Sports Bulletin Report
Lausanne, Switzerland: All 16 qualified teams line-up has been completed for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, India.
At the Hero Asia Cup, which is currently taking place in Jakarta, a thrilling match between Japan and Pakistan, which ended 3-2 in Japan’s favour, meant Japan joined Malaysia and Korea as the three teams to qualify for the World Cup. As the host nation, India had already qualified.
At the continental showpiece event, India, Japan, Malaysia and Korea have all won through to the top four of the competition, with the Super4s finals taking place over the weekend to decide the overall winner of the event.
The other two teams making up the participating nations are the top ranked teams in Oceania, New Zealand and Australia.
Full list of participating nations:
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, England, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain and Wales.
