Outline
FIH World Cup is an international competition to decide the world champion. 16 countries including the top teams from continental preliminaries and a host country will participate in it. This is the first time in 16 years and total 5th participation for Japan men’s national team. In the last India World Cup, Belgium got the championship for the first time and and Japan ranked 5th as best in Madrid World Cup. * The past record of Men’s national team : 9th in 1971(1st world cup), 10th in 1973 (2nd World Cup), 12th in 2002 (10th World Cup), 9th in 2006 (11th World Cup)
| Name | 15th FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela |
|---|---|
| Host | FIH (Federation of International Hockey) |
| Schedule | January 13 – 29, 2023 (17 days) Game Schedule: [FIH Official Site], [FIH – TMS Official Site] |
| Host City | Bhubaneswar and Rourkela in India UTC+5:30 (-3 hours and 30 mins difference with Japan) |
| Place | ・Bhubaneswar : Kalinga Stadium ・Rourkela : Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium |
| Participating Countries | 16 countries Group A：Australia, Argentina, France, South Africa Group B：Japan, Belgium, Germany, Korea Group C：Netherlands, New Zealand, Malaysia, Chile Group D：India (Host), England, Spain, Wales *Participating Countries [FIH Official Site] |
| Drawing Live Broadcast | Watch.Hockey [Hockey Broadcasting Site] *12:00-, September 8 (India local time) (15:30- Japanese local time) (Detail: Watch.Hockey Official Site on September 2, 2022) *A free account is needed. |
Men’s National Team
- Candidates to Represent Men’s National Team “Samurai Japan” in 15th FIH Men’s World Cup (2023/Bhubaneswar, Rourkela) (at the date of December 19, 2022)
Final Result and Participating Countries
| Team | World Ranking | World Ranking After the Game |
Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |  Germany |
4th | 1st | B |
| 2nd |  Belgium |
2nd | 3rd | B |
| 3rd |  Netherlands |
3rd | 2nd | C |
| 4th |  Australia |
1st | 4th | A |
| 5th |  England |
5th | 5th | D |
| 6th |  Spain |
8th | 8th | D |
| 7th |  New Zealand |
9th | 10th | C |
| 8th |  Korea |
10th | 9th | B |
| 9th |  Argentina |
7th | 7th | A |
| 9th |  India (Host) |
6th | 6th | D |
| 11th |  South Africa |
14th | 14th | A |
| 11th |  Wales |
15th | 15th | D |
| 13th |  Malaysia |
11th | 11th | C |
| 13th |  France |
12th | 12th | A |
| 15th |  Japan |
16th | 19th | B |
| 15th |  Chile |
22th | 25th | C |
FIH World Ranking at the date of January 10 (before the game) and January 30 (after the game)
* The present world ranking (Select Men) [FIH Official Site]
Game Schedule and Results
※ WR ＝ FIH World Ranking
Group A
| № | Date | Match-up | Game Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st day Group A | Bhubaneswar | Argentina WR7th | 1-0 | South Africa WR14th |  |
| 1/13 16:30 | ||||||
| 2 | 1st day Group A | Bhubaneswar | Australia WR1st | 8-0 | France WR11th | |
| 1/13 18:30 | ||||||
| 13 | 4th day Group A | Bhubaneswar | France WR11th | 2-1 | South Africa WR14th | |
| 1/16 20:30 | ||||||
| 14 | 4th day Group A | Bhubaneswar | Argentina WR7th | 3-3 | Australia WR1st | |
| 1/16 22:30 | ||||||
| 21 | 7th day Group A | Rourkela | Australia WR1st | 9-2 | South Africa WR14th | |
| 1/20 16:30 | ||||||
| 22 | 7th day Group A | Rourkela | France WR11th | 5-5 | Argentina WR7th | |
| 1/20 18:30 | ||||||
Group B
| № | Date | Match-up | Game Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2nd day Group B | Bhubaneswar | Belgium WR2nd | 5-0 | Korea WR12th | |
| 1/14 20:30 | ||||||
| 8 | 2nd day Group B | Bhubaneswar | Japan WR17th | 0-3 | Germany WR4th | |
