The 2023 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the sixth edition of this tournament and played from 5 to 11 February 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa.^[1]

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2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Pretoria
Dates	5–11 February
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	Heartfelt Arena [de]
Final positions
Champions	Austria (2nd title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	324 (8.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Michael Körper (17 goals)
Best player	Fabian Unterkircher
Best young player	Mustapha Cassiem
Best goalkeeper	Mateusz Szymczyk
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Austria won their second consecutive title by defeating the Netherlands in the final after penalty shootout, while Iran captured the bronze medal, winning against the United States.^[2]

All the teams which qualified for the cancelled 2022 edition of the tournament were eligible to participate in the 2023 edition.^[3]

More information Dates, Event ...

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
15–21 July 2019	2019 Indoor Asia Cup	Chonburi, Thailand	2	Iran  Kazakhstan
17–19 January 2020	2020 EuroHockey Indoor Championship	Berlin, Germany	4	Austria  Belgium  Czech Republic  Germany[lower-alpha 1]  Netherlands  Russia[lower-alpha 2]
16–18 April 2021	2021 Indoor Africa Cup	Durban, South Africa	2	Namibia  South Africa
25–27 June 2021	2021 Indoor Pan American Cup	Spring City, United States	2	Argentina  United States
9 August 2022	Invitational	—	2	Australia[lower-alpha 2]  New Zealand[lower-alpha 1]
Total			12

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The schedule was released on 17 October 2022.^[5]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	5	5	0	0	27	5	+22	15	Quarter-finals
2	Netherlands	5	4	0	1	36	7	+29	12
3	Belgium	5	3	0	2	20	16	+4	9
4	Namibia	5	1	1	3	12	19	−7	4
5	Kazakhstan	5	1	0	4	11	31	−20	3	Ninth place game
6	New Zealand	5	0	1	4	7	35	−28	1	Eleventh place game

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[6]

More information Netherlands, 7–1 ...

5 February 2023 16:40 Netherlands  7–1  Namibia Sweering  6', 13', 23' Schut  26' Troost  36' Leijs  37' Merkus  39' Report Barthram  30' Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

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More information Austria, 7–1 ...

5 February 2023 19:00 Austria  7–1  New Zealand Schmidt  1' Unterkircher  3', 12', 32' Eitenberger  7' Fröhlich  17' Frey  40' Report B. van Woerkom  27' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Sean Edwards (ENG)

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More information Belgium, 7–1 ...

5 February 2023 21:20 Belgium  7–1  Kazakhstan Simar  4', 12', 14', 20', 40' Hermans  8' G. Dykmans  20' Report Urmanov  15' Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA) Lee Barron (ENG)

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More information Austria, 2–0 ...

6 February 2023 08:30 Austria  2–0  Namibia Unterkircher  9' Binder  27' Report Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Emily Carroll (AUS)

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More information Netherlands, 9–1 ...

6 February 2023 10:50 Netherlands  9–1  Kazakhstan Bakker  2', 30' Burkhardt  9', 30' Middendorp  26' Schut  28', 33', 35' Troost  29' Report Almen  5' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Melina Illanes (ARG)

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More information New Zealand, 2–7 ...

6 February 2023 13:10 New Zealand  2–7  Belgium Coxon  9' Houlbrooke  11' Report Simar  1', 32', 34' Bigare  13' G. Dykmans  19', 39' Hermans  35' Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

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More information Kazakhstan, 2–6 ...

7 February 2023 16:40 Kazakhstan  2–6  Namibia Urmanov  25', 40' Report Hermanus  8', 40' D. Britz  14' Barthram  20', 22' Cleak  31' Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

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More information Belgium, 1–5 ...

7 February 2023 19:00 Belgium  1–5  Austria Simar  13' Report Körper  4', 19' Eitenberger  6' Unterkircher  33', 38' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

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More information New Zealand, 0–12 ...

7 February 2023 21:20 New Zealand  0–12  Netherlands Report Rohof  10+' Burkhardt  15', 33', 34', 40' Troost  18', 36' Leijs  20' Sweering  21' Schut  30' Bakker  32', 37' Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Melina Illanes (ARG)

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More information Namibia, 1–4 ...

8 February 2023 09:40 Namibia  1–4  Belgium Barthram  20' Report Simar  3', 4', 34' G. Dykmans  29' Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Emily Carroll (AUS)

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More information Kazakhstan, 5–0 ...

8 February 2023 12:00 Kazakhstan  5–0  New Zealand Urmanov  4', 10' Almen  25' Zhokenbayev  32' Dyussebekov  38' Report Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Melina Illanes (ARG)

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More information Netherlands, 1–4 ...

8 February 2023 14:20 Netherlands  1–4  Austria Burkhardt  36' Report Körper  10', 23', 30', 33' Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Sean Edwards (ENG)

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More information Belgium, 1–7 ...

9 February 2023 19:00 Belgium  1–7  Netherlands Simar  36' Report Burkhardt  2', 21', 26', 39' Troost  6' Schut  13' Leijs  38' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Adam Barry (AUS)

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More information Austria, 9–2 ...

9 February 2023 20:10 Austria  9–2  Kazakhstan Stanzl  5' Losonci  9' Unterkircher  10', 25', 30' Körper  23', 27', 30', 37' Report Duisengazy  28' Urmanov  39' Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

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More information Namibia, 4–4 ...

