Hockey World CUP 2023 – Indian Hockey Team LIVE: India will begin their FIH Hockey World CUP campaign vs Spain on Friday. The 18-member Indian squad is currently doing their final preparations for the Opening MATCH on January 13. Harmanpreet Singh has been named captain of the Indian team, while Amit Rohidas will be his deputy for the marquee event. Other than Spain, England & Wales are also part of India’s GROUP. The Hockey WC LIVE Streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar & LIVE Updates can be followed with InsideSport.IN
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Indian Hockey Team LIVE: India is clubbed in Pool D along with England, Spain and Wales. The Men in Blue will play its opening game on January 13 against Spain at the newly built Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela.
The Men’s Hockey World Cup will enter its 15th edition in the new year on January 13, 2023, with India hosting the showpiece event for the fourth time.
The January 13-29 tournament will be co-hosted by two cities in the state of Odisha. Last year’s venue, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, will be joined by Rourkela, where the matches will be held at the new, purpose-built Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium.
The pool-stage matches will be divided between the two venues Rourkela and Bhubaneswar, followed by the crossover matches to be played at Bhubaneswar alone.
Matches to decide the 9th to 16th places will be held in Rourkela, while the quarterfinals, semifinals, bronze-medal match and the final will be hosted by Bhubaneswar.
India Schedule Hockey World CUP
| DATE | MATCHES | TIME | VENUE |
| JANUARY 13 | India vs Spain | 7 PM | Rourkela |
| JANUARY 15 | India vs England | 7 PM | Rourkela |
| JANUARY 19 | India vs Wales | 7 PM | Bhubaneswar |
Hockey World CUP Format
- The 16 teams have been divided into four pools.
- Each team in its respective pool will play the other three teams once, and the pool-topper will progress to the quarterfinals.
- The teams ranked second and third in each pool will play the crossover matches that will decide the remaining four quarterfinalists.
- The two semifinals will be played on January 27 and the final on January 29.
Hockey World CUP 2023: A total of 44 GAMES will be played across the two venues, involving the world’s 16 top teams.
Hosts and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists India will be joined by title holders and reigning Olympic champions Belgium. World No. 1 Australia will start as favorites along with the Netherlands and Germany.
New Zealand, Argentina, England, Spain, South Korea, Malaysia, South Africa, France, Japan, Chile and Wales complete the LINE-UP.
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