The 2023 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the sixth edition of this tournament and played from 5 to 11 February 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa.[1]

Austria won their second consecutive title by defeating the Netherlands in the final after penalty shootout, while Iran captured the bronze medal, winning against the United States.[2]

Qualification

All the teams which qualified for the cancelled 2022 edition of the tournament were eligible to participate in the 2023 edition.[3]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
15–21 July 2019 2019 Indoor Asia Cup Chonburi, Thailand 2  Iran
 Kazakhstan
17–19 January 2020 2020 EuroHockey Indoor Championship Berlin, Germany 4  Austria
 Belgium
 Czech Republic
 Germany[a]
 Netherlands
 Russia[b]
16–18 April 2021 2021 Indoor Africa Cup Durban, South Africa 2  Namibia
 South Africa
25–27 June 2021 2021 Indoor Pan American Cup Spring City, United States 2  Argentina
 United States
9 August 2022 Invitational — 2  Australia[b]
 New Zealand[a]
Total 12

First round

The schedule was released on 17 October 2022.[5]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 5 5 0 0 27 5 +22 15 Quarter-finals
2  Netherlands 5 4 0 1 36 7 +29 12
3  Belgium 5 3 0 2 20 16 +4 9
4  Namibia 5 1 1 3 12 19 −7 4
5  Kazakhstan 5 1 0 4 11 31 −20 3 Ninth place game
6  New Zealand 5 0 1 4 7 35 −28 1 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
5 February 2023
16:40
Netherlands  7–1  Namibia
Sweering field hockey ball 6', 13', 23'
Schut field hockey ball 26'
Troost field hockey ball 36'
Leijs field hockey ball 37'
Merkus field hockey ball 39' 		Report Barthram field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
5 February 2023
19:00
Austria  7–1  New Zealand
Schmidt field hockey ball 1'
Unterkircher field hockey ball 3', 12', 32'
Eitenberger field hockey ball 7'
Fröhlich field hockey ball 17'
Frey field hockey ball 40' 		Report B. van Woerkom field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Sean Edwards (ENG)
5 February 2023
21:20
Belgium  7–1  Kazakhstan
Simar field hockey ball 4', 12', 14', 20', 40'
Hermans field hockey ball 8'
G. Dykmans field hockey ball 20' 		Report Urmanov field hockey ball 15'
Umpires:
Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
Lee Barron (ENG)
6 February 2023
08:30
Austria  2–0  Namibia
Unterkircher field hockey ball 9'
Binder field hockey ball 27' 		Report
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
6 February 2023
10:50
Netherlands  9–1  Kazakhstan
Bakker field hockey ball 2', 30'
Burkhardt field hockey ball 9', 30'
Middendorp field hockey ball 26'
Schut field hockey ball 28', 33', 35'
Troost field hockey ball 29' 		Report Almen field hockey ball 5'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Melina Illanes (ARG)
6 February 2023
13:10
New Zealand  2–7  Belgium
Coxon field hockey ball 9'
Houlbrooke field hockey ball 11' 		Report Simar field hockey ball 1', 32', 34'
Bigare field hockey ball 13'
G. Dykmans field hockey ball 19', 39'
Hermans field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
7 February 2023
16:40
Kazakhstan  2–6  Namibia
Urmanov field hockey ball 25', 40' Report Hermanus field hockey ball 8', 40'
D. Britz field hockey ball 14'
Barthram field hockey ball 20', 22'
Cleak field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
7 February 2023
19:00
Belgium  1–5  Austria
Simar field hockey ball 13' Report Körper field hockey ball 4', 19'
