In three days, the 15th Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023, which will feature 16 nations competing for the coveted championship, will get underway.
The event is organised every four years, and all of the matches will be place in the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela, which has a 20,000-seat capacity, and the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, which has a 16,000-seat capacity.
There is a lot of misunderstanding over how the event will be broadcast in India and other details that we need to be aware of.
Match Timings: The matches in the upcoming marquee event will be held between the time frame of 1.00 pm- 3.00 pm and 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm at Indian Standard Time(IST).
Live Telecast & Streaming: You can watch all the matches on Star Sports Channel and live streaming all the matches will be displayed on disney+hotstar app.
Umpires List: 13 umpires have been selected to officiate in the mega event which includes umpires from Malaysia to India and Germany.
Total number of goals scored at FIH Men's World Cups
(1971-2018 )🇦🇺Australia: 305
🇳🇱Netherlands: 267
🇮🇳India: 199
🇪🇸Spain: 176
🏴England: 175
🇦🇷Argentina: 154
🇩🇪Germany: 126
🇳🇿New Zealand: 117
🇧🇪Beligum: 86
🇰🇷Korea: 82
🇲🇾Malaysia: 74
🇿🇦South Africa: 58
🇯🇵Japan: 37
🇫🇷 France: 21— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January 10, 2023
Teams in distinct Pools: There are 4 pools total, with 4 teams in each group. Pool A includes countries like Australia, Argentina, France, and South Africa. India, the host nation, is put in Group D with Wales, England, and Spain, thus it won’t be simple for it to advance through the group stage.
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— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January 9, 2023
India will begin their campaign against Spain on January 13, 2023 at 7 p.m. at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela, and then play their next two matches against England and Wales on January 15, and January 19, 2023 at 7 p.m., respectively.
Indians have only ever won the World Cup once, in 1975, and they’ll be hoping to make up for the 46-year gap by taking home the trophy at the huge event.