28 NOVEMBER - 16 DECEMBER 2018 #HWC2018 Contents General Information Key Contacts and Resources 3 Introduction 4 About the FIH Men’s World Cup 5 About the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 6 About the trophy 7 About Bhubaneswar 8 About the Kalinga Hockey Stadium 9 Competitions Qualification for the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 10 Competition format 11 The Teams 13 Officials 45 Useful Information Event Logo 46 Photography 47 Key statistics about the FIH Men’s World Cup 48 All-time FIH Men’s World Cup medal matches 50 FIH Hero World Rankings – Top 20 61 The Hockey Revolution 62 About FIH Pro League 63 CONTENTS 2 General Information Key Contacts and Resources Contact For all media queries relating to the event, please contact: Nicolas Maingot – FIH Senior Communications Manager Richard Stainthorpe - FIH Media Operations Manager Email:
[email protected] About the event Event Name: Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 When: 28 November - 16 December 2018. Where: Kalinga Stadium, Bidyut Marg North, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751012, India. Teams: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain. Event website: http://worldcup2018.hockey/men Broadcast and live streaming Global broadcast and live streaming information will be published on the event website as listed above when it becomes available. FIH Tournament Management System (TMS) Raw competition data including match starting line-up pdfs, pool tables, top scorers, in-match statistics and daily appointment sheets will be available for the media at https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/798 Social Media The FIH will provide comprehensive coverage of the event via our social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.