| 1/14 22:30 | ||||||
| 15 | 5th day Group B | Bhubaneswar | Japan WR17th | 1-2 | Korea WR12th | |
| 1/17 20:30 | ||||||
| 16 | 5th day Group B | Bhubaneswar | Germany WR4th | 2-2 | Belgium WR2nd | |
| 1/17 22:30 | ||||||
| 23 | 7th day Group B | Rourkela | Japan WR17th | 1-7 | Belgium WR2nd | |
| 1/20 20:30 | ||||||
| 24 | 7th day Group B | Rourkela | Korea WR12th | 2-7 | Germany WR4th | |
| 1/20 22:30 | ||||||
Group C
| № | Date | Match-up | Game Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2nd day Group C | Rourkela | New Zealand WR9th | 3-1 | Chile WR23th | |
| 1/14 16:30 | ||||||
| 6 | 2nd day Group C | Rourkela | Netherlands WR3rd | 4-0 | Malaysia WR10th | |
| 1/14 18:30 | ||||||
| 11 | 4th day Group C | Rourkela | Malaysia WR10th | 3-2 | Chile WR23th | |
| 1/16 16:30 | ||||||
| 12 | 4th day Group C | Rourkela | New Zealand WR9th | 0-4 | Netherlands WR3rd | |
| 1/16 18:30 | ||||||
| 17 | 6th day Group C | Bhubaneswar | Malaysia WR10th | 3-2 | New Zealand WR9th | |
| 1/19 16:30 | ||||||
| 18 | 6th day Group C | Bhubaneswar | Netherlands WR3rd | 14-0 | Chile WR23th | |
| 1/19 18:30 | ||||||
Group D
| № | Date | Match-up | Game Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1st day Group D | Rourkela | England WR6th | 5-0 | Wales WR16th | |
| 1/13 20:30 | ||||||
| 4 | 1st day Group D | Rourkela | India WR5th | 2-0 | Spain WR8th | |
| 1/13 22:30 | ||||||
| 9 | 3rd day Group D | Rourkela | Spain WR8th | 5-1 | Wales WR16th | |
| 1/15 20:30 | ||||||
| 10 | 3rd day Group D | Rourkela | England WR6th | 0-0 | India WR5th | |
| 1/15 22:30 | ||||||
| 19 | 6th day Group D | Bhubaneswar | Spain WR8th | 0-4 | England WR6th | |
| 1/19 20:30 | ||||||
| 20 | 6th day Group D | Bhubaneswar | India WR5th | 4-2 | Wales WR16th | |
| 1/19 22:30 | ||||||
Final and Consolation Final
| № | Date | Match-up | Game Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 8th day Cross-over | Bhubaneswar | Malaysia WR11th |
2-2 SO3-4 |
Spain WR8位 |
|
| 1/22 20:00 | ||||||
| 26 | 8th day Cross-over | Bhubaneswar | India WR6th |
3-3 SO4-5 |
New Zealand WR9th |
|
| 1/22 22:30 | ||||||
| 27 | 9th day Cross-over | Bhubaneswar | Argentina WR7th |
5-5 SO2-3 |
Korea WR10th |
|
| 1/23 22:30 | ||||||
| 28 | 9th day Cross-over | Bhubaneswar | Germany WR4th |
5-1 | France WR12tu |
|
| 1/23 20:00 | ||||||
| 29 | 10th day Quarterfinal | Bhubaneswar | Australia WR1st |
4-3 | Spain WR8th |
|
| 1/24 20:00 | ||||||
| 30 | 10th day Quarterfinal | Bhubaneswar | Belgium WR2nd |
2-0 | New Zealand WR9th |
|
| 1/24 22:30 | ||||||
| 31 | 11th day Quarterfinal | Bhubaneswar | Netherlands WR3rd |
5-1 | Korea WR10th |
|
| 1/25 22:30 | ||||||
| 32 | 11th day Quarterfinal | Bhubaneswar | England WR5th |
2-2 SO3-4 |
Germany WR4th |
|
| 1/25 20:00 | ||||||
| 33 | 12th day 9th-16th preliminary match | Rourkela | South Africa WR14th |
6-3 | Malaysia WR11th |
|
| 1/26 15:00 | ||||||
| 34 | 12th day 9th-16th preliminary match | Rourkela | Japan WR16th |
0-8 | India WR6th |
|
| 1/26 22:30 | ||||||
| 35 | 12th day 9th-16th preliminary match | Rourkela | Chile WR22th |
0-8 | Argentina WR7th |
|
| 1/26 20:00 | ||||||
| 36 | 12th day 9th-16th preliminary match | Rourkela | Wales WR15th |
2-2 SO2-1 |
France WR12th |
|
| 1/26 17:30 | ||||||
| 37 | 13th day semifinal | Bhubaneswar | Australia WR1st |
3-4 | Germany WR4th |
|
| 1/27 20:00 | ||||||
| 38 | 13th day semifinal | Bhubaneswar | Belgium WR2nd |
2-2 SO3-2 |
Netherlands WR3rd |
|
| 1/27 22:30 | ||||||
| 39 | 14th day 13th-16th preliminary match | Rourkela | Japan WR16th |
2-3 | Malaysia WR11th |
|
| 1/28 15:00 | ||||||
