World Cup: FIH Look to Protect PCD but What About the Attack?
Alexander Hendrickx on his withdrawal from the World Cup of Hockey: “I cried when I learned of the seriousness of my injury” (video) It was from the stands of the Kalinga Satdium that the Antwerp resident watched Belgium qualify for the last four. A package for the rest of the tournament that the Pinoké player is […]
World Cup: Kookaburras Streak Goes On
Australia enter WC semifinals for 12th time on trot, title holders Belgium also in last-four. Winners of the 1986, 2010 and 2014 editions, Australia have made it to the semifinals of a World Cup on 11 occasions since the 1978 edition in Buenos Aires. Defending champions Belgium and three-time winners Australia booked semifinal spots in […]
World Cup: Honamas Complete Remarkable Turnaround to Stun England While the Dutch Cruise Past Korea
Germany and Netherlands are semi-finalists at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 earning wins against England and Korea in their respective quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Australia will face Germany, while Belgium will take on Netherlands, on 27 January, in the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Match 1: England vs Germany 2-2 (SO: 3-4) Germany were […]
World Cup: Quarter Finals Underway as Kookaburras and Red Lions Secure Final 4 Berths
Kookaburras edge past Red Sticks in a thriller while defence carries the Red Lions over Black Sticks Australia and Belgium are the first semi-finalists at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 earning wins against Spain and New Zealand in their respective quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Australia will face the winner of the match […]
World Cup: Pressure, Poor Execution Sank India’s World Cup Hopes
The wait to win their first Cup medal since the 1975 gold and high expectations as the 2021 Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists pulled India down, led to an early elimination. “I am not a hockey fan but my son saw India win bronze at the Tokyo Olympics and started playing the sport. We came to […]
World Cup: Germany Moves Safely Into the World Cup Quarter-finals
The German national hockey team is in the World Cup quarterfinals. In the crossover game against France, national coach André Henning’s team clearly won 5:1. In the quarter-finals, the German team expects the selection from England, who are also unbeaten. The quarter-finals will take place on Wednesday (January 25, 2023) at 2:30 p.m. German time. Goal scorers: Marco Miltkau […]
World Cup: New Zealand Causes Shock With Upset Victory Over Hosts India
Spain and New Zealand reign supreme in shoot-outs to seal quarterfinals spots The first day of crossovers at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 produced drama aplenty as Spain and New Zealand sealed their quarterfinal berths with shoot-out wins, both in the sudden death stages, against Malaysia and India respectively. Spain will now […]
World Cup: How Well-armoured First Rushers Are Successfully Thwarting the Threat of Pcs
The only time Harmanpreet Singh has found the backboard in the World Cup was when the goalkeeper was not on the pitch. On Thursday, with seconds left in the match, Wales decided to take off their custodian Toby Reynolds-Cotterill for an extra outfield player. Searching for an equaliser, they instead ended up conceding a penalty […]
World Cup: Injured Hardik Singh Out of World Cup in Big Jolt for India, Raj Kumar Pal Named Replacement
The 24-year-old midfielder has been replaced in the squad by Raj Kumar Pal Hardik Singh, who suffered a hamstring injury in India’s second Pool D clash against England, was on Saturday ruled out of the World Cup. The news came in ahead of the crucial crossover contest against New Zealand at the Kalinga Stadium here […]
World Cup: Delmée satisfied, but vigilant- ‘Shouldn’t get too comfortable’
The group phase at the World Cup has come to an end and the Orange has made it to the quarterfinals with three victories and goal scores 22-0. A good moment to look back with national coach Jeroen Delmée on the three games played in India. What went well, what could be improved and what dangers are […]
