In 2023, Orissa will host the 15th Men’s Hockey World Cup at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela.

The host nation, India, has performed admirably throughout its league-stage campaign and will next face New Zealand in the cross-over round.

130 goals have been scored during the league stage of the championship tournament, which averages out to 5.41 goals per game.

The 2010 World Cup, which was hosted in Delhi, set a record for most goals scored overall with 199 from 38 games, averaging 5.24.

The quantity of goals scored in the current FIH World Cup will increase given how they are currently being scored.

If we divide 130 goals by the various ways they were scored, 80 goals were scored by field efforts, 43 goals came from penalty corners, and 7 goals were scored through penalty strokes.

Umpires have so far issued 59 cards.

Men’s Hockey World Cup, which has 16 nations, is being played for the third time; the first two times were in 2002 and 2018.

16 teams are divided into four separate pools for the league stage and crossover stages of the men’s hockey world championship.

The top teams will advance directly to the quarterfinal stage, while the teams who place second and third in separate pools will play must-win games using a cross-over format to advance.

India, the tournament’s hosts, must defeat Black Sticks because if they lose, their participation in the mega-event will be over.

Throughout the competition, Team India’s defence has been their strongest suit; against the Kiwis, they will need to continue in that vein.

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