Men’s Hockey World Cup Day 1 Live Updates: Every details related to Ind vs Spain match, head to head and live streaming

South Africa and Argentina will square off in the opening match of the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 at Bhubneswar, Orissa.

India’s campaign will get underway against Spain later today at Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela, where 21,000 people will be present to support their favorite team.

The wait is finally over! It is the opening day of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 and it brings along 4 high-octane clashes. #HWC2023

Which teams do you think will register their first wins today?

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— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January 13, 2023

Considering the crucial elements of today’s opening battle. Let me provide you the specifics below:

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝐀𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝟎 – 𝟎 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚

It has been quite an even game so far in the first half of the opening game at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023. #HWC2023 pic.twitter.com/KcHJcd8Ecq

— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January 13, 2023

Head to Head: The Men’s FIH World Cup has seen these two teams play six games against one another, with Spain winning three games, India winning two, and one game ending in a draw.

Outside of the FIH World Cup, these two titans have faced off twice, with each team winning one match. The duel between these two today will undoubtedly be fierce.

Good luck to our champions ❤️🏑 pic.twitter.com/TH4DbogTB0

— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) January 13, 2023

Live Streaming: You can watch all the matches live on Star Sports and Disney+ Hostar app(Streaming Platform).

Wishing the Indian Men's Hockey Team all the very best for the Hockey World Cup.

We'll all be cheering for you!
Chak De! 🏑 🇮🇳@TheHockeyIndia

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 13, 2023

X Factor: Spain would rely on their young attacker and defence in contrast to the host, who would largely rely on skipper Harmanpreet Singh for Penalty Corner, when it came to the X Factor players between these two teams.

Other seasoned players, such as Lalit Upadhyay, Pr Sreejesh, and Manpreet Singh, will be under tremendous pressure to perform well for India because they are playing at home, where there will be high expectations for the host.

India has won the Men’s Hockey World Cup once, in 1975, under the direction of Ajit Pal Singh. This is the tournament’s 15th iteration.

Since their nation’s hockey ecosystem is in disarray, Pakistan is the most successful team in the history of the showpiece event, having claimed the championship on eight occasions. The fact that they didn’t make the tournament is a sad and peculiar truth.