# 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup

The 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the fourth edition of this tournament. It was played on 4–8 February 2015 in Leipzig, Germany.
Germany was the three-time defending champion.
The Netherlands defeated Austria 3–2 in the final to win their first title.

## Results

The schedule was released on 10 October 2014.
All times are local Central European Time (UTC+02:00)

### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 15 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Iran | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 2 | |
* 4 February 2015 12:30
| Czech Republic | 0–0 | Australia |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Paweł Linkowski (POL) Lee Barron (ENG)
* 4 February 2015 12:45
| Germany | 9–4 | Sweden |
| Otte 7', 22', 36' Lietz 14' Stralkowski 19', 28' Fürste 31', 40' Pehlke 32' | Report | Hemvik 2' Mattsson 9' Joh. Björkman 21' Ströby 23' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Geoff Conn (IRL)
* 4 February 2015 13:45
| Austria | 7–2 | Iran |
| Körper 11', 20', 22', 32' Schmidt 15' Rudofsky 27' Stanzl 37' | Report | Beiranvand 25' Bohlooli 26' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Ben Göntgen (GER)
* 4 February 2015 20:00
| Sweden | 1–1 | Czech Republic |
| Joh. Björkman 18' | Report | Vacek 30' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) David Sweetman (SCO)
* 4 February 2015 20:15
| Germany | 11–3 | Iran |
| Fürste 1', 3', 9', 22' Ress 4' Korn 7', 26' Stralkowski 10', 12' Pehlke 25', 31' | Report | Beiranvand 13', 26' Aroei 17' |
* Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TRI) Paweł Linkowski (POL)
* 4 February 2015 21:30
| Austria | 3–1 | Australia |
| Stanzl 3' Schmidt 6' Körper 17' | Report | Backhus 39' |
* Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Jonas van't Hek (NED)
* 5 February 2015 12:30
| Australia | 5–8 | Iran |
| H. Ogilvie 9' Backhus 32' F. Ogilvie 34', 39' Sinclair 40' | Report | Taherirad 10', 36', 37' Aroei 28' Beiranvand 29' Bohlooli 32', 40' Bohlouli 38' |
* Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) David Sweetman (CAN)
* 5 February 2015 12:45
| Czech Republic | 4–9 | Germany |
| Průcha 3' Plochý 26' Kyndl 36', 39' | Report | Herzbruch 5' Fürste 11' Otte 14', 23', 30' Hauke 16', 40' Stralkowski 27', 29' |
* Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Hassan Abazari (IRN)
* 5 February 2015 14:00
| Sweden | 1–4 | Austria |
| Joh. Björkman 26' | Report | Schmidt 20', 39' Körper 24' Uher 27' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)
* 5 February 2015 20:00
| Australia | 3–3 | Sweden |
| MacKinnon 16', 30' F. Ogilvie 26' | Report | Lundqvist 5' Joa. Björkman 8' Hemvik 33' |
* Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Hassan Abazari (IRN)
* 5 February 2015 20:15
| Austria | 4–5 | Germany |
| Schmidt 25' Uher 26', 40' Körper 36' | Report | Fürste 5', 34' Herzbruch 7' Otte 17' Stralkowski 24' |
* Umpires: Jonas van't Hek (NED) Paweł Linkowski (POL)
* 5 February 2015 21:15
| Iran | 3–3 | Czech Republic |
| Beiranvand 15' Asnaashari 18' Noraniyan 40' | Report | Piterák 5' Plochý 17' Vacek 36' |
* Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TRI) Michael Eilmer (AUT)
* 6 February 2015 14:00
| Czech Republic | 2–2 | Austria |
| Koryt'ák 35' Vudmaska 39' | Report | Eitenberger 17' Körper 40' |
* Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
* 6 February 2015 15:00
| Iran | 8–10 | Sweden |
| Bohlouli 17' Beiranvand 23', 32', 35', 38' Asnaashari 24', 33' Noraniyan 38' | Report | Joa. Björkman 10', 31', 34' Hemvik 20' Joh. Björkman 21', 28', 29', 38', 39' Ströby 39' Mattsson 40' |
* Umpires: Jonas van't Hek (NED) Paweł Linkowski (POL)
