# 2023–24 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

The 2023–24 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the second edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the annual qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Pro League organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held from 31 May to 9 June 2024 at Gniezno, Poland.
New Zealand won the tournament and were promoted to the 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League. The New Zealand withdrew, 2 October 2024, and were replaced by Ireland.

## Teams

The nine highest ranked teams not participating in the Men's FIH Pro League participated in the tournament. The Polish team had not qualified for this FIH Hockey Nations Cup, so the tournament was exceptionally be played with nine teams:
* Austria
* Canada
* France
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Pakistan
* Poland
* South Africa
* South Korea

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Austria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Poland (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
* 31 May 2024 16:30
| South Africa | 3–4 | Austria |
| Ntuli 4' Guise-Brown 6', 33' | Report | Kaiser 7' Losonci 20' Scholz 26', 32' |
* Umpires: Paul van den Assum (NED) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
* 31 May 2024 19:00
| New Zealand | 4–2 | Poland |
| Read 9' Smith 16' Elmes 38' Child 53' | Report | Jarzembowski 23' Koperski 33' |
* Umpires: Titus Ngolia (KEN) Benjamin Peters (USA)
* 1 June 2024 16:30
| New Zealand | 3–0 | Austria |
| Elmes 7', 40' Morrison 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: Haroon Rashid (PAK) Federico Silva (ARG)
* 1 June 2024 19:00
| South Korea | 0–1 | Poland |
| | Report | Głowacki 24' |
* Umpires: Federico Silva (ARG) Paul van den Assum (NED)
* 3 June 2024 16:30
| South Korea | 5–1 | Austria |
| Kim Sung-y. 11' Park C. 22' Oh S. 41' Rim 49' Kong 50' | Report | Frey 55' |
* Umpires: Titus Ngolia (KEN) Federico Silva (ARG)
* 3 June 2024 19:00
| South Africa | 1–2 | New Zealand |
| Guise-Brown 34' | Report | Inglis 11' Boyde 32' |
* Umpires: Harry Collinson (ENG) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
* 4 June 2024 15:30
| New Zealand | 4–2 | South Korea |
| Boyde 5' Russell 23' Smith 31' Houlbrooke 46' | Report | Park C. 26', 52' |
* Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Haroon Rashid (PAK)
* 4 June 2024 18:00
| Poland | 1–2 | South Africa |
| Jarzembowski 46' | Report | Ntuli 17' Sherwood 55' |
* Umpires: Paul van den Assum (NED) Benjamin Peters (USA)
* 6 June 2024 15:30
| South Africa | 2–0 | South Korea |
| Horne 38' Julius 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: Federico Silva (ARG) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
* 6 June 2024 18:00
| Austria | 2–1 | Poland |
| Losonci 31' Scholz 35' | Report | Hołosyniuk 20' |
* Umpires: Haroon Rashid (PAK) Harry Collinson (ENG)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | |
* 31 May 2024 11:30
| Malaysia | 4–4 | Pakistan |
| Fitri 4', 42' Azrai 7' Faizal 11' | Report | Rehman 32' Khan 43' Shahid 52' Mahmood 60' |
* Umpires: Tim Bond (NZL) Harry Collinson (ENG)
* 31 May 2024 14:00
| France | 4–0 | Canada |
| Baumgarten 25' Curty 48' Charlet 53' Rogeau 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Federico Silva (ARG) Erik Etsebeth (RSA)
* 3 June 2024 11:30
| Pakistan | 8–1 | Canada |
| Rana 7', 27', 58', 60' Ali 36', 60' Rehman 51' Shahid 53' | Report | Davis 2' |
* Umpires: Tim Bond (NZL) Erik Etsebeth (RSA)
* 3 June 2024 14:00
| France | 3–1 | Malaysia |
| Clément 5' Goyet 43' Tynevez 60+' | Report | Faizal 28' |
* Umpires: Benjamin Peters (USA) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
* 5 June 2024 15:30
| Malaysia | 4–2 | Canada |
| Fitri 2' Azrai 6' Cholan 22' Abdu Rauf 42' | Report | Dhillon 41' Sidhu 51' |
* Umpires: Titus Ngolia (KEN) Tim Bond (NZL)
* 5 June 2024 18:00
| Pakistan | 5–6 | France |
| Mahmood 26' Yaqoob 29' Rana 46' Rehman 52' Shahid 56' | Report | Charlet 7', 25', 39', 59' Rogeau 14' Baumgarten 23' |
* Umpires: Harry Collinson (ENG) Erik Etsebeth (RSA)

## Fifth to eight place classification
### Bracket

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 8 June | 8 June |
| Austria | 1 (1) |
| Austria | 1 (1) | 9 June | 9 June |
| Canada (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | 9 June | 9 June |
| Canada (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | Canada | 2 |
| 8 June | 8 June | | Canada | 2 |
| 8 June | 8 June | South Korea | 1 |
| Malaysia | 3 | South Korea | 1 |
| South Korea | 4 | | |
| South Korea | 4 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 9 June | 9 June |
| | | Austria | 4 |
| | | Malaysia | 5 |

