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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 2 nd 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 ...

Hockey World Cup 2023: All you need to know about the tournament

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 The stage is set as India will be hosting the 2023 Hockey World Cup to be played in Rourkela and Bhuvneshwar on 13 January onwards. This Hockey World Cup includes 16 teams divided into 4 groups. The top team in each group will progress into the quarterfinals directly while the 2 nd and 3 rd team will play crossovers from other group. Belgium is the defending Champion of the Hockey World Cup that they won in 2018. It promises to be an exciting tournament as India will be looking to end its medal drought in the prestigious event. Here we look at the Groups and schedule Group A Australia Argentina France South Africa   Schedule of Group A matches Argentina versus South Africa ( Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 13 th January Australia versus France ( Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 13th January France versus South Africa ( Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 16th January Australia versus Argentina ( Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 16th January Australia ve...

India announces squad for Hockey World Cup 2023

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 The Indian men’s hockey team announced their squad for the 2023 World Cup to be played in Rourkela and Bhuvneshwar starting on 13 th January and till 29 th January. Harmanpreet Singh will lead the squad and hopes to bring success in front of home crowd. The goalkeepers include experienced P Sreejesh and Krishna Pathak. The forwards include Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh. Jarmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Nilam Sanjeep comprise defenders. Varun Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh comprises drag flickers. Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilkanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh comprises midfielders. The Indian team would hope to perform well in home conditions as they won their only World Cup title in 1975. They have been clubbed in Group D along with England, Spain, and Wales. The top team in each group will qualify for the quarterfinals stage while the 2 nd and 3 rd place team ...