# 2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

The 2023 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the sixth edition of this tournament and played from 5 to 11 February 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Austria won their second consecutive title by defeating the Netherlands in the final after penalty shootout, while Iran captured the bronze medal, winning against the United States.

## Qualification

All the teams which qualified for the cancelled 2022 edition of the tournament were eligible to participate in the 2023 edition.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| 15–21 July 2019 | 2019 Indoor Asia Cup | Chonburi, Thailand | 2 | Iran Kazakhstan |
| 17–19 January 2020 | 2020 EuroHockey Indoor Championship | Berlin, Germany | 4 | Austria Belgium Czech Republic Germany Netherlands Russia |
| 16–18 April 2021 | 2021 Indoor Africa Cup | Durban, South Africa | 2 | Namibia South Africa |
| 25–27 June 2021 | 2021 Indoor Pan American Cup | Spring City, United States | 2 | Argentina United States |
| 9 August 2022 | Invitational | — | 2 | Australia New Zealand |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## First round

The schedule was released on 17 October 2022.
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 15 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 7 | +29 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Namibia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
* 5 February 2023 16:40
| Netherlands | 7–1 | Namibia |
| Sweering 6', 13', 23' Schut 26' Troost 36' Leijs 37' Merkus 39' | Report | Barthram 30' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
* 5 February 2023 19:00
| Austria | 7–1 | New Zealand |
| Schmidt 1' Unterkircher 3', 12', 32' Eitenberger 7' Fröhlich 17' Frey 40' | Report | B. van Woerkom 27' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Sean Edwards (ENG)
* 5 February 2023 21:20
| Belgium | 7–1 | Kazakhstan |
| Simar 4', 12', 14', 20', 40' Hermans 8' G. Dykmans 20' | Report | Urmanov 15' |
* Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA) Lee Barron (ENG)
* 6 February 2023 08:30
| Austria | 2–0 | Namibia |
| Unterkircher 9' Binder 27' | Report | |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Emily Carroll (AUS)
* 6 February 2023 10:50
| Netherlands | 9–1 | Kazakhstan |
| Bakker 2', 30' Burkhardt 9', 30' Middendorp 26' Schut 28', 33', 35' Troost 29' | Report | Almen 5' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Melina Illanes (ARG)
* 6 February 2023 13:10
| New Zealand | 2–7 | Belgium |
| Coxon 9' Houlbrooke 11' | Report | Simar 1', 32', 34' Bigare 13' G. Dykmans 19', 39' Hermans 35' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
* 7 February 2023 16:40
| Kazakhstan | 2–6 | Namibia |
| Urmanov 25', 40' | Report | Hermanus 8', 40' D. Britz 14' Barthram 20', 22' Cleak 31' |
* Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
* 7 February 2023 19:00
| Belgium | 1–5 | Austria |
| Simar 13' | Report | Körper 4', 19' Eitenberger 6' Unterkircher 33', 38' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
* 7 February 2023 21:20
| New Zealand | 0–12 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Rohof 10+' Burkhardt 15', 33', 34', 40' Troost 18', 36' Leijs 20' Sweering 21' Schut 30' Bakker 32', 37' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Melina Illanes (ARG)
* 8 February 2023 09:40
| Namibia | 1–4 | Belgium |
| Barthram 20' | Report | Simar 3', 4', 34' G. Dykmans 29' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Emily Carroll (AUS)
* 8 February 2023 12:00
| Kazakhstan | 5–0 | New Zealand |
| Urmanov 4', 10' Almen 25' Zhokenbayev 32' Dyussebekov 38' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Melina Illanes (ARG)
* 8 February 2023 14:20
| Netherlands | 1–4 | Austria |
| Burkhardt 36' | Report | Körper 10', 23', 30', 33' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Sean Edwards (ENG)
* 9 February 2023 19:00
| Belgium | 1–7 | Netherlands |