* 6 February 2015 15:15
| Germany | 9–4 | Australia |
| Otte 8', 9', 15' Pehlke 10' Stralkowski 13', 40' Fürste 20' Weinke 30' Hauke 39' | Report | MacKinnon 2', 26' F. Ogilvie 12' Beaton 17' |
* Umpires: David Sweetman (CAN) Lee Barron (ENG)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 13 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 1 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 1 | |
* 4 February 2015 13:45
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Canada |
| Leijs 13' Kellerman 21' Van de Peppel 38' | Report | Noronha 1' |
* Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)
* 4 February 2015 15:00
| Russia | 4–3 | Switzerland |
| Volkov 3' Spichkovskiy 36' Nikitin 38' Proskuryakov 39' | Report | Steffen 8', 18' Kloter 13' |
* Umpires: David Sweetman (CAN) Hassan Abazari (IRN)
* 4 February 2015 15:15
| Poland | 8–3 | South Africa |
| Zimnicki 6', 21' Dutkiewicz 8' Żywiczka 18' Makowski 31' Górny 33', 38' Bratkowski 34' | Report | Haley 4', 26' Domleo 33' |
* Umpires: Jonas van't Hek (NED) Michael Eilmer (AUT)
* 4 February 2015 21:15
| Russia | 2–1 | Canada |
| Khairullin 13' Mokrousov 14' | Report | Noronha 16' |
* Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Lee Barron (ENG)
* 4 February 2015 22:30
| Poland | 4–4 | Switzerland |
| Dutkiewicz 9', 37' Górny 17' Weide 33' | Report | Keller 5', 22', 34' Kloter 7' |
* Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Ben Göntgen (GER)
* 4 February 2015 22:45
| South Africa | 0–5 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Kellerman 3', 34', 36' Van de Peppel 11' Tigges 18' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Hassan Abazari (IRN)
* 5 February 2015 13:45
| South Africa | 2–10 | Russia |
| Abbott 6' Fairweather 29' | Report | Khairullin 9', 38', 40', 40' Likov 20', 26', 27', 33', 37' Mokrousov 39' |
* Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Paweł Linkowski (POL)
* 5 February 2015 15:00
| Netherlands | 3–3 | Poland |
| Kranstuber 12' Kellerman 14', 23' | Report | Górny 30', 34' Makowski 33' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Michael Eilmer (AUT)
* 5 February 2015 15:15
| Canada | 0–4 | Switzerland |
| | Report | Kloter 20' Richner 24' Steffen 29' Keller 31' |
* Umpires: Jonas van't Hek (NED) Adam Barry (AUS)
* 5 February 2015 21:30
| Canada | 5–5 | South Africa |
| Noronha 11', 15', 38' Roberts 23' Pereira 37' | Report | Isaac 1' Jones 5' Geldenhuys 10', 29' Fairweather 27' |
* Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
* 5 February 2015 22:30
| Russia | 5–5 | Poland |
| Likov 26' Proskuryakov 29', 40' Khairullin 29' Nikitin 32' | Report | Zimnicki 4' Dutkiewicz 8' Majchrzak 21' Górny 24' Żywiczka 40' |
* Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Adam Barry (AUS)
* 5 February 2015 22:45
| Switzerland | 2–5 | Netherlands |
| Richner 15' Kloter 35' | Report | Tigges 2', 17' Kranstuber 20' Leijs 23' Van de Peppel 24' |
* Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Lee Barron (ENG)
* 6 February 2015 12:30
| Poland | 6–3 | Canada |
| Dutkiewicz 6' Górny 7', 21' Majchrzak 8' Weide 20', 31', 38' | Report | Roberts 18' Fernandes 21' Barretto 29' |
* Umpires: Hassan Abazari (IRN) Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)
* 6 February 2015 12:45
| Netherlands | 4–5 | Russia |
| Sweering 7' Kellerman 9', 15' Kranstuber 27' | Report | Zhirkov 12', 21', 40' Volkov 20' Proskuryakov 37' |
* Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Geoff Conn (IRL)
* 6 February 2015 13:45
| Switzerland | 4–1 | South Africa |
| Greder 6' Keller 10', 40' Wullschleger 14' | Report | Shrives 29' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Ben Göntgen (GER)

