The Men's FIH Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation . The tournament was started in 1971 . It is held every four years, bridging the four years between the Summer Olympics . Pakistan is the most successful team, having won the tournament four times. The Netherlands , Australia , and Germany have each won three titles. Belgium and India have both won the tournament once.
22-544: The 2023 tournament was held in Bhubaneswar , India from 13 to 29 January. Germany defeated Belgium in a penalty shoot-out 5–4 after the match ended in a 3–3 draw to win their third World Cup title. The World Cup expanded to 16 teams in 2018. The Hockey World Cup was first conceived by Pakistan 's Air Marshal Nur Khan . He proposed his idea to the FIH through Patrick Rowley, the first editor of World Hockey magazine. Their idea
44-781: A better record among the Home Nations . Australia , despite qualifying through the Olympics, withdrew because of lack of funds. Originally, four teams were to be invited for the World Cup, but after the withdrawal of Australia this was increased to five. Spain , Malaysia , Belgium and Japan were all invited by the FIH for the event, while New Zealand was invited to replace Australia. Other nations who showed interest in competing were Canada, France, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Rhodesia, South Africa, and
66-509: A late match substitution led to 12 Japanese players being on the pitch. 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". Following discussion with FIH officials, the Japanese team explained that the incident
88-504: A qualification stage and a final tournament stage. The format for each stage is the same. The qualification stage has been a part of the Hockey World Cup since 1977. All participating teams play in the qualification round. The teams divide into two or more pools and compete for a berth in the final tournament. The top two teams are automatically qualified and the rest of the berths are decided in playoffs. The final tournament features
110-769: Is 25, using FIH's view on successor teams 2023 Men%27s Hockey World Cup 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. Germany won their third title after defeating
132-581: The Real Club de Polo grounds in Barcelona , Spain , which was considered a neutral and peaceful European site. The FIH has set no requirements or limitations on the size of the competition. The 1971 Cup included only ten nations, the smallest World Cup. The 1978 Cup featured fourteen nations. The 2002, 2018 and 2023 Cups featured sixteen nations. The remaining 10 World Cups have featured 12 nations. The first three tournaments were held every two years. The 1978 Cup
154-497: 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 . The International Hockey Federation announced in December 2018 that the 2022 Hockey World Cups would be held either in July 2022 or January 2023. The FIH received the following final three bids for
176-496: The Men's 2022 World Cup. In November 2019, India was confirmed to host the tournament in January 2023. For the preferred time window 1–17 July 2022: For the preferred time window 13–29 January 2023: 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
198-698: The Pakistani Ambassador to Belgium. The trophy consists of a silver cup with an intricate floral design, surmounted by a globe of the world in silver and gold , placed on a high blade base inlaid with ivory . At its peak is a model hockey stick and ball. Without its base, the trophy stands 120.85 mm (4.758 in) high. Including the base, the trophy stands 650 mm (26 in). It weighs 11,560 g (408 oz), including 895 g (31.6 oz) of gold, 6,815 g (240.4 oz) of silver, 350 g (12 oz) of ivory and 3,500 g (120 oz) of teak . The Hockey World Cup consists of
220-534: The Soviet Union. Matchday 1 Matchday 2 Matchday 3 Matchday 4 Matchday 5 Matchday 1 Matchday 2 Matchday 3 Matchday 4 Matchday 5 The final was held on 2 September 1973 at the Wagener Stadium , Amstelveen . The hosts Netherlands defeated India on penalty strokes after the match ended 2–2 after extra time. The win gave Netherlands their first FIH Hockey World Cup title, becoming
242-482: The continental champions and other qualified teams. Sometimes it also features the winners of the Summer Olympics' hockey competition or the continental runners-up. The teams divide into pools once more and play a round robin tournament . The composition of the pools is determined using the current FIH World Rankings . Twenty seven teams have qualified for a Hockey World Cup. Of these, thirteen teams have made it to
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#1732849098006264-523: The final had finished 2–2. It was the first World Cup to introduce the 12 teams format which became the standard format of the FIH Hockey World Cup until the 1998 edition. The top eight teams from last year's Summer Olympics in Munich qualified automatically: England qualified in place of Great Britain from the Olympics spot as most of the players from that squad were from England, and England had
