The 14th edition of the prestigious Men's Hockey World Cup is all set to kick-off from November 28, at the all new-looking Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. The Men's World cup marks the returns to India - the spiritual home of hockey, for the second time in eight years. The 12th edition of the tournament was held in New Delhi, in 2010 and featured 12 teams.
The forthcoming World Cup at Bhubaneswar will be in action for the 19-days and will feature the 16 finest nations taking guns to emerge as the Champion on the biggest stage in the sport. The 16 teams have been divided into four groups, comprising four teams each. The team finishing on top of each group will directly qualify for quarter-finals. The second and third placed teams will battle it out in the cross-over playoff match for their place in the last eight. Hosts India are housed in Group C along with Belgium, Canada, and South Africa. The Group A comprises of Argentina, New Zealand, Spain, and France. In Group B, defending champions Australia have been placed alongside England, Ireland and China. Netherlands, Germany, Malaysia, and Pakistan are in Group D.
The Host India will hope to end a wait of 43 years for a title and will look forward to winning their second world title under the captaincy of Manpreet Singh. The host will face South Africa in their opener on Wednesday, November 28. India has won the prestigious title only once in 1975, under the captaincy of Ajit Pal Singh. The Indian team is currently placed at the fifth position in the rankings and have shown massive signs of improvement in the recent past.
India beat Pakistan to win their first and only hockey World Cup title 43 years ago |
When and Where is the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 taking place? (Know Date and Time)?
The Men’s Hockey World 2018 is all set to take place at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The tournament is scheduled to begin on November 28 and ends on December 16, with all the matches scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m and 7:00 p.m IST.
Where to watch the Live telecast of Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 on TV?
In India, the Start Sports network will live telecast the entire tournament. Along with that, Doordarshan also has broadcasting rights in India. Here's the complete list of country-broadcaster for the participating nations:
Argentina - ESPN Sur
Australia - Fox Sports & Kayo Sports
Belgium - Play Sports
Canada - BeIN Sport
China - Fox Sports Asia
England - BT Sport
France - L'Equipe
Germany - DAZN
India - Star Sports, Doordarshan
Ireland - BT Sport
Malaysia - Astro
The Netherlands - NOS
New Zealand - Sky Sports NZ
Pakistan - Sony
South Africa - SuperSport
Spain - Eurosport
Where to watch the Online Live Streaming of Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018?
The online live streaming will happen on the official YouTube channel of International Hockey Federation (FIH). While the Star Sports’ over-the-top platform Hotstar will also provide the live streaming of the entire tournament.
Teams Participating in the Tournament:
POOL A: Argentina, New Zealand, Spain, and France.
POOL B: Australia England, Ireland and China.
POOL C: India Belgium, Canada, and South Africa.
POOL D: Netherlands, Germany, Malaysia, and Pakistan.
Complete fixture:
