FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 schedule, fixtures, timings and venue

The 15th edition of Hockey World is scheduled to take place in the Indian state of Odisha from 13 to 29 January in the cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. The FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 schedule was announced on 8 September 2022. Pakistan is the most successful team at world cup with four titles but the men in green didn’t qualify in this edition of the marquee event where Netherlands will have an opportunity to come on level terms with Pakistan with four titles if they win this year’s world cup. Olympic champions Australia will also fancy their chances of bagging their fourth world cup title especially after 4-1 series win against a formidable Indian side recently. Belgium comes to the tournament as the defending champions as they pipped Netherlands in the 2018 edition at Bhubaneswar to become the world champions.

Kalinga stadium will host the matches in Bhubaneswar and Birsa Munda stadium will host matches in Rourkela. Latin American giants Argentina, who recently won the FIFA world cup will be motivated enough to bag the honours in hockey and they will take the field against South Africa in the tournament opener.

Argentina, Australia are clubbed in group A with France, and South Africa. Pool B will consist of Belgium, Germany, Korea, and Japan. Pool C has the likes of Netherlands, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Chile whereas Pool D will have hosts India along with England, Spain, and Wales.

FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 schedule