The 2003 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the first edition of the Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup the quadrennial world championship for men's national indoor hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation.

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2003 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Leipzig
Dates	5–9 February
Teams	12 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runner-up	Poland
Third place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	372 (9.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fred Soyez (21 goals)
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It occurred in February 2003, in Leipzig, Germany.^[1] The host nation Germany won both the men's and women's gold medals.

The Eurosport TV channel covered the event, which had good ratings despite the late schedule. The 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was also held in Leipzig, Germany. A total of 20 million viewers watched 13 hours broadcast on Eurosport, with ten matches broadcast on live TV.^[2] This competition included several countries which are not strong competitors at the outdoor international level.

Semifinals

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8 February 2003 15:00 Poland  6–5   Switzerland

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8 February 2003 16:30 Germany  4–2  France

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Placement rounds

Match for 11th place

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8 February 2003 09:00 New Zealand  7–8  United States

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Match for 9th place

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8 February 2003 10:30 Russia  8–3  South Africa

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Match for 7th place

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8 February 2003 19:30 Czech Republic  4–6  Australia

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Match for 5th place

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9 February 2003 10:00 Canada  7–8  Netherlands

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Match for 3rd place

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9 February 2003 13:00 Switzerland  6–8  France

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Match for 1st place

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9 February 2003 16:00 Poland  1–7  Germany

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