November 28, 2018
17:00 Belgium VS Canada
19:00 India VS South Africa
November 29, 2018
17:00 Argentina VS Spain
19:00 New Zealand VS France
November 30, 2018
17:00 Australia VS Ireland
19:00 England VS China
December 1, 2018
17:00 Netherlands VS Malaysia
19:00 Germany VS Pakistan
December 2, 2018
17:00 Canada VS South Africa
19:00 India VS Belgium
December 3, 2018
17:00 Spain VS France
19:00 New Zealand VS Argentina
December 4, 2018
17:00 England VS Australia
19:00 Ireland VS China
December 5, 2018
17:00 Germany VS Netherlands
19:00 Malaysia VS Pakistan
December 6, 2018
17:00 Spain VS New Zealand
19:00 Argentina VS France
December 7, 2018
17:00 Australia VS China
19:00 Ireland VS England
December 8, 2018
17:00 Belgium VS South Africa
19:00 Canada VS India
December 9, 2018
17:00 Malaysia VS Germany
19:00 Netherlands VS Pakistan
CROSS-OVER STAGES
December 10, 2018
16:45 2nd Pool A VS 3rd Pool B (25)
19:00 2nd Pool B VS 3rd Pool A (26)
December 11, 2018
16:45 2nd Pool C VS 3rd Pool B (27)
19:00 2nd Pool B VS 3rd Pool A (28)
QUARTERFINALS STAGE
December 12, 2018
16:45 1st Pool A VS Winner 26 (29)
19:00 1st Pool B VS Winner 25 (30)
December 13, 2018
16:45 1st Pool C VS Winner 28 (31)
19:00 1st Pool D VS Winner 27 (32)
SEMIFINALS STAGE
December 15, 2018
16:00 Winner 29 VS Winner 32 (33)
18:39 Winner 30 VS Winner 31 (34)
FINALS
December 16, 2018
16:30 Bronze Medal match Loser 33 VS Loser 34
19:00 Gold Medal Match Winner 33 VS Winner 34
Here are the full squads of all the participating 16 nations:
INDIA
Coach: Harendra Singh
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishna Bahadur Pathak
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Birendra Lakra, Varun Kumar, Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh (Captain), Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (Vice-Captain), Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Sumit
Forwards: Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Simranjeet Singh
ARGENTINA
Coach: German Orozco
Players: Juan Manuel Vivaldi, Tomás Santiago, Gonzalo Peillat, Pedro Ibarra, Juan Ignacio Gilardi, Ignacio Ortiz, Juan Martín López, Matías Rey, Lucas Rossi, Agustín Bugallo, Nicolás Cicileo, Tomás Bettaglio, Matías Paredes, Agustin Mazzilli, Lucas Vila, Maico Casella, Lucas Martínez, Joaquín Menini
AUSTRALIA
Coach: Colin Batch
Players: Daniel Beale, Timothy Brand, Andrew Charter, Tom Craig, Matthew Dawson, Blake Govers, Jake Harvie, Jeremy Hayward, Tim Howard, Tyler Lovell, Trent Mitton, Eddie Ockenden, Flynn Ogilvie, Matthew Swann, Corey Weyer, Jake Whetton, Dylan Wotherspoon, Aran Zalewski
BELGIUM
Coach: Shane McLeod
Players: Vincent Vanasch, Loic Van Doren, Arthur De Sloover, Arthur Van Doren, Loïck Luypaert, Alexander Hendrickx, Gauthier Boccard, Emmanuel Stockbroekx, Simon Gougnard, John-John Dohmen, Victor Wegnez, Felix Denayer, Sébastien Dockier, Cédric Charlier, Tom Boon, Thomas Briels, Florent van Aubel, Nicolas De Kerpel
CANADA
Coach: Paul Bundy
Players: Balraj Panesar, Brandon Pereira, Gordon Johnston, Scott Tupper, Keegan Pereira, Matthew Sarmento, Iain Smythe, James Kirkpatrick, Oliver Scholfield, Antoni Kindler, David Carter, Mark Pearson, Sukhi Panesarbc, Gabe Ho-Garcia, John Smythe, Richard Hildreth, Brenden Bissett, Jamie Wallace
CHINA
Coach: Cui Yingbiao