### Crossover

* 8 June 2024 10:30
| Austria | 1–1 | Canada |
| Hackl 54' | Report | Loh 38' |
| Penalties |||
| Unterkircher Losonci Winkler Valas | 1–3 | Sidhu Guraliuk Harris Dhillon Sidhu Loh |
* Umpires: Tim Bond (NZL) Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
* 8 June 2024 13:00
| Malaysia | 3–4 | South Korea |
| Faizal 16', 30' Azrai 35' | Report | Kim Sung-y. 26' Seo 28' Lim D. 38' Rim 47' |
* Umpires: Benjamin Peters (USA) Erik Etsebeth (RSA)

### Seventh and eighth place

* 9 June 2024 10:30
| Austria | 4–5 | Malaysia |
| Losonci 21' Scholz 34', 51' Kucera 49' | Report | Azrai 2' Faizal 18', 32', 33' Fitri 23' |
* Umpires: Munashe Mashoko (ZIM) Titus Ngolia (KEN)

### Fifth and sixth place

* 9 June 2024 13:00
| Canada | 2–1 | South Korea |
| Nicholson 5' Harris 7' | Report | Park C. 52' |
* Umpires: Erik Etsebeth (RSA) Haroon Rashid (PAK)

## First to fourth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 8 June | 8 June |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 9 June | 9 June |
| Pakistan | 1 | 9 June | 9 June |
| Pakistan | 1 | New Zealand (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) |
| 8 June | 8 June | | New Zealand (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) |
| 8 June | 8 June | France | 1 (3) |
| France | 2 | France | 1 (3) |
| South Africa | 1 | | |
| South Africa | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 9 June | 9 June |
| | | Pakistan | 3 |
| | | South Africa | 4 |

### Semi-finals

* 8 June 2024 15:30
| France | 2–1 | South Africa |
| Baumgarten 54' Charlet 60' | Report | Ntuli 16' |
* Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Harry Collinson (ENG)
* 8 June 2024 18:00
| New Zealand | 2–1 | Pakistan |
| Russell 2' Smith 11' | Report | Rana 55' |
* Umpires: Paul van den Assum (NED) Federico Silva (ARG)

### Third and fourth place

* 9 June 2024 15:30
| Pakistan | 3–4 | South Africa |
| Mahmood 28' Rehman 35' Shahid 59' | Report | Mvimbi 20' M. Cassiem 34', 58' Horne 51' |
* Umpires: Tim Bond (NZL) Paul van den Assum (NED)

### Final

* 9 June 2024 18:00
| New Zealand | 1–1 | France |
| Elmes 53' | Report | Charlet 57' |
| Penalties |||
| Findlay Boyde Woods Houlbrooke Russell | 4–3 | Montecot Delemazure Clément Tynevez Lockwood |
* Umpires: Federico Silva (ARG) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Promotion |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 2 | France | |
| 3 | South Africa | |
| 4 | Pakistan | |
| 5 | Canada | |
| 6 | South Korea | |
| 7 | Malaysia | |
| 8 | Austria | |
| 9 | Poland (H) | |

### Goalscorers

There were 118 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.92 goals per match.
7 goals
* Victor Charlet
* Faizal Saari
6 goals
* Waheed Rana
5 goals
* Maximilian Scholz
4 goals
* Abu Kamal Azrai
* Fitri Saari
* Jonty Elmes
* Hannan Shahid
* Park Cheoleon
3 goals
* Fülöp Losonci
* Gaspard Baumgarten
* Jacob Smith
* Abu Mahmood
* Abdul Rehman
* Matthew Guise-Brown
* Nqobile Ntuli
2 goals
* Blaise Rogeau
* Scott Boyde
* Kane Russell
* Ghazanfar Ali
* Damian Jarzembowski
* Mustapha Cassiem
* Keenan Horne
* Kim Sung-yeob
* Rim Jin-kang
1 goal
* Moritz Frey
* Florian Hackl
* Julian Kaiser
* Arthur Kucera
* Sean Davis
* Roopkanwar Dhillon
* Thomson Harris
* Hudson Loh
* Jude Nicholson
* Maansarovar Sidhu
* Timothée Clément
* Eliot Curty
* François Goyet
* Etienne Tynevez
* Muhajir Abdu Rauf
* Syed Cholan
* Simon Child
* Isaac Houlbrooke
* Hugo Inglis
* Joseph Morrison
* Brad Read
* Abdul Rehman
* Sufyan Khan
* Murtaza Yaqoob
* Mikołaj Głowacki
* Jakub Hołosyniuk
* Maksymilian Koperski
* Ryan Julius
* Samkelo Mvimbi
* Bradley Sherwood
* Kong Yoon-ho
* Lim Do-hyun
* Oh Se-yong
* Seo In-woo
Source: FIH

## Awards

The awards were announced on 9 June 2024.
| Award | Player |
| Player of the tournament | Nic Woods |
| Goalkeeper of the tournament | Arthur Thieffry |
| Best junior player | Hannan Shahid |