| Simar 36' | Report | Burkhardt 2', 21', 26', 39' Troost 6' Schut 13' Leijs 38' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Adam Barry (AUS)
* 9 February 2023 20:10
| Austria | 9–2 | Kazakhstan |
| Stanzl 5' Losonci 9' Unterkircher 10', 25', 30' Körper 23', 27', 30', 37' | Report | Duisengazy 28' Urmanov 39' |
* Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
* 9 February 2023 21:20
| Namibia | 4–4 | New Zealand |
| Finch 1' Hermanus 8', 17' Neethling 13' | Report | Coxon 17' Alexander-Parker 20', 37' Van Woerkom 20' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | South Africa (H) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 2 | Eleventh place game |
* 5 February 2023 09:40
| Australia | 3–3 | South Africa |
| B. Staines 20' Sherren 24' J. Staines 30' | Report | M. Cassiem 7', 16' Eustice 36' |
* Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
* 5 February 2023 12:00
| Iran | 4–5 | Argentina |
| Karimi 8', 9' Beiranvand 18' Mirzakhani 29' | Report | Navarro 13', 32' Ceballos 23' Eleicegui 26' Ayala 31' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Rachel Williams (ENG)
* 5 February 2023 14:20
| Czech Republic | 3–4 | United States |
| Plochý 6' Seemann 8' Soukup 40' | Report | Leser 3', 21', 37' A. Kaeppeler 14' |
* Umpires: Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 6 February 2023 15:30
| Argentina | 3–1 | Australia |
| Eleicegui 14', 22' Ayala 33' | Report | J. Staines 34' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Sean Edwards (ENG)
* 6 February 2023 17:50
| Iran | 8–3 | United States |
| Norouzzadeh 2', 40', 40' Beiranvand 3' Nooranian 19', 35' Taherirad 29', 39' | Report | Heldens 20', 27' Harris 23' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 6 February 2023 20:10
| Czech Republic | 4–8 | South Africa |
| Toms 2' Plochý 10', 10' Hanus 27' | Report | D. Cassiem 3' M. Cassiem 14', 22', 23', 25', 29' Futcher 28' Eustice 37' |
* Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
* 7 February 2023 08:30
| Australia | 4–6 | Iran |
| Sherren 11', 32', 39' B. Staines 27' | Report | Beiranvand 14', 23' Taherirad 16' Norouzzadeh 21', 31', 38' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
* 7 February 2023 12:00
| South Africa | 2–5 | United States |
| M. Cassiem 1' Julius 12' | Report | Leser 1', 6' Kentwell 17' A. Kaeppeler 33' Harris 40' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Emily Carroll (AUS)
* 7 February 2023 14:20
| Argentina | 3–3 | Czech Republic |
| Navarro 25' Rodríguez 35' González 38' | Report | Tomeš 14' Plochý 28' Trejbal 40' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Adam Barry (AUS)
* 8 February 2023 16:40
| United States | 7–4 | Argentina |
| A. Kaeppeler 13', 30', 36' Heldens 27' Leser 29', 32' Harris 38' | Report | González 15', 35' Rodríguez 35' Eleicegui 36' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
* 8 February 2023 19:00
| Iran | 4–4 | South Africa |
| Mirzakhani 2' Bahrami 26', 40' Norouzzadeh 30' | Report | M. Cassiem 1', 29', 37' D. Cassiem 36' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Sean Edwards (ENG)
* 8 February 2023 21:20
| Australia | 4–4 | Czech Republic |
| J. Staines 4', 20+', 38' Knee 14' | Report | Tomeš 17' Plochý 22', 39' Seemann 34' |
* Umpires: Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 9 February 2023 09:40
| South Africa | 6–5 | Argentina |
| D. Cassiem 1', 23' M. Cassiem 5', 40' Futcher 18', 26' | Report | Eleicegui 9' Navarro 16' Ceballos 20', 36' Rodríguez 35' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Sean Edwards (ENG)
* 9 February 2023 12:00
| United States | 4–2 | Australia |
| A. Kaeppeler 2', 13' Kentwell 15' Harris 22' | Report | Czinner 8' B. Staines 37' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
* 9 February 2023 14:20
| Czech Republic | 8–8 | Iran |
| Plochý 2', 9' Procházka 6', 20', 31', 38' Toms 7' Tomeš 25' | Report | Karimi 3' Norouzzadeh 5', 40' Nooranian 8', 28' Bohlouli 29' Bahrami 33' Asnaashari 38' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Rachel Williams (ENG)

