

Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023: Netherlands will be coming into the FIH hockey World Cup in India as one of the strong contenders to lift the title. After the 2018 heartbreak the Oranje will be determined to clinch the first spot. The team has went onto play in every edition and have reached the final six times. In six attempts,Netherlands went onto lift the trophy thrice.
Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 NETHERLANDS Team Squad
Netherlands have named a very strong 18-member team that will be competing the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.
Goalkeepers
- Maurits Visser
- Pirmin Blaak
Defenders
- Lars Balk
- Floris Wortelboer
- Teun Beins
- Jip Janssen
- Justen Blok
- Derck de Vilder
Midfielders
- Jonas de Geus
- Seve van Ass
- Jorrit Croon
- Steijn van Heijningen
- Tijmen Reijenga
Strikers
- Thijs van Dam
- Thierry Brinkman
- Terrance Pieters
- Tjep Hoedemakers
- Koen Bijen
Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 NETHERLANDS Team Schedule
Match | Date | Time |
Netherlands vs Malaysia | Jan 14, 2023 | 3 PM IST |
Netherlands vs New Zealand | Jan 16, 2023 | 3 PM IST |
Netherlands vs Chile | Jan 19, 2023 | 3 PM IST |
3 Top Players
Van Ass Seve
The 30 year old midfielder is the most experienced player in the team with 203 caps to his name.He has played 186 matches scoring 29 goals.
Thierry Brinkman
At the age of 30, the striker has already collected 140 caps. He has scored a total of 55 goals till date for the national team.
Pirmin Blaak
The 34-year-old has 126 caps to his name so far. He has played 123 watches and helped the team win 56 matches so far.
Best finish in WC: 1973, 1990, 1998
In the 1973 edition Netherlands hosted the tournament. They won the title beating India 4-2 in a penalty shootout. Pakistan hosted the 1990 edition and the dutch won the title for the second time beating the host 3-1 in the final. They won their 3rd and final world cup crown in front of their home fans in 1990. Netherlands beat Spain 3-2 in extra time.
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