| 40 | 14th day 13th-16th preliminary match | Rourkela | Chile WR22th |
2-4 | France WR12th |
|
| 1/28 17:30 | ||||||
| 41 | 14th day 9th-12th preliminary match | Rourkela | South Africa WR14th |
2-5 | India WR6th |
|
| 1/28 20:00 | ||||||
| 42 | 14th day 9th-12th preliminary match | Rourkela | Argentina WR7th |
6-0 | Wales WR15th |
|
| 1/28 22:30 | ||||||
| 43 | Final day 3rd place match | Bhubaneswar | Australia WR1st |
1-3 | Netherlands WR3rd |
|
| 1/29 20:00 | ||||||
| 44 | Final day Final | Bhubaneswar | Germany WR4th |
3-3 SO5-4 |
Belgium WR2nd |
|
| 1/29 22:30 | ||||||
Cross-over : 2nd and 3rd countries in each group play games to advance to the quarterfinal. *The top countries in each group advance to the quarterfinal. 4th countries in each group have 9-16th preliminary match.
Group League Ranking and Standing
Group A
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | – | △ 3:3 |
○ 8:0 |
○ 9:2 |
| 2 | Argentina | △ 3:3 |
– | △ 5:5 |
○ 1:0 |
| 3 | France | ● 0:8 |
△ 5:5 |
– | ○ 2:1 |
| 4 | South Africa | ● 2:9 |
● 0:1 |
● 1:2 |
– |
| Ranking | Team | Played | W | D | L | TG | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [•] |  |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 7 |
| 2 [•] |  |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 [•] |  |
France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 4 [•] |  |
South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | – | △ 2:2 |
○ 5:0 |
○ 7:1 |
| 2 | Germany | △ 2:2 |
– | ○ 7:2 |
○ 3:0 |
| 3 | Korea | ● 0:5 |
● 2:7 |
– | ○ 2:1 |
| 4 | Japan | ● 1:7 |
● 0:3 |
● 1:2 |
– |
| Ranking | Team | Played | W | D | L | TG | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [•] |  |
Belgiuj | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| 2 [•] |  |
Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 [•] |  |
Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
| 4 [•] |  |
Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -10 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | – | ○ 4:0 |
○ 4:0 |
○ 14:0 |
| 2 | Malaysia | ● 0:4 |
– | ○ 3:2 |
○ 3:2 |
| 3 | New Zealand | ● 0:4 |
● 2:3 |
– | ○ 3:1 |
| 4 | Chile | ● 0:14 |
● 2:3 |
● 1:3 |
– |
| Ranking | Team | Played | W | D | L | TG | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [•] |  |
Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 9 |
| 2 [•] |  |
Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 3 [•] |  |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 [•] |  |
Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -17 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | – | △ 0:0 |
○ 4:0 |
○ 5:0 |
| 2 | India | △ 0:0 |
– | ○ 2:0 |
○ 4:2 |
| 3 | Spain | ● 0:4 |
● 0:2 |
– | ○ 5:1 |
| 4 | Wales | ● 0:5 |
● 2:4 |
● 1:5 |
– |
| Ranking | Team | Played | W | D | L | TG | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [•] |  |
England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| 2 [•] |  |
India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 [•] |  |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 [•] |  |
Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
Highlight Video
1st game Japan vs. Germany
Social Media
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Short Movies in Each Group towards FIH World Cup
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Map
Bhubaneswar : Kalinga Stadium
Rourkela : Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
Related Information
- FIH World Cup Official Site [Official Site]
- FIH Official Social Media [Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube]
- Men’s National Team “Samurai Japan”
