Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 starts in Odisha, Download Schedule Details

Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 starts in Odisha, Download Schedule Details

FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 will be held in Bhubaneshwar and Rourkela as Odisha state will host the FIH Hockey World Cup 2023. Other details of Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 given below-.

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Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 Importance

FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 is very important sports event for various government exams including banking, SSC and even prestigious UPSC Exam. The importance of Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 further enhanced due to the fact that this edition is being hosted by Odisha, India.

Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 in News

The FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 is set to begin with Rio 2016 Olympic champions Argentina taking on South Africa at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on January 13.

Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 Venue

FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 will be held in Bhubaneshwar and Rourkela as Odisha state will host the FIH Hockey World Cup 2023.
India will play its first Men’s Hockey World Cup Match against Spain on 13th January 2023 at Bhubhaneshwar’s Kalinga Stadium.
The Men’s Hockey match will be placed in Rourkela at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium.

FIF Hockey World Cup 2023 Participants

15th edition of FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023, will see participation of 16 countries, divided into four pools (A-D), competing for the winning title. During the Hockey World Cup 2023 group stage, each team will play three hockey matches.

The four pool winners will advance to the quarter-finals while the teams finishing second and third in their pools will have to play crossover matches for the remaining four quarter-final spots.

FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 groups

The four pools/groups in the Hockey World Cup 2023 are listed below-

Pool A: Australia, South Africa, France, Argentina

Pool B: Belgium, Japan, Korea, Germany

Pool C: Netherlands, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand

Pool D: India, Wales, Spain, England

Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 Schedule Details

Hockey World Cup 2023 Schedule: 15th Edition of Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 begins from January 13 at Bhubaneswar. In the tournament’s first FIH Hockey World Cup match, Argentina will compete against South Africa. In the year 2018 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup championship game, Belgium defeated the Netherlands.

Hockey World Cup 2023 schedule
Match	Date	Stage	Fixture	Time
1	January 13, Friday	Group A	Argentina vs South Africa	1:00 PM
2	January 13, Friday	Group A	Australia vs France	3:00 PM
3	January 13, Friday	Group D	England vs Wales	5:00 PM
4	January 13, Friday	Group D	India vs Spain	7:00 PM
5	January 14, Saturday	Group C	New Zealand vs Chile	1:00 PM
6	January 14, Saturday	Group C	Netherlands vs Malaysia	3:00 PM
7	January 14, Saturday	Group B	Belgium vs Korea	5:00 PM
8	January 14, Saturday	Group B	Germany vs Japan	7:00 PM
9	January 15, Sunday	Group D	Spain vs Wales	5:00 PM
10	January 15, Sunday	Group D	England vs India	7:00 PM
11	January 16, Monday	Group C	Malaysia vs Chile	1:00 PM
12	January 16, Monday	Group C	New Zealand vs Netherlands	3:00 PM
13	January 16, Monday	Group A	France vs South Africa	5:00 PM
14	January 16, Monday	Group A	Argentina vs Australia	7:00 PM
15	January 17, Tuesday	Group B	Korea vs Japan	5:00 PM
16	January 17, Tuesday	Group B	Germany vs Belgium	7:00 PM
17	January 19, Thursday	Group C	Malaysia vs New Zealand	1:00 PM
18	January 19, Thursday	Group C	Netherlands vs Chile	3:00 PM
19	January 19, Thursday	Group D	Spain vs England	5:00 PM
20	January 19, Thursday	Group D	India vs Wales	7:00 PM
21	January 20, Friday	Group A	Australia vs South Africa	1:00 PM
22	January 20, Friday	Group A	France vs Argentina	3:00 PM
23	January 20, Friday	Group B	Belgium vs Japan	5:00 PM
24	January 20, Friday	Group B	Korea vs Germany	7:00 PM
25	January 22, Sunday	Crossover	2nd Pool C vs 3rd Pool D	4:30 PM
26	January 22, Sunday	Crossover	2nd Pool D vs 3rd Pool C	7:00 PM
27	January 23, Monday	Crossover	2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B	4:30 PM
28	January 23, Monday	Crossover	2nd Pool B vs 3rd Pool A	7:00 PM
29	January 24, Tuesday	Quarter-final	1st Pool A vs Winner 25	4:30 PM
30	January 24, Tuesday	Quarter-final	1st Pool B vs Winner 26	7:00 PM
31	January 25, Wednesday	Quarter-final	1st Pool C vs Winner 27	4:30 PM
32	January 25, Wednesday	Quarter-final	1st Pool D vs Winner 28	7:00 PM
33	January 26, Thursday	9-16 Classification	4th Pool A vs Loser 25	11:30 AM
34	January 26, Thursday	9-16 Classification	4th Pool B vs Loser 26	2:00 PM
35	January 26, Thursday	9-16 Classification	4th Pool C vs Loser 27	4:30 PM
36	January 26, Thursday	9-16 Classification	4th Pool D vs Loser 28	7:00 PM
37	January 27, Friday	Semi-final 1	Winner 29 vs Winner 32	4:30 PM
38	January 27, Friday	Semi-final 2	Winner 30 vs Winner 31	7:00 PM
39	January 28, Saturday	13-16 Classification	Loser 33 vs Loser 34	11:30 AM
40	January 28, Saturday	13-16 Classification	Loser 35 vs Loser 36	2:00 PM
41	January 28, Saturday	9-12 Classification	Winner 33 vs Winner 34	4:30 PM
42	January 28, Saturday	9-12 Classification	Winner 35 vs Winner 36	7:00 PM
43	January 29, Sunday	3rd Place Match	Loser 37 vs Loser 38	4:30 PM
44	January 29, Sunday	Final	Winner 37 vs Winner 38	7:00 PM