HOST: Government of Odisha in collaboration with Hockey India
SALIENT FEATURES:
# In total, 44 matches will be played, with the Final scheduled on 29 January in Bhubaneswar.
# A total of 20 matches will take place at the the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, which has a seating capacity of over 20,000.
# Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar which has a sitting capacity of over 15,000, will host 24 matches, including cross-overs, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the World Cup final.
# India have been placed in Pool D with England, Spain and Wales.
# Chile and Wales have qualified for the Mens World Cup for the very first time.
# Belgium are the current World Cup champions, having defeated the Netherlands in the final of the 2018 edition.
# Netherlands has played the most matches (100) in Men’s Hockey World Cup till date (2022).
# Australia has not only won most matches (69), but has scored most goals (305).
# FIH Mens World Cup was first held in 1971.
# FIH Odisha Hockey Mens World Cup 2023 will be the 15th edition of the quadrennial event.
# The Hockey World Cup was first conceived by Air Marshal Nur Khan of Pakistan.
# The Hockey World Cup trophy was designed by the Bashir Moojid and created in 1971by the Pakistani Army.
# The trophy stands at 650 mm with its base and weighs 11,560 gm including 895 gm gold, 6,815 gm silver, 350 gm ivory and 3,500 gm teak.
# It consists of a cup made up of gold and silver with intricate floral design and presents a hockey stick and ball atop a globe.
# Pakistan is the most successful team having won the title four times (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994).
# The Netherlands (1973, 1990, 1998) and Australia (1986, 2010, 2014) have won three titles each.
# Germany have won the title twice (2002, 2006), while India (1975) and Belgium (2018) have emerged champions once each.
# India also won a silver medal once in 1973 at Amstelveen, Netherlands and a bronze medal once in 1971 at Barcelona, Spain.
# Belgium won the previous edition of the FIH Mens World Cup, defeating Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out 3–2 after the final match ended in a 0–0 draw at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 16 December 2018.
* India finished sixth at the 2018 World Cup in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
# Spain (2 silver, 1 bronze), England (1 silver) and Argentina (1 bronze) are the other three countries to have won a World Cup silver or bronze medal.
# Aussies have won the highest number of 10 medals, which features 3 gold, 2 gold and 5 bronze.
# India and Netherlands have been joint-leaders in hosting the FIH Mens World Cup three times each, followed by Malaysia twice, Spain, Argentina, England, Pakistan, Australia and Germany once each.
# Only the Netherlands (1973 and 1998) and Germany (2006) have won the tournament as hosts.
# Germany, India, Netherlands and Spain share the record of most appearances in Mens FIH World Cup with 14 times each.
# A total of 27 countries have featured in the FIH Mens World Cup so far.
# Kuala Lumpur is the only city to have hosted the FIH Mens World Cup twice.
# The World Cup was held biennially from 1971 to 1975.
# The 4th edition was held in 1978 and the following editions since then have been held once every four years starting from 1982.
# The FIH Odisha Hockey Mens World Cup 2023 will be the first time a nation has played host to the World Cup for two successive editions.
