# 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals

The 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place from June to July 2013. A total of 16 teams competing in 2 events were part in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, played between 10 and 18 January 2014 in New Delhi, India.
This round also served as the qualifier for the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup as the 6 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.

## Qualification

8 teams ranked between 1st and 8th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically. After Germany announced they would not be able host a Semifinal due to financial restrictions, Malaysia was chosen to do so therefore exempt from Round 2, to which were qualified by ranking basis. For this reason one less berth was available at that event and only 7 teams qualified from Round 2. France (17th) qualified as the highest-ranked second-placed team between the Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Elektrostal Round 2 events, leaving Russia (20th) unable to qualify. The following sixteen teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| | Ranked 1st to 8th in the FIH World Rankings | Ranked 1st to 8th in the FIH World Rankings | 8 | Australia (2) Germany (1) Netherlands (3) England (4) Spain (7) South Korea (8) New Zealand (6) Pakistan (5) |
| | Host nation | Host nation | 1 | Malaysia (13) |
| 18–24 February 2013 | 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League Round 2 | New Delhi, India | 2 | India (11) Ireland (15) |
| 27 February–5 March 2013 | 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League Round 2 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2 | Argentina (10) South Africa (12) |
| 6–12 May 2013 | 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League Round 2 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | 2 | Belgium (9) France (17) |
| 27 May–2 June 2013 | 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League Round 2 | Elektrostal, Russia | 1 | Japan (16) |
| Total | Total | Total | 16 | |

## Rotterdam
### Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
* Bruce Bale (ENG)
* Fernando Gómez (ARG)
* Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
* Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
* Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
* Deon Nel (RSA)
* Tim Pullman (AUS)
* Simon Taylor (NZL)
* Roderick Wijsmuller (NED)

### First round
#### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
* 14 June 2013 09:00
| Spain | 4–2 | France |
| Alegre 18' Lleonart 20' Mir 22' Oliva 52' | Report | Lockwood 51' Genestet 56' |
* Umpires: Roderick Wijsmuller (NED) Bruce Bale (ENG)
* 14 June 2013 11:00
| Australia | 1–3 | Belgium |
| Ford 63' | Report | Dockier 1' Charlier 17' Dohmen 65' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Fernando Gomez (ARG)
* During the pre-game formalities, New Zealand's national anthem was accidentally played instead of Australia's national anthem, playing for 25 seconds before audio staff realised the mistake and stopped the music.
* 15 June 2013 11:30
| Spain | 2–5 | Australia |
| Tubau 38' Dabanch 70' | Report | Govers 12' Ciriello 34' Brown 45' Ford 47' Hammond 50' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Roderick Wijsmuller (NED)
* 15 June 2013 14:00
| Belgium | 3–0 | France |
| Luypaert 8' Truyens 51' Boon 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Satoshi Kondo (JPN) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* 17 June 2013 12:30
| Australia | 7–1 | France |
| Dwyer 9', 14', 24', 41', 55' Govers 34' Swann 48' | Report | Sevestre 32' |
* Umpires: Roderick Wijsmuller (NED) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
* 17 June 2013 14:30
| Belgium | 1–1 | Spain |
| 33' | Report | Alegre 58' |
* Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
* 13 June 2013 15:30
| India | 4–4 | Ireland |
| A. Singh 21' R. P. Singh 40', 66' Sh. Singh 47' | Report | Sothern 25' Gleghorne 30' Harte 57' McConnell 64' |
* Umpires: Germán Montes de Oca (ARG) Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
* 13 June 2013 20:00
| Netherlands | 3–3 | New Zealand |
| Hertzberger 19', 55' Verga 57' | Report | Inglis 20', 32' Smith 46' |
* Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* 15 June 2013 09:30
| New Zealand | 4–2 | Ireland |
| Burrows 23' Haig 47' Hilton 54' Hayward 65' | Report | Sothern 18' Watt 48' |
* Umpires: Germán Montes de Oca (ARG) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
* 15 June 2013 16:30
| Netherlands | 2–0 | India |
| Bakker 2' Hertzberger 18' | Report | |
* Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Tim Pullman (AUS)
* 17 June 2013 17:00
| India | 3–3 | New Zealand |
| Mand. Singh 46' Raghunath 47' K. Singh 53' | Report | Child 6' Jenness 51' Hilton 66' |
* Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Fernando Gómez (ARG)
* 17 June 2013 20:00
| Netherlands | 5–0 | Ireland |
| Hofman 12', 59' Jonker 26' Hertzberger 57', 70+' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Bruce Bale (ENG)

