12 January 2023. 12 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230112062459/https://www.fih.hockey/events/world-cup/men/fih-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-2023-bhubaneswar-rourkela-1389/officials. live.
- Web site: FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela: Pools revealed! . 8 September 2022 . 8 September 2022 . International Hockey Federation . 12 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112062429/https://www.fih.hockey/events/world-cup/men/fih-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-2023-bhubaneswar-rourkela-1389/news/fih-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-2023-bhubaneswar---rourkela-pools-revealed . live .
- Web site: FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela: Argentina-South Africa to open the show!. 30 September 2022. 30 September 2022. International Hockey Federation. 30 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220930091238/https://www.fih.hockey/events/world-cup/men/fih-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-2023-bhubaneswar-rourkela-1389/news/fih-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-2023-bhubaneswar-rourkela-argentina-south-africa-to-open-the-show. live.
- Web site: Hockey World Cup: 12 Japanese Players Appear On Field During Match Against South Korea, FIH To Investigate Hockey News . 19 January 2023 . NDTVSports.com . en . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119004125/https://sports.ndtv.com/hockey-world-cup-2023/hockey-world-cup-12-japanese-players-appear-on-field-during-match-against-south-korea-fih-to-investigate-3701148 . live .
- Web site: Hockey World Cup: 12 Japanese Players Appear On Field During Match Against South Korea, FIH To Investigate Hockey News . 19 January 2023 . NDTVSports.com . en . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119004125/https://sports.ndtv.com/hockey-world-cup-2023/hockey-world-cup-12-japanese-players-appear-on-field-during-match-against-south-korea-fih-to-investigate-3701148 . live .
- Web site: Sportstar . Team . 17 January 2023 . Hockey World Cup 2023: 12 Japanese players on the pitch during Korea vs Japan match . 19 January 2023 . sportstar.thehindu.com . en . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119004127/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/world-cup-2023-12-japanese-players-on-pitch-during-korea-vs-japan-match-fih-bhubaneswar-rourkela-odisha/article66388207.ece . live .
- News: Steven . 18 January 2023 . FIH Hockey World Cup 2023: Japan to get penalised for fielding 12 players . 19 January 2023 . Bethive.net . en-US . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119004145/https://bethive.net/fih-hockey-world-cup-2023-japan-to-get-penalised-for-fielding-12-players/ . live .