Hockey World Cup 2023: Schedule of knockout stage

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 The Group stage ended with Australia, Belgium, Germany winning their matches with ease while the match between Argentina and France ended in a thrilling 5-5 draw.

Here we look at the schedule of the knockout stage.

Group A

Australia qualified into the quarterfinals directly with 7 points. They began the tournament with a resounding 5-0 win over France in the opening match before a thrilling 3-3 draw against Argentina played on 16 January.

They produced a dominating performance in their final group game with a thrashing 9-2 win over South Africa on 20 January 2023.

Argentina and France made it into crossover matches. Argentina finished 2nd in the points table with a 1-0 win over South Africa, a 3-3 draw against Australia, and a 5-5 draw against France.

France was hammered by Australia with a 0-8 loss before winning a close-fought match against South Africa by 2-1. They ended the league stage with a thrilling 5-5 draw in the final league match played today.

Group B

Defending Champions Belgium looked in great touch so far. They started the tournament with a resounding 5-0 win over South Korea, a 2-2 draw against Germany, and a 7-1 win over Japan to end the league stage with 7 points. Belgium scored 14 goals and conceded only 3 goals.

Germany had the same number of points as of Belgium but due to less goal difference, they finished 2nd. They began the tournament with a 3-0 win over Japan, 2-2 draw against Germany, and 7-2 win over South Korea to move into crossover.

South Korea lost two matches against Belgium by 0-5 and 2-7 against Germany. They defeated Japan in a closely fought affair by 2-1.

Group C

Netherlands had an outstanding tournament winning all 3 matches. They began the tournament with a 4-0 win over Malaysia, a 4-0 win over New Zealand and hammering 14-0 over Chile. They move into the quarterfinals directly.

Malaysia and New Zealand move into cross-over matches. Malaysia won 2 matches against Chile by 3-2 and stunned higher-ranked side New Zealand by 3-2 to finish 2nd. New Zealand lost two matches against Netherlands and Malaysia but won against Chile by 3-1.

Group D

England finished at the top of Group D with 7 points. They started the tournament with a 5-0 win over Wales, thrilling 0-0 draw against India, and then a 4-0 win over Spain.

India had the same number of points as England but due to less goal difference, they finished 2nd. They won against Spain by 2-0, 0-0 draw against England, and 4-2 win over Wales.

Spain won only 1 match in the Group stage defeating Wales by 5-1. They lost to India by 0-2 and England by 0-4.

Schedule of the knockout stage

Cross over

Malaysia versus Spain (Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 22nd January

India versus New Zealand (Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)-22nd January

Argentina versus South Korea (Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 23rd January

Germany versus France (Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 23rd January

 

Quarterfinals line up

Australia versus the winner of Malaysia/Spain (Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 24th January

Belgium versus the winner of India/New Zealand (Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 24th January

Netherlands versus the winner of Argentina/South Korea (Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 25th January

England versus the winner of Germany/France (Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 25th January



 

 




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