### Ninth to twelfth place classification

| 9–12th place semi-finals | 9–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 6 February | 6 February |
| Czech Republic | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 7 February | 7 February |
| South Africa | 2 | 7 February | 7 February |
| South Africa | 2 | Czech Republic | 6 |
| 6 February | 6 February | | Czech Republic | 6 |
| 6 February | 6 February | Australia | 4 |
| Canada | 3 | Australia | 4 |
| Australia | 6 | | |
| Australia | 6 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 7 February | 7 February |
| | | South Africa | 2 |
| | | Canada | 1 |

#### 9–12th place semi-finals

* 6 February 2015 19:15
| Czech Republic | 4–2 | South Africa |
| Kyndl 5' Vacek 19', 39' Vudmaska 20' | Report | Geldenhuys 20' Fairweather 36' |
* Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Michael Eilmer (AUT)
* 6 February 2015 20:45
| Canada | 3–6 | Australia |
| Pereira 7', 23' Bath 16' | Report | H. Ogilvie 14', 33' MacKinnon 26', 39' Beaton 35' Croke 40' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Ben Göntgen (GER)

#### Eleventh and twelfth place

* 7 February 2015 15:45
| South Africa | 2–1 | Canada |
| Haley 19' Fairweather 34' | Report | Pereira 3' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

#### Ninth and tenth place

* 7 February 2015 17:15
| Czech Republic | 6–4 | Australia |
| Plochý 2', 21', 30' Kyndl 3' Vacek 8', 37' | Report | Beaton 17', 33' H. Ogilvie 30' K. Ogilvie 38' |
* Umpires: Paweł Linkowski (POL) Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)

### Second round

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 7 February | 7 February | | | |
| Germany | 11 | | | |
| Germany | 11 | 7 February | 7 February | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | 7 February | 7 February | |
| Switzerland | 2 | Germany | 4 (1) | |
| 7 February | 7 February | | Germany | 4 (1) | |
| 7 February | 7 February | Netherlands (s.o.) | 4 (2) | |
| Netherlands | 5 | Netherlands (s.o.) | 4 (2) | |
| Netherlands | 5 | | | | 8 February | 8 February |
| Sweden | 3 | | | | 8 February | 8 February |
| Sweden | 3 | | | | Netherlands | 3 |
| 7 February | 7 February | | | | | Netherlands | 3 |
| 7 February | 7 February | | | | Austria | 2 |
| Austria | 5 | | | | Austria | 2 |
| Austria | 5 | 7 February | 7 February | | | |
| Poland | 1 | 7 February | 7 February | | | |
| Poland | 1 | Austria | 7 | | | |
| 7 February | 7 February | | Austria | 7 | | | |
| 7 February | 7 February | Iran | 4 | | Third place | Third place |
| Russia | 5 | Iran | 4 | | Third place | Third place |
| Russia | 5 | | | | 8 February | 8 February |
| Iran | 8 | | | | 8 February | 8 February |
| Iran | 8 | | | | Germany | 13 |
| | | | | | Iran | 2 |

#### Fifth to eighth place

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 7 February | 7 February |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 8 February | 8 February |
| Sweden | 4 | 8 February | 8 February |
| Sweden | 4 | Sweden | 1 |
| 7 February | 7 February | | Sweden | 1 |
| 7 February | 7 February | Russia | 3 |
| Poland | 4 | Russia | 3 |
| Russia | 6 | | |
| Russia | 6 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 8 February | 8 February |
| | | Switzerland | 4 (1) |
| | | Poland (s.o.) | 4 (2) |