### Second round

| Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ireland | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | New Zealand | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Spain | Spain | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Spain (p.s.o.) | Spain (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | Belgium (p.s.o.) | Belgium (p.s.o.) | | | | 2 (7) |
| India | India | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | Belgium (p.s.o.) | | | | | Australia | Australia | 2 (6) |
| | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | India | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | India | India | 6 | | | | Australia | Australia | 4 | Third place | Third place | Third place | | |
| | | | France | France | 2 | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 6 | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | | | 8 | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 |
| France | France | 4 | | | | France | France | 4 | | | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 |

#### Quarterfinals

* 19 June 2013 12:30
| Belgium | 6–3 | Ireland |
| Luypaert 8' Briels 10' 39' Dockier 50', 59' Boon 54' | Report | Cargo 33' Jackson 42' Gleghorne 57' |
* Umpires: Satoshi Kondo (JPN) Roderick Wijsmuller (NED)
* 19 June 2013 14:30
| New Zealand | 1–0 | Spain |
| Inglis 14' | Report | |
* Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Fernando Gómez (ARG)
* 19 June 2013 17:00
| Australia | 5–1 | India |
| Simpson 2' Gohdes 20' 21' Ford 22' Swann 39' | Report | C. Singh 21' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
* 19 June 2013 20:00
| Netherlands | 8–4 | France |
| Hertzberger 3', 34', 53' Jonker 7' Verga 36' Hofman 64' Kemperman 67' Caspers 70' | Report | Durchon 21' Lockwood 24' Genestet 62' 68' |
* Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SIN) Bruce Bale (ENG)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification
##### Crossover

* 21 June 2013 12:30
| Ireland | 0–1 | Spain |
| | Report | Padros 54' |
* Umpires: Fernando Gómez (ARG) Tim Pullman (AUS)
* 21 June 2013 14:30
| India | 6–2 | France |
| A. Singh 13' Raghunath 27' Sunil 33' Sar. Singh 42' Mand. Singh 56', 69' | Report | Genestet 3' Deront 70+' |
* Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SIN) Satoshi Kondo (JPN)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 22 June 2013 19:30
| Ireland | 6–4 | France |
| Harte 42', 63' Cockram 44' Cargo 47' O'Donoghue 56' Caruth 68' | Report | Genestet 12' Deront 28' Sevestre 30' Martin-Brisac 37' |
* Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Satoshi Kondo (JPN)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 23 June 2013 10:00
| Spain | 2–2 | India |
| Oliva 2' Alegre 56' | Report | Sh. Singh 10' Mand. Singh 12' |
| Penalties |||
| Pérez-Pla Dabanch Alegre Enrique Oliva | 4–2 | Sh. Singh Sa. Singh Manp. Singh A. Singh |
* Umpires: Roderick Wijsmuller (NED) Fernando Gómez (ARG)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semifinals

* 21 June 2013 17:00
| Belgium | 3–2 | New Zealand |
| Briels 5' Boon 28', 38' | Report | Hilton 18' Hayward 56' |
* Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
* 21 June 2013 20:00
| Australia | 4–3 | Netherlands |
| Ciriello 17' Gohdes 25' Ford 42' Govers 56' | Report | Hertzberger 22' Bakker 38' Hofman 58' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

##### Third and fourth place

* 23 June 2013 12:00
| New Zealand | 1–4 | Netherlands |
| Burrows 13' | Report | Hertzberger 18', 39' Verga 53' Galema 69' |
* Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