Eitenberger field hockey ball 6'
Unterkircher field hockey ball 33', 38'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
7 February 2023
21:20
New Zealand  0–12  Netherlands
Report Rohof field hockey ball 10+'
Burkhardt field hockey ball 15', 33', 34', 40'
Troost field hockey ball 18', 36'
Leijs field hockey ball 20'
Sweering field hockey ball 21'
Schut field hockey ball 30'
Bakker field hockey ball 32', 37'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Melina Illanes (ARG)
8 February 2023
09:40
Namibia  1–4  Belgium
Barthram field hockey ball 20' Report Simar field hockey ball 3', 4', 34'
G. Dykmans field hockey ball 29'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
8 February 2023
12:00
Kazakhstan  5–0  New Zealand
Urmanov field hockey ball 4', 10'
Almen field hockey ball 25'
Zhokenbayev field hockey ball 32'
Dyussebekov field hockey ball 38' 		Report
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Melina Illanes (ARG)
8 February 2023
14:20
Netherlands  1–4  Austria
Burkhardt field hockey ball 36' Report Körper field hockey ball 10', 23', 30', 33'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Sean Edwards (ENG)
9 February 2023
19:00
Belgium  1–7  Netherlands
Simar field hockey ball 36' Report Burkhardt field hockey ball 2', 21', 26', 39'
Troost field hockey ball 6'
Schut field hockey ball 13'
Leijs field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Adam Barry (AUS)
9 February 2023
20:10
Austria  9–2  Kazakhstan
Stanzl field hockey ball 5'
Losonci field hockey ball 9'
Unterkircher field hockey ball 10', 25', 30'
Körper field hockey ball 23', 27', 30', 37' 		Report Duisengazy field hockey ball 28'
Urmanov field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
9 February 2023
21:20
Namibia  4–4  New Zealand
Finch field hockey ball 1'
Hermanus field hockey ball 8', 17'
Neethling field hockey ball 13' 		Report Coxon field hockey ball 17'
Alexander-Parker field hockey ball 20', 37'
Van Woerkom field hockey ball 20'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 4 0 1 23 19 +4 12 Quarter-finals
2  Iran 5 2 2 1 30 24 +6 8
3  South Africa (H) 5 2 2 1 23 21 +2 8
4  Argentina 5 2 1 2 20 21 −1 7
5  Czech Republic 5 0 3 2 22 27 −5 3 Ninth place game
6  Australia 5 0 2 3 14 20 −6 2 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
(H) Hosts
5 February 2023
09:40
Australia  3–3  South Africa
B. Staines field hockey ball 20'
Sherren field hockey ball 24'
J. Staines field hockey ball 30' 		Report M. Cassiem field hockey ball 7', 16'
Eustice field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
5 February 2023
12:00
Iran  4–5  Argentina
Karimi field hockey ball 8', 9'
Beiranvand field hockey ball 18'
Mirzakhani field hockey ball 29' 		Report Navarro field hockey ball 13', 32'
Ceballos field hockey ball 23'
Eleicegui field hockey ball 26'
Ayala field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Rachel Williams (ENG)
5 February 2023
14:20
Czech Republic  3–4  United States
Plochý field hockey ball 6'
Seemann field hockey ball 8'
Soukup field hockey ball 40' 		Report Leser field hockey ball 3', 21', 37'
A. Kaeppeler field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
6 February 2023
15:30
Argentina  3–1  Australia
Eleicegui field hockey ball 14', 22'
Ayala field hockey ball 33' 		Report J. Staines field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Sean Edwards (ENG)
6 February 2023
17:50
Iran  8–3  United States
Norouzzadeh field hockey ball 2', 40', 40'