# The 14 editions of Mens Hockey World Cup, featuring a total of 605 matches, produced a whopping 2,433 goals.
TEAM POOLS:
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
FULL SCHEDULE:
January 13 (Match 1): Argentina vs South Africa at Bhubaneswar (1:00 PM)
January 13 (Match 2): Australia vs France at Bhubaneswar (3:00 PM)
January 13 (Match 3): England vs Wales at Rourkela (5:00 PM)
January 13 (Match 4): India vs Spain at Rourkela (7:00 PM)
January 14 (Match 5): New Zealand vs Chile at Rourkela (1:00 PM)
January 14 (Match 6): Netherlands vs Malaysia at Rourkela (3:00 PM)
January 14 (Match 7): Belgium vs Korea at Bhubaneswar (5:00 PM)
January 14 (Match 8): Germany vs Japan at Bhubaneswar (7:00 PM)
January 15 (Match 9): Spain vs Wales at Rourkela (5:00 PM)
January 15 (Match 10): England vs India at Rourkela (7:00 PM)
January 16 (Match 11): Malaysia vs Chile at Rourkela (1:00 PM)
January 16 (Match 12): New Zealand vs Netherlands at Rourkela (3:00 PM)
January 16 (Match 13): France vs South Africa at Bhubaneswar (5:00 PM)
January 16 (Match 14): Argentina vs Australia at Bhubaneswar (7:00 PM)
January 17 (Match 15): Korea vs Japan at Bhubaneswar (5:00 PM)
January 17 (Match 16): Germany vs Belgium at Bhubaneswar (7:00 PM)
January 19 (Match 17): Malaysia vs New Zealand at Bhubaneswar (1:00 PM)
January 19 (Match 18): Netherlands vs Chile at Bhubaneswar (3:00 PM)
January 19 (Match 19): Spain vs England at Bhubaneswar (5:00 PM)
January 19 (Match 20): India vs Wales at Bhubaneswar (7:00 PM)
January 20 (Match 21): Australia vs South Africa at Rourkela (1:00 PM)
January 20 (Match 22): France vs Argentina at Rourkela (3:00 PM)
January 20 (Match 23): Belgium vs Japan at Rourkela (5:00 PM)
January 20 (Match 24): Korea vs Germany at Rourkela (7:00 PM)
January 22 (Match 25, Crossover): 2nd Pool-C vs 3rd Pool-D at Bhubaneswar (4.30 PM)
January 22 (Match 26, Crossover): 2nd Pool-D vs 3rd Pool-C at Bhubaneswar (7.00 PM)
January 23 (Match 27, Crossover): 2nd Pool-A vs 3rd Pool-B at Bhubaneswar (4.30 PM)
January 23 (Match 28, Crossover): 2nd Pool-B vs 3rd Pool-A at Bhubaneswar (7.00 PM)
January 24 (Match 29, QF): 1st Pool-A vs Winner 25 at Bhubaneswar (4.30 PM)
January 24 (Match 30, QF): 1st Pool-B vs Winner 26 at Bhubaneswar (7.00 PM)
January 25 (Match 31, QF): 1st Pool-C vs Winner 27 at Bhubaneswar (4.30 PM)
January 25 (Match 32, QF): 1st Pool-D vs Winner 28 at Bhubaneswar (7.00 PM)
January 26 (Match 33, 9th-16th): 4th Pool-A vs Loser 25 at Rourkela (11.30 AM)
January 26 (Match 34, 9th-16th): 4th Pool-B vs Loser 26 at Rourkela (2.00 PM)
January 26 (Match 35, 9th-16th): 4th Pool-C vs Loser 27 at Rourkela (4.30 PM)
January 26 (Match 36, 9th-16th): 4th Pool-D vs Loser 28 at Rourkela (7.00 PM)
January 27 (Match 37, SF): Winner 29 vs Winner 32 at Bhubaneswar (4.30 PM)
January 27 (Match 38, SF): Winner 30 vs Winner 31 at Bhubaneswar (7.00 PM)
January 28 (Match 39, 13th-16th): Loser 33 vs Loser 34 at Rourkela (11.30 AM)
January 28 (Match 40, 13th-16th): Loser 35 vs Loser 36 at Rourkela (2.00 PM)
January 28 (Match 41, 9th-12th): Winner 33 vs Winner 34 at Rourkela (4.30 PM)
January 28 (Match 42, 9th-12th): Winner 35 vs Winner 36 at Rourkela (7.00 PM)
January 29 (Match 43, 3rd-4th): Loser 37 vs Loser 38 at Bhubaneswar (4.30 PM)
January 29 (Match 44, Final): Winner 37 vs Winner 38 at Bhubaneswar (7.00 PM)