This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant
ROURKELA, India – In just 10 days, hockey fans from all over the world will be enthralled by the 15th edition of the world’s most prestigious FIH men’s championship at the brand new Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela. Another site will be the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, both being great venues for the tournament.
The 16 top men’s hockey teams in the world have carefully planned for the competition and developed game plans for the rivals that stand in their way of winning the championship. To provide the players and fans with the finest experience possible, the organizing team in India has gone above and beyond. The authorities are prepared and ready to guarantee a fair competition and a tournament that runs smoothly. The best hockey stars will have their fans cheering for them as they take part in the most exciting hockey action ever.
The FIH Men’s World Cup will be hosted by the same country for the first time ever since the 2018 edition was also held in the Indian state of Odisha. FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup in 2021 and the FIH Hockey Pro League during the previous 4 years, following the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup in 2018, are two recent examples of important hockey tournaments that the state of Odisha has hosted.
On the first day of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, games will be played in both Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. At the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar, the reigning African champions and recent winners of the first FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup, South Africa, will square off against 2016 Olympic gold medalists Argentina.
Following that, further Pool A action between France and the World No. 1 Australia squad will take place. The action will next go to the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, where teams in Pool D will begin their campaigns. In the first game to be held at the brand-new stadium, England will play Wales. Two sides that are familiar with one another from the FIH Hockey Pro League, where they have produced very entertaining games with tons of goals, will face off in the opening day’s final matchup between hosts India and Spain.
Initial fixtures for January
January 13, 2023
ARG v IND
AUS v FRA
ENG v WAL
IND v SPA
January 14, 2023
NZ v CHI
NED v MAL
BEL v SoKor
GER v JAP
January 15, 2023
SPA v WAL
ENG v IND
January 16, 2023
MAL v CHI
NZ v NED
FRA v S.AFR
ARG v AUS
January 17, 2023
SoKor v JAP
GER v BEL
January 19, 2023
MAL v NZ
NED v CHI
SPA v ENG
IND v WAL
January 20, 2023
AUS v IND
FRA v ARG
BEL v JAP
SoKor v GER
January 22, 2023
2nd Pool C v 3rd Pool D
2nd Pool D v 3rd Pool C
January 23, 2023
2nd Pool A v 3rd Pool B
2nd Pool B v 3rd Pool A
January 24, 2023
1st Pool A v Winner 25
1st Pool B v Winner 26
January 25, 2023
1st Pool C v Winner 27
1st Pool D v Winner 28
January 26, 2023
4th Pool A v Loser 25
4th Pool B v Loser 26
4th Pool C v Loser 27
4th Pool D v Loser 28
January 27, 2023
Winner 29 v Winner 32
Winner 30 v Winner 31
January 28, 2023
Loser 33 v Loser 34
Loser 35 v Loser 36
Winner 33 v Winner 34
Winner 35 v Winner 36
January 29, 2023
Loser 37 v Loser 38
Winner 37 v Winner 38
Pools
Pool A
AUS, ARG, FRA, S.AFR
Pool B
BEL, GER, SoKor, JAP
Pool C
NED, NZ, MAL, CHI
Pool D
IND, ENG, SPA, WAL
