2018 Men's Hockey World Cup

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The **2018 Men's Hockey World Cup** was the 14th edition of the Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the FIH. It was held from 28 November to 16 December 2018, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. The inauguration ceremony which was held on 27 November 2018, witnessed the biggest ever drone flying show in India.

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Belgium won the tournament for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final on a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw. Defending champions Australia won the third place match by defeating England 8–1 in the third place playoff of the Odisha men's hockey world cup 2018.

## Bidding

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In March 2013, one month after the FIH published the event assignment process document for the 2014–2018 cycle, Australia, Belgium, India, Malaysia and New Zealand were shortlisted as candidates for hosting the event and were asked to submit bidding documentation, a requirement that Belgium did not meet. In addition, one month before the host election, Australia withdrew their application due to technical and financial reasons. India was announced as host on 7 November 2013, during a special ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland.Template:Fact

## Qualification

Due to the increase to 16 participating teams, the new qualification process was announced in July 2015 by the International Hockey Federation. Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation received an automatic berth, and the 10/11 highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2016–17 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified would enter the tournament. The following sixteen teams shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.

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## Format

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups, each containing four teams. Each team played each other team in its group once. The first-placed team in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, while the second- and third-placed teams in each group went into the crossover matches. From there on a single-elimination tournament was played.

## Squads

Main article: 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup squads
## Umpires

16 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament.

* Diego Barbas (ARG)
* Dan Barstow (ENG)
* Marcin Grochal (POL)
* Ben Göntgen (GER)
* Adam Kearns (AUS)
* Eric Kim Lai Koh (MAS)
* Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)
* Martin Madden (SCO)
* Raghu Prasad (IND)
* Javed Shaikh (IND)
* Simon Taylor (NZL)
* David Tomlinson (NZL)
* Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
* Jonas van't Hek (NED)
* Francisco Vásquez (ESP)
* Peter Wright (RSA)

## Opening Ceremony

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## Results

The schedule was published on 27 February 2018.

*All times are local (UTC+5:30).*

### First round

#### Pool A

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.

#### Pool B

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.

#### Pool C

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.
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#### Pool D

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.

### Second round

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#### Final

Main article: 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final
2018 Men's Hockey World Cup Final

## Final ranking

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) round; 2) position in pools; 3) points in pools; 4) matches won; 5) goal difference; 6) goals for.
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## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

## Goalscorers

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## References

1. ↑ "England & India to host Hockey World Cups 2018". FIH. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
2. ↑ "Odisha dazzles world hockey". *The New Indian Express*. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
3. ↑ "Hockey World Cup 2018 Opening Ceremony, Highlights: Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, AR Rahman add colour". *hindustantimes.com*. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Belgium's Red Lions win Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018". FIH. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
5. ↑ "FIH Opens World Cup 2018 Bidding Process". *FIH*. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
6. ↑ "Six nations shortlisted for Hockey World Cups 2018". *FIH*. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
7. ↑ "Five nations in battle to host FIH World Cups 2018". FIH. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
8. ↑ "Four nations prepare to learn fate of 2018 Hockey World Cup bids". FIH. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
9. ↑ "Qualification System for Hockey World Cup 2018" (PDF). FIH. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
10. ↑ "FIH announces officials for Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018". *FIH*. 19 December 2017.
11. ↑ "Pools and match schedule for Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 revealed". FIH. 27 February 2018.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 World Cups 2018 Tournament Regulations

## External links

* Official website

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