286-577: The most with six titles, followed by Asian teams with five titles. Australia is the only team from Oceania to win the tournament. Neither the Americas nor Africa have ever won the title. Germany, India, the Netherlands and Spain are the only teams to have competed at each World Cup; 27 teams have competed in at least one World Cup. Total number of teams which have participated in the World Cups through 2018
308-429: The quota of places available through continental championships including the World Cup hosts was increased from six to sixteen. The draw took place on 8 September 2022. The sixteen national teams were required to register a playing squad of eighteen players and two reserves. Following is a list of all venues and host cities. On 29 November 2021, 18 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament. Before
330-448: The second team to win it and the first from Europe and the first host nation to win it. Surjit Singh of India scored two early goals in the first eight minutes giving India a 2–0 lead. He scored another goal in the first half for his hat-trick but it was disallowed by the umpire. India went into half time with two goals lead. In the second half Netherlands played more players forward and in result Ties Kruize scored two goals to equalize
352-420: The semifinals. Eight teams have made it through to the finals. To date, the most successful teams are Pakistan, with four titles from six final appearances, the Netherlands, with three titles from seven final appearances, Germany and Australia with three titles from five final appearances, while India and Belgium won their lone titles in 1975 and 2018, respectively. Below is a list of teams that have finished in
374-555: The top four positions in the tournament: Nine nations have hosted the Hockey World Cup. Only the Netherlands ( 1973 and 1998 ) and Germany ( 2006 ) have won the tournament as hosts. Spain, England, and Pakistan emerged as host runners-up in the 1971 , 1986 and 1990 tournaments. Australia placed third when it hosted the 1994 tournament in Sydney . To date, the finals of the Hockey World Cup have been contested by Asian , European and Oceania continental teams. European teams have won
396-416: The tournament, a crisis arose. Pakistanis, led by cricketer Abdul Hafeez Kardar , protested against India's participation in the Hockey World Cup. Given the intense political climate between Pakistan and India, the FIH decided to move the tournament elsewhere. In March 1971, coincidentally in the same month Bangladesh declared independence from Pakistan , the FIH decided to move the first Hockey World Cup to
418-517: The tournament, the final list was published. The schedule was published on 8 September 2022. All times are local ( UTC+5:30 ). The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. There were 249 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 5.66 goals per match. 9 goals 8 goals 7 goals 6 goals 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal Source: FIH A pool match played between South Korea and Japan on 17 January ended in controversy after
440-616: Was an accident and expressed their apologies to the FIH and opposition. The FIH is investigating the incident. 1973 Men%27s Hockey World Cup The 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup was the second installment of the Hockey World Cup . It was held from 24 August to 2 September at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen , Netherlands. The tournament was won by host nation the Netherlands , who defeated India 4–2 on penalty strokes after
462-814: Was approved on 26 October 1969 and adopted by the FIH Council at a meeting in Brussels on 12 April 1970. The FIH decided that the inaugural World Cup would be held in October 1971, in Pakistan. However, political issues would prevent that first competition from being played in Pakistan. The FIH had inadvertently scheduled the first World Cup to be played in Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War . Furthermore, Pakistan and India had been at war with each other only six years earlier. When Pakistan invited India to compete in
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#1732849098006484-659: Was the only tournament held three years from the previous one. It was halfway between the Summer Olympics hockey competition and has continued that way. In other words, the tournament has been held every four years ever since. The Hockey World Cup trophy was designed by the Bashir Moojid and created by the Pakistani Army . On 27 March 1971, in Brussels , the trophy was formally handed to FIH President Rene Frank by Mr H.E Masood,
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