## Classification matches
### Eleventh place game

* 11 February 2023 08:00
| New Zealand | 2–7 | Australia |
| Harvey 19', 32' | Report | B. Staines 1', 14', 37', 40' Pace 12', 23' Knee 38' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

### Ninth place game

* 11 February 2023 15:30
| Kazakhstan | 2–5 | Czech Republic |
| Almen 36' Urmanov 39' | Report | Toms 11' Procházka 15' Plochý 18', 26' Seemann 23' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

## Second round
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 10 February | 10 February | | | |
| Austria | 2 | | | |
| Austria | 2 | 11 February | 11 February | | |
| Argentina | 0 | 11 February | 11 February | |
| Argentina | 0 | Austria | 8 | |
| 10 February | 10 February | | Austria | 8 | |
| 10 February | 10 February | Iran | 3 | |
| Iran (p.s.o.) | 5 (6) | Iran | 3 | |
| Iran (p.s.o.) | 5 (6) | | | | 11 February | 11 February |
| Belgium | 5 (5) | | | | 11 February | 11 February |
| Belgium | 5 (5) | | | | Austria (p.s.o.) | 4 (3) |
| 10 February | 10 February | | | | | Austria (p.s.o.) | 4 (3) |
| 10 February | 10 February | | | | Netherlands | 4 (2) |
| Netherlands | 6 | | | | Netherlands | 4 (2) |
| Netherlands | 6 | 11 February | 11 February | | | |
| South Africa | 3 | 11 February | 11 February | | | |
| South Africa | 3 | Netherlands | 7 | | | |
| 10 February | 10 February | | Netherlands | 7 | | | |
| 10 February | 10 February | United States | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 3 | United States | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 3 | | | | 11 February | 11 February |
| Namibia | 2 | | | | 11 February | 11 February |
| Namibia | 2 | | | | Iran (p.s.o.) | 4 (3) |
| | | | | | United States | 4 (2) |

### Quarter-finals

* 10 February 2023 11:30
| Iran | 5–5 | Belgium |
| Norouzzadeh 23', 32', 35' Mirzakhani 25', 37' | Report | Van Bogaert 3', 25' G. Dykmans 10' Simar 23', 35' |
| Penalties |||
| Norouzzadeh Beiranvand Mirzakhani Norouzzadeh Beiranvand Mirzakhani Norouzzadeh Beiranvand Mirzakhani | 6–5 | G. Dykmans Bigare A. Dykmans A. Dykmans Bigare G. Dykmans G. Dykmans Bigare A. Dykmans |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Adam Barry (AUS)
* 10 February 2023 14:30
| Austria | 2–0 | Argentina |
| Unterkircher 28' Körper 34' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Rachel Williams (ENG)
* 10 February 2023 17:30
| United States | 3–2 | Namibia |
| A. Kaeppeler 3' Leser 21' Harris 26' | Report | Barthram 5' Hermanus 40' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Diego Barbas (ARG)
* 10 February 2023 20:30
| Netherlands | 6–3 | South Africa |
| Burkhardt 2', 19' Schut 12' Troost 16' Bakker 20', 38' | Report | Futcher 32' D. Cassiem 33' M. Cassiem 36' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

