India will look to end their 47-year trophy drought when the country hosts the 2023 Hockey World Cup. The global tournament will feature 16 teams competing for the prestigious title across 44 matches. The competition will be staged in Odisha in two cities - Bhubaneshwar and Rourkela. India last won the World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1975. The tournament will commence on January 13 and the final is scheduled to be played on January 29.
The 16 participating teams have been divided into four pools:
Pool A - Australia, Argentina, France, and South Africa.
Pool B - Belgium, Germany, Korea, and Japan.
Pool C - Netherlands, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Chile.
Pool D - India, England, Spain, and Wales.
FIH Hockey World Cup 2023: Complete schedule and fixture
13th January
Argentina vs South Africa in Bhubaneshwar
Australia vs France in Bhubaneshwar
England vs Wales in Rourkela
India vs Spain in Rourkela
14th January
New Zealand vs Chile in Rourkela
Netherlands vs Malaysia in Rourkela
Belgium vs Korea in Bhubaneshwar
Germany vs Japan in Bhubaneshwar
15th January
Spain vs Wales in Rourkela
England vs India in Rourkela
16th January
Malaysia vs Chile in Rourkela
New Zealand vs Netherlands in Rourkela
France vs South Africa in Bhubaneshwar
Argentina vs Australia in Bhubaneshwar
17th January
Korea vs Japan in Bhubaneshwar
Germany vs Belgium in Bhubaneshwar
19th January
Malaysia vs New Zealand in Bhubaneshwar
The Netherlands vs Chile in Bhubaneshwar
Spain vs England in Bhubaneshwar
India vs Wales in Bhubaneshwar
20th January
Australia vs South Africa in Rourkela
France vs Argentina in Rourkela
Belgium vs Japan in Rourkela
Korea vs Germany in Rourkela
24th January
1st Quarterfinal in Bhubaneshwar
2nd Quarterfinal in Bhubaneshwar
25th January
3rd Quarterfinal in Bhubaneshwar
4th Quarterfinal in Bhubaneshwar
26th January
Placement matches (9th-16th)
27th January
1st Semifinal in Bhubaneshwar
2nd Semifinal in Bhubaneshwar
29th January
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
India squad for World Cup 2023: PR Sreejesh, Krishna Pathak, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas (Vice Captain), Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Rajkumar Pal, Jugraj Singh