Beiranvand field hockey ball 3'
Nooranian field hockey ball 19', 35'
Taherirad field hockey ball 29', 39' 		Report Heldens field hockey ball 20', 27'
Harris field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
6 February 2023
20:10
Czech Republic  4–8  South Africa
Toms field hockey ball 2'
Plochý field hockey ball 10', 10'
Hanus field hockey ball 27' 		Report D. Cassiem field hockey ball 3'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 14', 22', 23', 25', 29'
Futcher field hockey ball 28'
Eustice field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
7 February 2023
08:30
Australia  4–6  Iran
Sherren field hockey ball 11', 32', 39'
B. Staines field hockey ball 27' 		Report Beiranvand field hockey ball 14', 23'
Taherirad field hockey ball 16'
Norouzzadeh field hockey ball 21', 31', 38'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
7 February 2023
12:00
South Africa  2–5  United States
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 1'
Julius field hockey ball 12' 		Report Leser field hockey ball 1', 6'
Kentwell field hockey ball 17'
A. Kaeppeler field hockey ball 33'
Harris field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Emily Carroll (AUS)
7 February 2023
14:20
Argentina  3–3  Czech Republic
Navarro field hockey ball 25'
Rodríguez field hockey ball 35'
González field hockey ball 38' 		Report Tomeš field hockey ball 14'
Plochý field hockey ball 28'
Trejbal field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Adam Barry (AUS)
8 February 2023
16:40
United States  7–4  Argentina
A. Kaeppeler field hockey ball 13', 30', 36'
Heldens field hockey ball 27'
Leser field hockey ball 29', 32'
Harris field hockey ball 38' 		Report González field hockey ball 15', 35'
Rodríguez field hockey ball 35'
Eleicegui field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
8 February 2023
19:00
Iran  4–4  South Africa
Mirzakhani field hockey ball 2'
Bahrami field hockey ball 26', 40'
Norouzzadeh field hockey ball 30' 		Report M. Cassiem field hockey ball 1', 29', 37'
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Sean Edwards (ENG)
8 February 2023
21:20
Australia  4–4  Czech Republic
J. Staines field hockey ball 4', 20+', 38'
Knee field hockey ball 14' 		Report Tomeš field hockey ball 17'
Plochý field hockey ball 22', 39'
Seemann field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
9 February 2023
09:40
South Africa  6–5  Argentina
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 1', 23'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 5', 40'
Futcher field hockey ball 18', 26' 		Report Eleicegui field hockey ball 9'
Navarro field hockey ball 16'
Ceballos field hockey ball 20', 36'
Rodríguez field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Sean Edwards (ENG)
9 February 2023
12:00
United States  4–2  Australia
A. Kaeppeler field hockey ball 2', 13'
Kentwell field hockey ball 15'
Harris field hockey ball 22' 		Report Czinner field hockey ball 8'
B. Staines field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
9 February 2023
14:20
Czech Republic  8–8  Iran
Plochý field hockey ball 2', 9'
Procházka field hockey ball 6', 20', 31', 38'
Toms field hockey ball 7'
Tomeš field hockey ball 25' 		Report Karimi field hockey ball 3'
Norouzzadeh field hockey ball 5', 40'
Nooranian field hockey ball 8', 28'
Bohlouli field hockey ball 29'
Bahrami field hockey ball 33'
Asnaashari field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