### Semi-finals

* 11 February 2023 09:30
| Austria | 8–3 | Iran |
| Körper 4', 28', 39' Unterkircher 10', 18' Eitenberger 24', 30' Binder 35' | Report | Beiranvand 15' Nooranian 35' Norouzzadeh 37' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Adam Barry (AUS)
* 11 February 2023 11:00
| Netherlands | 7–3 | United States |
| Sweering 14', 32' Middendorp 24' Troost 25' Burkhardt 37', 39' Schut 40' | Report | Harris 8' A. Kaeppeler 23', 26' |
* Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

### Third place game

* 11 February 2023 17:00
| Iran | 4–4 | United States |
| Norouzzadeh 4', 16' Mirzakhani 22' Karimi 33' | Report | Kentwell 9', 14', 30' A. Kaeppeler 37' |
| Penalties |||
| Norouzzadeh Karimi Mirzakhani | 3–2 | Harris Leser A. Kaeppeler |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Adam Barry (AUS)

### Final

* 11 February 2023 20:00
| Austria | 4–4 | Netherlands |
| Körper 9', 11', 36' Fröhlich 23' | Report | Sweering 10', 17' Leijs 22' Troost 29' |
| Penalties |||
| Eitenberger Unterkircher Körper Unterkircher | 3–2 | Burkhardt Bakker Sweering Burkhardt |
* Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Sean Edwards (ENG)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Austria |
| | Netherlands |
| | Iran |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 | South Africa |
| 7 | Argentina |
| 8 | Namibia |
| 9 | Czech Republic |
| 10 | Kazakhstan |
| 11 | Australia |
| 12 | New Zealand |

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Award | Player |
| Player of the tournament | Fabian Unterkircher |
| Top goalscorer | Michael Körper |
| Goalkeeper of the tournament | Mateusz Szymczyk |
| Young player of the tournament | Mustapha Cassiem |

## Goalscorers

There were 324 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 8.1 goals per match.
17 goals
* Michael Körper
16 goals
* Reza Norouzzadeh
15 goals
* Philippe Simar
* Boris Burkhardt
14 goals
* Mustapha Cassiem
12 goals
* Fabian Unterkircher
11 goals
* Aki Kaeppeler
10 goals
* Lukas Plochý
8 goals
* Wiegert Schut
* Max Sweering
* Joep Troost
* Marius Leser
7 goals
* Benjamin Staines
* Daulet Urmanov
6 goals
* Jochem Bakker
* Pat Harris
5 goals
* Juan Eleicegui
* Jake Staines
* Gaetan Dykmans
* Tomas Procházka
* Behdad Beiranvand
* Hamid Nooranian
* Percy Barthram
* Liam Hermanus
* Dayaan Cassiem
* Stuart Kentwell
4 goals
* Facundo Navarro
* Jake Sherren
* Sebastian Eitenberger
* Mohammad Karimi
* Amirmahdi Mirzakhani
* Nicki Leijs
* Chad Futcher
3 goals
* Agustín Ceballos
* Joaquín González
* Gastón Rodríguez
* Martin Seemann
* Denis Tomeš
* Josef Toms
* Yaghoub Bahrami
* Navid Taherirad
* Talant Almen
* Jack Heldens
2 goals
* Nehuen Ayala
* James Knee
* Ryan Pace
* Oliver Binder
* Daniel Fröhlich
* Brian Van Bogaert
* Cyril Hermans
* Lucas Middendorp
* Brennan Alexander-Parker
* Bradley Coxon
* Vance Harvey
* Benedict van Woerkom
* Jethro Eustice
1 goal
* Nathan Czinner
* Moritz Frey
* Fülöp Losonci
* Patrick Schmidt
* Benjamin Stanzl
* Quentin Bigare
* Martin Hanus
* Vít Soukup
* Josef Trejbal
* Mohammad Asnaashari
* Mohsen Bohlouli
* Agymtay Duisengazy
* Yerkebulan Dyussebekov
* Maxat Zhokenbayev
* David Britz
* Brynn Cleak
* Dylan Finch
* Nico Neethling
* Niek Merkus
* Teun Rohof
* Isaac Houlbrooke
* Ryan Julius
Source: FIH