Players: Guo Xiaoping, Ao Zhiwei, Guan Quyang, Ao Suozhu, E Wenhui, Ao Yang, Meng Dihao, Su Jun, Meng Nan, Su Wenlin, Su Lixing, Du Chen, Du Talake, Guo Zixiang, E Wenlong, Wang Caiyu, Ao Weibao, Guo Jin
ENGLAND
Coach: Danny Kerry
Players: George Pinner, Harry Gibson, Adam Dixon, Liam Sanford, Mark Gleghorne, Jack Waller, Michael Hoare, Luke Taylor, Harry Martin, David Ames, Ian Sloan, Barry Middleton, Zach Wallace, James Gall, Phil Roper, David Condon, Will Calnan, Sam Ward
FRANCE
Coach: Jerome Delmee
Players: Artur Thieffry, Corentin Saunier, Pieter van Straaten, Tom Genestet, Hugo Genestet, Blaise Rogeau, Victor Lockwood, Charles Masson, Nicolas Dumont, Gaspard Baumgarten, Francois Goyet, Cristoforo Peters-Duetz, Jean-Baptiste Forgues, Etienne Tynevez, Victor Charlet, Aristide Coisne, Maximillien Branicki, Timothee Clement
GERMANY
Coach: Stefan Kermas
Players: Mark Appel, Tobias Walter, Florian Fuchs, Benedikt Fürk, Mats Grambusch, Tom Grambusch, Johannes Große, Martin Häner, Tobias Hauke, Timm Herzbruch, Dieter Linnekogel, Marco Miltkau, Mathias Müller, Dan Nguyen Luong, Christopher Rühr, Ferdinand Weinke, Niklas Wellen, Lukas Windfeder
IRELAND
Coach: Alexander Cox
Players: David Harte, David Fitzgerald, Jonathan Bell, Paul Gleghorne, Luke Madeley, Conor Harte, Stuart Loughrey, Matthew Bell, Lee Cole, Shane O'Donoghue, Michael Robson, Kirk Shimmins, Sean Murray, Chris Cargo, Daragh Walsh, Matthew Nelson, Mitch Darling, Eugene Magee, Alan Sothern, Jeremy Duncan, (two travelling reserves yet to be named)
MALAYSIA
Coach: Roelant Oltmans
Players: Kumar Subramaniam, Hairi Rahman, Sumantri Norsyafiq, Ramadan Rosli, Marhan Jalil, Fitri Saari, Joel van Huizen, Faizal Saari, Syed Cholan, Sukri Mutalib, Firhan Ashari, Nabil Noor, Razie Rahim, Faiz Jali, Azri Hassan, Hasan Azuan, Tajuddin Tengku, Nik Rozemi
NETHERLANDS
Coach: Max Caldas
Players: Seve van Ass, Sander Baart, Billy Bakker, Lars Balk, Pirmin Blaak, Thierry Brinkman, Thijs van Dam, Jonas de Geus, Jeroen Hertzberger, Robbert Kemperman, Mirco Pruyser, Glenn Schuurman, Sam van der Ven, Valentin Verga, Bob de Voogd, Mink van der Weerden, Sander de Wijn, Floris Wortelboer
NEW ZEALAND
Coach: Darren Smith
Players: Cory Bennett, Marcus Child, George Enersen, Hugo Inglis, Stephen Jenness, Richard Joyce, Dane Lett, Shea McAleese, George Muir, Dominic Newman, Jared Panchia, Arun Panchia, Hayden Phillips, Nick Ross, Kane Russell, Aidan Sarikaya, Blair Tarrant, Nic Woods
PAKISTAN
Coach: Tauqeer Dar
Players: Imran Butt, Mazhar Abbas, M Irfan Sr, Aleem Bilal, Mubashar Ali, M Tauseeq Arshad, Tasawwar Abbas, Rashid Mahmood, Ajaz Ahmed, Ammad Shakeel Butt, M Irfan Jr, M Rizwan Sr, Ali Shan, Faisal Qadir, Abubakr Mahmood, Umar Bhutta, M Atiq Arshad, Mohammad Zubair
SOUTH AFRICA
Coach: Mark Hopkins
Players: Tim Drummond, Dayaan Cassiem, Taylor Dart, Tyson Dlungwana, Jethro Eustice, Rhett Halkett, Tommy Hammond, Keenan Horne, Julian Hykes, Gowan Jones, Peabo Lembethe, Mo Mea, Bili Ntuli, Taine Paton, Richard Pautz, Rassie Pieterse, Austin Smith, Nic Spooner
SPAIN
Coach: Fred Soyez
Players: Alejandro de Frutos, Albert Beltrán, Álvaro Iglesias, Diego Arana, Enrique González de Castejón, Ignacio Rodriguez, Marc Sallés, Marc Boltó, Marc Serrahima, Mario Garin, Miquel Delàs, Pau Quemada, Pepe Romeu, Quico Cortés, Ricardo Santana, Sergi Enrique, Vicenç Ruiz, Xavier Lleonart
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