9 February 2023 21:20 Namibia  4–4  New Zealand Finch  1' Hermanus  8', 17' Neethling  13' Report Coxon  17' Alexander-Parker  20', 37' Van Woerkom  20' Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

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Pool B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	4	0	1	23	19	+4	12	Quarter-finals
2	Iran	5	2	2	1	30	24	+6	8
3	South Africa (H)	5	2	2	1	23	21	+2	8
4	Argentina	5	2	1	2	20	21	−1	7
5	Czech Republic	5	0	3	2	22	27	−5	3	Ninth place game
6	Australia	5	0	2	3	14	20	−6	2	Eleventh place game

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[6]
(H) Hosts

More information Australia, 3–3 ...

5 February 2023 09:40 Australia  3–3  South Africa B. Staines  20' Sherren  24' J. Staines  30' Report M. Cassiem  7', 16' Eustice  36' Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

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More information Iran, 4–5 ...

5 February 2023 12:00 Iran  4–5  Argentina Karimi  8', 9' Beiranvand  18' Mirzakhani  29' Report Navarro  13', 32' Ceballos  23' Eleicegui  26' Ayala  31' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Rachel Williams (ENG)

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More information Czech Republic, 3–4 ...

5 February 2023 14:20 Czech Republic  3–4  United States Plochý  6' Seemann  8' Soukup  40' Report Leser  3', 21', 37' A. Kaeppeler  14' Umpires: Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

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More information Argentina, 3–1 ...

6 February 2023 15:30 Argentina  3–1  Australia Eleicegui  14', 22' Ayala  33' Report J. Staines  34' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Sean Edwards (ENG)

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More information Iran, 8–3 ...

6 February 2023 17:50 Iran  8–3  United States Norouzzadeh  2', 40', 40' Beiranvand  3' Nooranian  19', 35' Taherirad  29', 39' Report Heldens  20', 27' Harris  23' Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

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More information Czech Republic, 4–8 ...

6 February 2023 20:10 Czech Republic  4–8  South Africa Toms  2' Plochý  10', 10' Hanus  27' Report D. Cassiem  3' M. Cassiem  14', 22', 23', 25', 29' Futcher  28' Eustice  37' Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

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More information Australia, 4–6 ...

7 February 2023 08:30 Australia  4–6  Iran Sherren  11', 32', 39' B. Staines  27' Report Beiranvand  14', 23' Taherirad  16' Norouzzadeh  21', 31', 38' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

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More information South Africa, 2–5 ...

7 February 2023 12:00 South Africa  2–5  United States M. Cassiem  1' Julius  12' Report Leser  1', 6' Kentwell  17' A. Kaeppeler  33' Harris  40' Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Emily Carroll (AUS)

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More information Argentina, 3–3 ...

7 February 2023 14:20 Argentina  3–3  Czech Republic Navarro  25' Rodríguez  35' González  38' Report Tomeš  14' Plochý  28' Trejbal  40' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Adam Barry (AUS)

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More information United States, 7–4 ...

8 February 2023 16:40 United States  7–4  Argentina A. Kaeppeler  13', 30', 36' Heldens  27' Leser  29', 32' Harris  38' Report González  15', 35' Rodríguez  35' Eleicegui  36' Umpires: Andrés Ortiz (ESP) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

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More information Iran, 4–4 ...

8 February 2023 19:00 Iran  4–4  South Africa Mirzakhani  2' Bahrami  26', 40' Norouzzadeh  30' Report M. Cassiem  1', 29', 37' D. Cassiem  36' Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Sean Edwards (ENG)

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More information Australia, 4–4 ...

8 February 2023 21:20 Australia  4–4  Czech Republic J. Staines  4', 20+', 38' Knee  14' Report Tomeš  17' Plochý  22', 39' Seemann  34' Umpires: Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

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More information South Africa, 6–5 ...

9 February 2023 09:40 South Africa  6–5  Argentina D. Cassiem  1', 23' M. Cassiem  5', 40' Futcher  18', 26' Report Eleicegui  9' Navarro  16' Ceballos  20', 36' Rodríguez  35' Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Sean Edwards (ENG)

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More information United States, 4–2 ...

9 February 2023 12:00 United States  4–2  Australia A. Kaeppeler  2', 13' Kentwell  15' Harris  22' Report Czinner  8' B. Staines  37' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

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More information Czech Republic, 8–8 ...

9 February 2023 14:20 Czech Republic  8–8  Iran Plochý  2', 9' Procházka  6', 20', 31', 38' Toms  7' Tomeš  25' Report Karimi  3' Norouzzadeh  5', 40' Nooranian  8', 28' Bohlouli  29' Bahrami  33' Asnaashari  38' Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Rachel Williams (ENG)

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[2]

More information Award, Player ...

Award	Player
Player of the tournament	Fabian Unterkircher
Top goalscorer	Michael Körper
Goalkeeper of the tournament	Mateusz Szymczyk
Young player of the tournament	Mustapha Cassiem

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There were 324 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 8.1 goals per match.

17 goals

16 goals

15 goals

14 goals

12 goals

11 goals

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1 goal

Source: FIH

• 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
• 2023 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup