2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup

The 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the fifth edition of this tournament and played from 7 to 11 February 2018 in Berlin, Germany.[1] The Netherlands were the reigning champions, but did not return to defend their title due to their poor performance at the 2016 European Indoor Championship.

2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityBerlin
Dates7–11 February
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Max-Schmeling-Halle
Final positions
Champions Austria (1st title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored306 (7.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Christopher Rühr (19 goals)
Best playerGermany Christopher Rühr
2015 (previous) (next) 2022

Austria defeated Germany in the final after penalties to win their first title, while Iran secured their first medal.[2]

Qualification

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Twelve teams qualified to participate in the tournament.[3]

Host nation & Continental qualifiers
Dates Event Quotas Qualifier(s)
18 January 2017 Host nation 1   Germany
24–28 April 2017 Asian Indoor Cup 1   Iran
23–25 June 2017 African Indoor Cup 1   South Africa
15–17 January 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship 1   Austria
Oceania Indoor Qualification Tournament 1   Australia
16–21 October 2017 Pan American Indoor Cup 1   Trinidad and Tobago
Best six ranked teams from continental tournaments
Dates Event Quotas Qualifier(s)
24–28 April 2017 Asian Indoor Cup 1   Kazakhstan
15–17 January 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship 5   Belgium
  Czech Republic
  Poland
  Russia
   Switzerland

Umpires

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12 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament.[4]

  • Diego Barbas (ARG)
  • Lee Barron (ENG)
  • Adam Barry (AUS)
  • Daniel Denta (DEN)
  • Bart de Liefde (NED)
  • Michael Eilmer (AUT)
  • Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)
  • Ben Göntgen (GER)
  • Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
  • Pawel Linkowski (POL)
  • Luis Martínez (ESP)
  • Ayden Shrives (RSA)

Results

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The schedule was released on 19 September 2017.[5]

All times are local (UTC+1).

First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany (H) 5 5 0 0 44 11 +33 15 Quarter-finals
2   Australia 5 3 1 1 21 19 +2 10
3   Czech Republic 5 2 2 1 26 16 +10 8
4   Poland 5 2 1 2 31 22 +9 7
5   Trinidad and Tobago 5 1 0 4 21 39 −18 3 Ninth place game
6   Kazakhstan 5 0 0 5 11 47 −36 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
(H) Hosts
7 February 2018
12:30
Germany   15–0   Kazakhstan
Rühr   1'5'17'22'
Grambusch   3'12'14'
Otte   7'
Zwicker   9'
Häner   10'
Miltkau   11'22'25'
Pehlke   20'39'
Report
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)
7 February 2018
12:45
Czech Republic   7–2   Trinidad and Tobago
Kyndl   3'9'
Vacek   4'28'
Plochý   6'
Procházka   14'
Seemann   16'
Report Daniel   36'
Emmanuel   40'
Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
7 February 2018
13:55
Poland   3–5   Australia
Weide   22'31'
Żywiczka   32'
Report Sutherland   2'
Hayes   16'24'38'
Knee   18'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
7 February 2018
19:30
Poland   11–5   Trinidad and Tobago
Makowski   19'
Kasprzyk   20'22'
Mikuła   23'32'39'
Górny   24'24'
Weide   28'37'
Poltaszewski   40'
Report Eccles   8'
Pierre   9'14'
De Gannes   23'
Vieira   25'
Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
7 February 2018
19:45
Kazakhstan   3–9   Czech Republic
Urmanov   2'38'
Tashkeyev   12'
Report Kyndl   2'22'27'30'35'
Seemann   3'
Vacek   3'17'
Procházka   36'
Umpires:
Luis Martínez (ESP)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
7 February 2018
20:45
Germany   7–1   Australia
Miltkau   8'20'26'
Rühr   17'27'27'40'
Report Hayes   14'
Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