##### Final

* 23 June 2013 16:30
| Belgium | 2–2 | Australia |
| Boon 49' Dockier 59' | Report | Ciriello 21' Ford 70' |
| Penalties |||
| Charlier van Aubel Luypaert van Doren Cosyns —— van Aubel Cosyns van Doren Gougnard | 7–6 | Swann Ghodes Orchard Mitton Ciriello —— Swann Orchard Mitton Ciriello |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Deon Nel (RSA)

## Johor Bahru
### Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
* Diego Barbas (ARG)
* Christian Blasch (GER)
* Hamish Jamson (ENG)
* Adam Kearns (AUS)
* Eric Koh (MAS)
* Francesco Parisi (ITA)
* Raghu Prasad (IND)
* Ayden Shrives (RSA)
* Coen Van Bunge (NED)
* Paco Vázquez (ESP)

### First round
#### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 |
| South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
* 29 June 2013 15:00
| Germany | 1–1 | Argentina |
| Zeller 5' | Report | Peillat 61' |
* Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Paco Vázquez (ESP)
* 29 June 2013 17:00
| South Korea | 3–3 | Japan |
| Kin Seong-kyu 15' Lee Nam-yong 24' Kang Moon-kweon 26' | Report | Kawakami 43' Tachibana 57' Yoshihara 61' |
* Umpires: Eric Koh (MAS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
* 30 June 2013 15:00
| Argentina | 7–1 | Japan |
| Callioni 20', 35' Paredes 29' Peillat 47' Vila 54' Schickendantz 61' Mazzilli 65' | Report | Nagasawa 70+' |
* Umpires: Eric Koh (MAS) Coen van Bunge (NED)
* 30 June 2013 17:00
| South Korea | 0–5 | Germany |
| | Report | 38' Fürste 40' Zeller 47' Rühr 67', 70' |
* Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
* 2 July 2013 15:00
| Germany | 3–1 | Japan |
| 5' Fuchs 42' Zeller 61' | Report | Kayukawa 15' |
* Umpires: Francesco Parisi (ITA) Raghu Prasad (IND)
* 2 July 2013 17:00
| Argentina | 3–0 | South Korea |
| Callioni 55' Paredes 57' Peillat 68' | Report | |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Eric Koh (MAS)

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 5 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 1 |
* 29 June 2013 19:00
| Pakistan | 4–4 | Malaysia |
| Haseem Khan 26' Tousiq 42' Abbasi 56' Imran 61' | Report | Razie 3', 7' Marhan 18' Ahmad 38' |
* Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Francesco Parisi (ITA)
* 29 June 2013 21:00
| England | 3–3 | South Africa |
| 13' Arnold 56' Smith 69' | Report | Hykes 6', 11' Drummond 65' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Coen van Bunge (NED)
* 30 June 2013 19:00
| Pakistan | 2–2 | England |
| Imran 18' Haseem Khan 50' | Report | Willars 13' Dixon 25' |
* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Paco Vázquez (ESP)
* 30 June 2013 21:00
| South Africa | 4–6 | Malaysia |
| Eustice 26' W. Paton 37' da Graca 56' Drummond 69' | Report | Faizal 4', 54' Razie 15', 46' Fitri 58' Marhan 63' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
* 2 July 2013 19:00
| England | 2–1 | Malaysia |
| Smith 20' Middleton 57' | Report | Ahmad 27' |
* Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
* 2 July 2013 21:00
| South Africa | 2–6 | Pakistan |
| W. Paton 25' Haley 69' | Report | Zubair 13' Rasool 17' Haseem Khan 27', 41', 60' Abbasi 63' |
* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Coen van Bunge (NED)