Classification matches

Eleventh place game

11 February 2023
08:00
New Zealand  2–7  Australia
Harvey field hockey ball 19', 32' Report B. Staines field hockey ball 1', 14', 37', 40'
Pace field hockey ball 12', 23'
Knee field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

Ninth place game

11 February 2023
15:30
Kazakhstan  2–5  Czech Republic
Almen field hockey ball 36'
Urmanov field hockey ball 39' 		Report Toms field hockey ball 11'
Procházka field hockey ball 15'
Plochý field hockey ball 18', 26'
Seemann field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

Second round

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 February
 
 
 Austria2
 
11 February
 
 Argentina0
 
 Austria8
 
10 February
 
 Iran3
 
 Iran (p.s.o.)5 (6)
 
11 February
 
 Belgium5 (5)
 
 Austria (p.s.o.)4 (3)
 
10 February
 
 Netherlands4 (2)
 
 Netherlands6
 
11 February
 
 South Africa3
 
 Netherlands7
 
10 February
 
 United States3 Third place
 
 United States3
 
11 February
 
 Namibia2
 
 Iran (p.s.o.)4 (3)
 
 
 United States4 (2)
 

Quarter-finals

10 February 2023
11:30
Iran  5–5  Belgium
Norouzzadeh field hockey ball 23', 32', 35'
Mirzakhani field hockey ball 25', 37' 		Report Van Bogaert field hockey ball 3', 25'
G. Dykmans field hockey ball 10'
Simar field hockey ball 23', 35'
Penalties
Norouzzadeh Penalty shoot-out scored
Beiranvand Penalty shoot-out scored
Mirzakhani Penalty shoot-out missed
Norouzzadeh Penalty shoot-out scored
Beiranvand Penalty shoot-out missed
Mirzakhani Penalty shoot-out scored
Norouzzadeh Penalty shoot-out scored
Beiranvand Penalty shoot-out missed
Mirzakhani Penalty shoot-out scored 		6–5 Penalty shoot-out missed G. Dykmans
Penalty shoot-out scored Bigare
Penalty shoot-out scored A. Dykmans
Penalty shoot-out scored A. Dykmans
Penalty shoot-out missed Bigare
Penalty shoot-out scored G. Dykmans
Penalty shoot-out scored G. Dykmans
Penalty shoot-out missed Bigare
Penalty shoot-out missed A. Dykmans
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Adam Barry (AUS)
10 February 2023
14:30
Austria  2–0  Argentina
Unterkircher field hockey ball 28'
Körper field hockey ball 34' 		Report
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Rachel Williams (ENG)
10 February 2023
17:30
United States  3–2  Namibia
A. Kaeppeler field hockey ball 3'
Leser field hockey ball 21'
Harris field hockey ball 26' 		Report Barthram field hockey ball 5'
Hermanus field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
10 February 2023
20:30
Netherlands  6–3  South Africa
Burkhardt field hockey ball 2', 19'
Schut field hockey ball 12'
Troost field hockey ball 16'
Bakker field hockey ball 20', 38' 		Report Futcher field hockey ball 32'
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 33'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

Semi-finals

11 February 2023
09:30
Austria  8–3  Iran
Körper field hockey ball 4', 28', 39'
Unterkircher field hockey ball 10', 18'
Eitenberger field hockey ball 24', 30'
Binder field hockey ball 35' 		Report Beiranvand field hockey ball 15'
Nooranian field hockey ball 35'
Norouzzadeh field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Adam Barry (AUS)
11 February 2023
11:00
Netherlands  7–3  United States
Sweering field hockey ball 14', 32'
Middendorp field hockey ball 24'
Troost field hockey ball 25'
Burkhardt field hockey ball 37', 39'
Schut field hockey ball 40' 		Report Harris field hockey ball 8'
A. Kaeppeler field hockey ball 23', 26'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

Third place game

11 February 2023
17:00
Iran  4–4  United States
Norouzzadeh field hockey ball 4', 16'
Mirzakhani field hockey ball 22'
Karimi field hockey ball 33' 		Report Kentwell field hockey ball 9', 14', 30'
A. Kaeppeler field hockey ball 37'
Penalties
Norouzzadeh Penalty shoot-out scored
Karimi Penalty shoot-out scored
Mirzakhani Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out missed Harris
Penalty shoot-out scored Leser
Penalty shoot-out scored A. Kaeppeler
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Adam Barry (AUS)

Final

11 February 2023
20:00
Austria  4–4  Netherlands
Körper field hockey ball 9', 11', 36'
Fröhlich field hockey ball 23' 		Report Sweering field hockey ball 10', 17'
Leijs field hockey ball 22'
Troost field hockey ball 29'
Penalties
Eitenberger Penalty shoot-out missed
Unterkircher Penalty shoot-out scored
Körper Penalty shoot-out scored
Unterkircher Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out scored Burkhardt
Penalty shoot-out missed Bakker
Penalty shoot-out scored Sweering
Penalty shoot-out missed Burkhardt
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Sean Edwards (ENG)

Final standings

Rank Team[2]
 Austria
 Netherlands
 Iran
4  United States
5  Belgium
6  South Africa
7  Argentina
8  Namibia
9  Czech Republic
10  Kazakhstan
11  Australia
12  New Zealand

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Award Player
Player of the tournament Austria Fabian Unterkircher
Top goalscorer Austria Michael Körper
Goalkeeper of the tournament Austria Mateusz Szymczyk
Young player of the tournament South Africa Mustapha Cassiem

Goalscorers

There were 324 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 8.1 goals per match.

17 goals

16 goals

15 goals

14 goals

12 goals

11 goals

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Germany withdrew and were replaced by New Zealand.[4]
  2. ^ a b Following advice from the International Olympic Committee, Russia were excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and were replaced by Australia.

References

  1. ^ "South Africa to host FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup in 2023". fih.ch. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Austria and Netherlands on top of the world at 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup". fih.ch. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Teams and Pools confirmed for FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup South Africa 2023". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Deutschland verzichtet auf Start bei der Hallenhockey-WM". magazin.hockey.de. 9 August 2022.
  5. ^ "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup South Africa 2023: match schedule revealed". FIH. 17 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Men%27s_FIH_Indoor_Hockey_World_Cup
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