8 February 2018
12:30
Czech Republic   5–6   Germany
Vacek   4'
Kyndl   8'
Seemann   11'
Plochý   19'
Procházka   28'
Report Hauke   3'
Rühr   13'
Miltkau   16'
Grambusch   33'34'37'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
8 February 2018
12:45
Kazakhstan   3–11   Poland
Tashkeyev   20'
Uzbek   25'
Kozhym   30'
Report Poltaszewski   2'
Mikuła   3'12'26'
Weide   10'19'35'
Górny   23'37'38'40'
Umpires:
Luis Martínez (ESP)
Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)
8 February 2018
15:05
Trinidad and Tobago   6–7   Australia
Pierre   2'
Toussaint   10'
Eccles   18'40'40+'
Reynos   27'
Report Seccull   5'17'
Hayes   11'26'
Sutherland   15'
Ogilvie   19'
Noblett   30'
Umpires:
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
8 February 2018
19:30
Poland   3–6   Germany
Bratkowski   12'
Majchrzak   28'
Weide   37'
Report Miltkau   4'
Pehlke   10'26'
Rühr   18'
Häner   25'
Grambusch   40'
Umpires:
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
8 February 2018
21:50
Australia   2–2   Czech Republic
Sherren   4'
Seccull   23'
Report Kyndl   20'
Procházka   40+'
Umpires:
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
Bart de Liefde (NED)
8 February 2018
22:05
Trinidad and Tobago   6–4   Kazakhstan
Toussaint   5'7'31'
Pierre   23'
Emmanuel   24'
Reynos   31'
Report Dyussebekov   17'
Urmanov   28'29'
Kozhym   32'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Adam Barry (AUS)

9 February 2018
10:40
Australia   6–1   Kazakhstan
Seccull   11'
Sherren   18'
Hayes   18'
Knee   25'
Sinclair   34'
Campbell   37'
Report Kozhym   36'
Umpires:
Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
9 February 2018
11:50
Germany   10–2   Trinidad and Tobago
Miltkau   2'8'
Pehlke   19'40'
Zwicker   22'
Rühr   25'31'31'38'
Hauke   26'
Report Toussaint   11'
Pierre   35'
Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
9 February 2018
12:05
Czech Republic   3–3   Poland
Seemann   1'
Kyndl   19'
Plochý   37'
Report Bratkowski   5'
Poltaszewski   9'
Weide   22'
Umpires:
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
Adam Barry (AUS)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Austria 5 3 2 0 26 14 +12 11 Quarter-finals
2   Iran 5 3 2 0 21 13 +8 11
3   Belgium 5 2 1 2 19 17 +2 7
4    Switzerland 5 2 1 2 9 11 −2 7
5   Russia 5 2 0 3 18 19 −1 6 Ninth place game
6   South Africa 5 0 0 5 9 28 −19 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
7 February 2018
13:40
Russia   5–0   South Africa
Golubev   17'
Proskuriakov   20'29'40'
Loginov   36'
Report
Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
7 February 2018
14:50
Iran   5–1    Switzerland
Beiranvand   11'
Norouzzadeh   15'32'
Asnaashari   25'
Nooranian   37'
Report Keller   8'
Umpires:
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
Adam Barry (AUS)
7 February 2018
15:05
Austria   7–2   Belgium
Körper   2'23'27'34'
Eitenberger   3'
Uher   35'
Stanzl   39'
Report Zimmer   7'
Dykmans   27'
Umpires:
Luis Martínez (ESP)
Lee Barron (ENG)
7 February 2018
20:55
Russia   1–3    Switzerland
Zamalutdinov   10' Report Morard   14'
Feller   39'
Greder   40'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
7 February 2018
21:50
Austria   6–3   South Africa
Stanzl   4'17'
Körper   23'28'
Steyrer   24'
Uher   29'
Report Eustice   9'
Fairweather   33'
Mea   40'
Umpires:
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)
7 February 2018
22:05
Belgium   3–3   Iran
Charlier   2'
Boon   19'35'
Report Norouzzadeh   4'15'33'
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Lee Barron (ENG)

8 February 2018
13:40
Belgium   4–5   Russia
Plennevaux   18'38'
Boon   22'40'
Asnaashari   25'
Nooranian   37'
Report Zamalutdinov   4'
Proskuriakov   14'27'
Kornilov   30'36'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
8 February 2018
13:55
Switzerland   3–1   South Africa
Morard   4'9'18' Report Rosenberg   22'
Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
8 February 2018
14:50
Iran   3–3   Austria
Taherirad   7'37'
Norouzzadeh   8'
Report Körper   13'20+'
Stanzl   26'
Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Adam Barry (AUS)
8 February 2018
19:45
South Africa   3–6   Iran
Paton   15'
Jones   19'
Rosenberg   29'
Report Norouzzadeh   17'27'29'37'
Sadi   27'
Taherirad   38'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Luis Martínez (ESP)
8 February 2018
20:40
Switzerland   0–2   Belgium
Report Boon   14'
Plennevaux   25'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Daniel Denta (DEN)
8 February 2018
20:55
Russia   4–8   Austria
Kornilov   6'
Proskuriakov   9'
Agafontsev   23'
Golubev   33'
Report Körper   2'11'20'25'
Stanzl   8'
Uher   18'28'
Bele   38'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Ben Göntgen (GER)

