Hockey World Cup 2023: Meet the Top 5 contenders to lift the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023
The 15th edition of the men's Hockey World Cup 2023 is set to be played in India.
The 15th edition of the men's Hockey World Cup 2023 is set to be played in India. The Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneshwar and the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela will host the matches. Belgium are the defending champions. Australia, Netherlands, Germany and host India are also among the title challengers.
The Top 5 contenders to lift the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 are:
Belgium are defending the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023. Van den Heuvel has announced his 18-strong squad.
Australia is the world's number one ranked team. They finished with bronze medal in the 2018 edition after losing to Netherlands in a penalty shootout. Australia is looking to equal Pakistan for the joint most number of Men's Hockey World Cup trophies.
It has been 47 years since India last won a hockey World Cup. The team won bronze at Asia Cup and Tokyo Olympics and silver at Commonwealth Silver in Birmingham. They finished third in the Pro League.
Germany are among the top contenders to win the Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 in India. They lost the quarterfinal to Belgium in the 2018 edition and finished in fifth place.
The Dutch team suffered heartbreak in the last two editions of the Hockey World Cup. The team currently holds the record for most hockey World cup final losses (4). If the German team goes onto win the title they will equalize Pakistan in terms of World Cups won ( 4).