#### Quarter-finals

* 7 February 2015 09:00
| Austria | 5–1 | Poland |
| Körper 18', 38' Schmidt 28' Hasun 33' Stanzl 40' | Report | Dutkiewicz 1' |
* Umpires: Jonas van't Hek (NED) Geoff Conn (IRL)
* 7 February 2015 10:30
| Netherlands | 5–3 | Sweden |
| Kellerman 3' Van de Peppel 17', 30' Van Dijk 26' Tigges 36' | Report | Joh. Björkman 31' Eliasson 38' Hemvik 40' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Adam Barry (AUS)
* 7 February 2015 12:00
| Germany | 11–2 | Switzerland |
| Fürste 4', 10', 33', 34' Stralkowski 11', 40' Otte 15', 21' Lietz 16' Herzbruch 35' Pehlke 39' | Report | Steimer 8' Greder 20' |
* Umpires: Paweł Linkowski (POL) Michael Eilmer (AUT)
* 7 February 2015 13:30
| Russia | 5–8 | Iran |
| Zhirkov 4' Proskuryakov 5' Volkov 24' Spichkovskiy 36' Nikitin 39' | Report | Aroei 6', 21', 40' Asnaashari 7', 9', 38' Beiranvand 7', 37' |
* Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification
##### 5–8th place semifinals

* 7 February 2015 18:45
| Switzerland | 3–4 | Sweden |
| Michel 19' Steimer 36' Keller 38' | Report | Joh. Björkman 5' Hemvik 18', 22', 34' |
* Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Hassan Abazari (IRN)
* 7 February 2015 20:15
| Poland | 4–6 | Russia |
| Górny 3' Żywiczka 11' Weide 22', 38' | Report | Zhirkov 6' Volkov 14' Proskuryakov 29' Spichkovskiy 32', 34' Likov 40' |
* Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Michael Eilmer (AUT)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 8 February 2015 08:45
| Switzerland | 4–4 | Poland |
| Schneider 17' Keller 15', 29' Kloter 17' | Report | Górny 2' Majchrzak 30' Weide 36' Żywiczka 40' |
| Penalties |||
| Schneider Richner Wullschleger | 1–2 | Górny Żywiczka |
* Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Geoff Conn (IRL)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 8 February 2015 08:30
| Sweden | 1–3 | Russia |
| Hemvik 17' | Report | Spichkovskiy 23', 29' Mokrousov 33' |
* Umpires: Jonas van't Hek (NED) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semi-finals

* 7 February 2015 19:00
| Germany | 4–4 | Netherlands |
| Otte 17', 40' Stralkowski 32' Ress 39' | Report | Tigges 1' Van Dijk 7' Kellerman 8', 18' |
| Penalties |||
| Hauke Fürste Pehlke | 1–2 | Tigges Van de Peppel Rohof |
* Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
* 7 February 2015 20:30
| Austria | 7–4 | Iran |
| Hasun 3' Uher 7' Eitenberger 20' Körper 22', 26', 30', 39' | Report | Bohlooli 27' Beiranvand 31' Noraniyan 33', 34' |
* Umpires: Jonas van't Hek (NED) Ben Göntgen (GER)

##### Third and fourth place

* 8 February 2015 11:30
| Germany | 13–2 | Iran |
| Hauke 2', 31' Otte 4', 30', 37', 39', 40' Korn 5' Fürste 18' Stralkowski 20', 35' Herzbruch 29' Pehlke 33' | Report | Noraniyan 1' Bohlooli 17' |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Michael Eilmer (AUT)

##### Final

* 8 February 2015 14:30
| Netherlands | 3–2 | Austria |
| Kellerman 5' Tigges 14' Van de Peppel 23' | Report | Uher 20' Eitenberger 36' |
* Umpires: Paweł Linkowski (POL) Lee Barron (ENG)

## Final standings

* Netherlands
* Austria
* Germany
* Iran
* Russia
* Sweden
* Poland
* Switzerland
* Czech Republic
* Australia
* South Africa
* Canada

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Benjamin Stanzl (AUT)
* Top Scorer: Alexander Otte (GER)
* Best Goalkeeper: Laurens Goedegebuure (NED)
* Best U21 Player: Timm Herzbruch (GER)