### Second round

| Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | South Africa | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 (0) | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Japan (p.s.o.) | Japan (p.s.o.) | 2 (1) | | | | | England | England | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | England | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Japan | Japan | | | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | | | | 2 |
| Malaysia (p.s.o.) | Malaysia (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | Argentina | | | | | Germany | Germany | 4 |
| | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Malaysia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Malaysia | Malaysia | 3 | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place | | |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 1 | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | | | 3 | | | | England | England | 2 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 6 | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 4 | | | | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 1 |

#### Quarterfinals

* 4 July 2013 14:45
| Argentina | 2–0 | South Africa |
| Peillat 27', 40' | Report | |
* Umpires: Francesco Parisi (ITA) Coen van Bunge (NED)
* 4 July 2013 17:00
| England | 5–0 | Japan |
| Gleghorne 20' Middleton 23' Martin 44' Mantell 48' Fox 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Christian Blasch (GER)
* 4 July 2013 19:15
| Pakistan | 3–4 | South Korea |
| Waqas 5' Tousiq 16' Abbasi 43' | Report | Kang Moon-kweon 30', 39' Nam Hyun-woo 48' Kim Young-jin 49' |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Paco Vázquez (ESP)
* 4 July 2013 21:30
| Germany | 6–0 | Malaysia |
| Zeller 4', 13' Butt 8' Polk 8' Fürste 16' Stralkowski 18' | Report | |
* Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification
##### Crossover

* 6 July 2013 14:45
| South Africa | 2–2 | Japan |
| Haley 56' W. Paton 62' | Report | Yamashita 33' 69' |
| Penalties |||
| Gonsalves Norris-Jones Haley Panther Halkett | 0–1 | Tachibana Yamabe Ono Fujimoto Kawakami |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Adam Kearns (AUS)
* 6 July 2013 17:00
| Malaysia | 3–1 | Pakistan |
| Razie 14' 19' Ahmad 38' | Report | Rasool 16' |
* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 7 July 2013 14:45
| South Africa | 2–6 | Pakistan |
| Drummond 62' Norris-Jones 64' | Report | Waqas 22' Rizwan 37' Shahzad 39' Haseem Khan 41', 66' Bilgrami 53' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Eric Koh (MAS)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 7 July 2013 17:00
| Japan | 1–1 | Malaysia |
| Kawauchi 28' | Report | Razie 10' |
| Penalties |||
| Nakayama Ono Yamabe Yoshihara Kawakami | 3–4 | Faizal Shahrun Faiz Firhan Fitri |
* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semifinals

* 6 July 2013 19:15
| Argentina | 3–1 | England |
| Callioni 3' Garreta 7' Peillat 11' | Report | Catlin 49' |
* Umpires: Eric Koh (MAS) Coen Van Bunge (NED)
* 6 July 2013 21:30
| Germany | 3–1 | South Korea |
| Zeller 14' Butt 65' Zwicker 70' | Report | Lee Nam-yong 60' |
* Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Paco Vázquez (ESP)

##### Third and fourth place

* 7 July 2013 19:15
| England | 2–1 | South Korea |
| Arnold 12' Martin 59' | Report | Kim Seong-kyu 51' |
* Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

##### Final

* 7 July 2013 21:30
| Argentina | 2–4 | Germany |
| Peillat 26' Paredes 35' | Report | Zeller 22' Fuchs 32', 67' Wesley 70' |
* Umpires: Coen Van Bunge (NED) Paco Vázquez (ESP)

### Awards

| Top Goalscorers | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament |
| Gonzalo Peillat Christopher Zeller Abdul Haseem Khan | Maximilian Müller | Lee Myung-ho | Gonzalo Peillat |

## Final rankings
### Qualification for 2014 Hockey World Cup

| Rank | Rotterdam | Johor Bahru |
| 1 | Belgium | Germany |
| 2 | Australia | Argentina |
| 3 | Netherlands | England |
| 4 | New Zealand | South Korea |
| 5 | Spain | Malaysia |
| 6 | India | Japan |
| 7 | Ireland | Pakistan |
| 8 | France | South Africa |
    Host nation
    Continental champions
    Qualified through 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League