9 February 2018
09:30
Iran   4–3   Russia
Aroei   6'
Beiranvand   24'
Taherirad   25'
Bohlouli   26'
Report Proskuriakov   7'10'
Golubev   23'
Umpires:
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
9 February 2018
09:45
South Africa   2–8   Belgium
Fairweather   11'25' Report Plennevaux   3'34'
Dykmans   7'20'39'
Zimmer   10'
Boon   23'
Degroote   36'
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
9 February 2018
10:55
Austria   2–2    Switzerland
Hasun   20'
Stanzl   28'
Report Morard   19'
Feller   32'
Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Luis Martínez (ESP)

Second round

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 February 2018
 
 
  Germany3
 
10 February 2018
 
   Switzerland0
 
  Germany6
 
9 February 2018
 
  Iran2
 
  Iran (p.s.o.)2 (2)
 
11 February 2018
 
  Czech Republic2 (1)
 
  Germany3 (2)
 
9 February 2018
 
  Austria (p.s.o.)3 (3)
 
  Australia4
 
10 February 2018
 
  Belgium2
 
  Australia1
 
9 February 2018
 
  Austria2 Third place
 
  Austria2
 
11 February 2018
 
  Poland1
 
  Iran5
 
 
  Australia0
 

Quarter-finals

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9 February 2018
17:00
Iran   2–2   Czech Republic
Norouzzadeh   19'28' Report Procházka   13'
Jahoda   15'
Penalties
Norouzzadeh  
Beiranvand  
2–1   Vacek
  Plochý
  Seemann
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

9 February 2018
18:30
Austria   2–1   Poland
Eitenberger   24'
Körper   38'
Report Makowski   32'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Bart de Liefde (NED)

9 February 2018
20:00
Germany   3–0    Switzerland
Miltkau   8'
Häner   17'
Rühr   30'
Report
Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Lee Barron (ENG)

9 February 2018
21:30
Australia   4–2   Belgium
Hayes   2'29'
Sherren   11'
Knee   40'
Report Degroote   24'
Zimmer   37'
Umpires:
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

Eleventh and twelfth place

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10 February 2018
10:30
Kazakhstan   1–6   South Africa
Urmanov   39' Report Fairweather   9'20'
Julius   24'
Jones   25'
Eustice   32'37'
Umpires:
Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
 
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Russia

Ninth and tenth place

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10 February 2018
12:00
Trinidad and Tobago   2–3   Russia
Vieira   20+'
Toussaint   33'
Report Kuraev   6'
Golubev   10'40'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Daniel Denta (DEN)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finals
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10 February 2018
16:30
Germany   6–2   Iran
Rühr   5'12'23'
Pehlke   7'
Häner   39'
Weinke   40'
Report Taherirad   20'
Norouzzadeh   35'
Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Luis Martínez (ESP)

10 February 2018
18:00
Australia   1–2   Austria
Knee   24' Report Körper   20'31'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
Third and fourth place
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11 February 2018
12:00
Iran   5–0   Australia
Taherirad   14'
Norouzzadeh   19'40'40'
Nooranian   31'
Report
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Luis Martínez (ESP)
Final
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11 February 2018
15:00
Germany   3–3   Austria
Häner   6'
Zwicker   8'
Rühr   26'
Report Uher   9'
Körper   33'39'
Penalties
Hauke  
Miltkau  
Rühr  
Rühr  
Hauke  
2–3   Eitenberger
  Unterkircher
  Körper
  Eitenberger
  Körper
Umpires:
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
Adam Barry (AUS)

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Austria
    Germany
    Iran
4   Australia
5   Czech Republic
6   Poland
7   Belgium
8    Switzerland
9   Russia
10   Trinidad and Tobago
11   South Africa
12   Kazakhstan

Awards

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Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Rising Player of the Tournament
  Christopher Rühr   Christopher Rühr   Sasan Hataminejad   Fabian Unterkirchen

Goalscorers

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There were 306 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 7.65 goals per match.

19 goals

17 goals

16 goals

11 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Berlin, Germany to host Hockey Indoor World Cup 2018". fih.ch. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Austria win 5th Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup in drama-filled final". fih.ch. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ Qualification structure
  4. ^ Officials
  5. ^ "FIH confirms Indoor Hockey World Cup, Berlin 2018 playing schedule". FIH. 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b Regulations
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