The Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 is all set to start its tournament on 28th November 2018 and is going to be held till 16th December 2018. It is going to be the 14th edition of the Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. The tournament will be observed at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.
Hockey World Cup 2018 Full Squads
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 (capt), Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (vice-capt), Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Sumit
Forwards: Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Simranjeet Singh
Argentina
Coach: German Orozco
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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South Africa
Coach: Mark Hopkins
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
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
HWC 2018 Fixtures & Ranking
The 16 teams are further subdivided into four groups, each group comprising four teams. First the teams within individual group will play with each other and the winner team of a group will then battle with the winner of other groups. Then, the quarter finals and final would be played between the remaining teams.
Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 Teams & Pools
There are total numbers of 16 teams which are divided into 4 groups. Let’s have a look on all the teams and their groups….
Pool A
Argentina
France
New Zealand
Spain
Pool B
Australia
China
England
Ireland
Pool C
Belgium
Canada
India
South Africa
Pool D
Germany
Malaysia
Netherlands
Pakistan
Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018: Complete schedule with timings
First round
Pool A
Date: 29 November 2018
Time: 17:00
Argentina vs Spain
Date: 29 November 2018
Time: 19:00
New Zealand vs France
Date: 3 December 2018
Time: 19:00
Spain vs France
Date: 3 December 2018
Time: 19:00
New Zealand vs Argentina
Date: 6 December 2018
Time: 17:00
Spain vs New Zealand
Date: 6 December 2018
Time: 19:00
Argentina vs France
Pool B
Date: 30 November 2018
Time: 17:00
Australia vs Ireland
Date: 30 November 2018
Time: 19:00
England vs China
Date: 4 December 2018
Time: 19:00
England vs Australia
Date: 4 December 2018
Time: 19:00
Ireland vs China
Date: 7 December 2018
Time: 17:00
Australia vs China
Date: 7 December 2018
Time: 19:00
Ireland vs England
Pool C
Date: 28 November 2018
Time: 17:00
Belgium vs Canada
Date: 28 November 2018
Time: 19:00
India vs South Africa
Date: 2 December 2018
Time: 19:00
Canada vs South Africa
Date: 2 December 2018
Time: 19:00
India vs Belgium
Date: 8 December 2018
Time: 17:00
Belgium vs South Africa
Date: 8 December 2018
Time: 19:00
Canada vs India
Pool D
Date: 1 December 2018
Time: 17:00
Netherlands vs Malaysia
Date: 1 December 2018
Time: 19:00
Germany vs Pakistan
Date: 5 December 2018
Time: 19:00
Germany vs Netherlands
Date: 5 December 2018
Time: 19:00
Malaysia vs Pakistan
Date: 9 December 2018
Time: 17:00
Malaysia vs Germany
Date: 9 December 2018
Time: 19:00
Netherlands vs Pakistan
Crossover round
Date: 10 December 2018
Time: 16:45
2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B
Date: 10 December 2018
Time: 19:00
2nd Pool B vs 3rd Pool A
Date: 11 December 2018
Time: 16:45
2nd Pool C vs 3rd Pool D
Date: 11 December 2018
Time: 19:00
2nd Pool D vs 3rd Pool C
Quarterfinals
Date: 12 December 2018
Time: 16:45
1st Pool A vs 26th Winner Match
Date: 12 December 2018
Time: 19:00
1st Pool B vs 25th Winner Match
Date: 13 December 2018
Time: 16:45
1st Pool C vs 28th Winner Match
Date: 13 December 2018
Time: 19:00
1st Pool D vs 27th Winner Match
Semi-finals
Date: 15 December 2018
Time: 16:00
Winner Match 29 vs Winner Match 32
Date: 15 December 2018
Time: 18:30
Winner Match 30 vs Winner Match 31
Third place game
Date: 16 December 2018
Time: 16:30
Loser Match 33 vs Loser Match 34
Final Match
Date: 16 December 2018
Time: 19:00
Winner Match 33 vs Winner Match 34
Hockey World Cup 2018 Points table
GROUP A:
| No. | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GROUP B:
| No. | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GROUP C:
| No. | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GROUP D:
| No. | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The final of the tournament will take place on December 28, 2018.
