2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup

2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Berlin
Dates	7–11 February
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	Max-Schmeling-Halle
Final positions
Champions	(1st title)
Runner-up
Third place
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	306 (7.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Christopher Rühr (19 goals)
Best player	Christopher Rühr
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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.

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

Qualification[]

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

Host nation & Continental qualifiers
Dates	Event	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
18 January 2017	Host nation	1
24–28 April 2017	Asian Indoor Cup	1
23–25 June 2017	African Indoor Cup	1
15–17 January 2016	European Nations Indoor Cup	1
	Oceania Indoor Qualification Tournament	1
16–21 October 2017	Pan American Indoor Cup	1
Best six ranked teams from continental tournaments
Dates	Event	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
24–28 April 2017	Asian Indoor Cup	1
15–17 January 2016	EuroHockey Indoor Championship	5

Umpires[]

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[]

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

All times are local (UTC+1).

First round[]

Pool A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	(H)	5	5	0	0	44	11	+33	15	Quarter-finals
2		5	3	1	1	21	19	+2	10
3		5	2	2	1	26	16	+10	8
4		5	2	1	2	31	22	+9	7
5		5	1	0	4	21	39	−18	3	Ninth place game
6		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) Host

7 February 2018
12:30

	15–0
Rühr 1', 5', 17', 22' Grambusch 3', 12', 14' 7' Zwicker 9' Häner 10' Miltkau 11', 22', 25' 20', 39'	Report

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)

7 February 2018
12:45

	7–2
3', 9' 4', 28' 6' 14' 16'	Report	36' 40'

Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

7 February 2018
13:55

	3–5
22', 31' 32'	Report	2' Hayes 16', 24', 38' 18'

Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

7 February 2018
19:30

	11–5
19' 20', 22' 23', 32', 39' 24', 24' 28', 37' 40'	Report	8' Pierre 9', 14' 23' 25'

Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

7 February 2018
19:45

	3–9
2', 38' 12'	Report	2', 22', 27', 30', 35' 3' 3', 17' 36'

Umpires:
Luis Martínez (ESP)
Ben Göntgen (GER)

7 February 2018
20:45

	7–1
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

	5–6
4' 8' 11' 19' 28'	Report	Hauke 3' Rühr 13' Miltkau 16' Grambusch 33', 34', 37'

Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Pawel Linkowski (POL)

8 February 2018
12:45

	3–11
20' 25' 30'	Report	2' 3', 12', 26' 10', 19', 35' 23', 37', 38', 40'

Umpires:
Luis Martínez (ESP)
Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)

8 February 2018
15:05

	6–7
Pierre 2' 10' 18', 40', 40+' 27'	Report	5', 17' Hayes 11', 26' 15' 19' 30'

Umpires:
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

8 February 2018
19:30

	3–6
12' 28' 37'	Report	Miltkau 4' 10', 26' Rühr 18' Häner 25' Grambusch 40'

Umpires:
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

8 February 2018
21:50

	2–2
4' 23'	Report	20' 40+'

Umpires:
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
Bart de Liefde (NED)

8 February 2018
22:05

	6–4
5', 7', 31' Pierre 23' 24' 31'	Report	17' 28', 29' 32'

Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Adam Barry (AUS)

9 February 2018
10:40

	6–1
11' 18' Hayes 18' 25' 34' 37'	Report	36'

Umpires:
Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

9 February 2018
11:50

	10–2
Miltkau 2', 8' 19', 40' Zwicker 22' Rühr 25', 31', 31', 38' Hauke 26'	Report	11' Pierre 35'

Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

9 February 2018
12:05

	3–3
1' 19' 37'	Report	5' 9' 22'

Umpires:
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
Adam Barry (AUS)

Pool B[]

Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	5	3	2	0	26	14	+12	11	Quarter-finals
2	5	3	2	0	21	13	+8	11
3	5	2	1	2	19	17	+2	7
4	5	2	1	2	9	11	−2	7
5	5	2	0	3	18	19	−1	6	Ninth place game
6	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

	5–0
17' 20', 29', 40' 36'	Report

Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Pawel Linkowski (POL)

7 February 2018
14:50

	5–1
11' 15', 32' 25' 37'	Report	8'

Umpires:
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
Adam Barry (AUS)

7 February 2018
15:05

	7–2
2', 23', 27', 34' 3' 35' 39'	Report	7' 27'

Umpires:
Luis Martínez (ESP)
Lee Barron (ENG)

7 February 2018
20:55

	1–3
10'	Report	14' 39' 40'

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Pawel Linkowski (POL)

7 February 2018
21:50

	6–3
4', 17' 23', 28' 24' 29'	Report	Eustice 9' 33' 40'

Umpires:
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)
Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)

7 February 2018
22:05

	3–3
Charlier 2' Boon 19', 35'	Report	4', 15', 33'

Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Lee Barron (ENG)

8 February 2018
13:40

	4–5
Plennevaux 18', 38' Boon 22', 40' 25' 37'	Report	4' 14', 27' 30', 36'

Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

8 February 2018
13:55

	3–1
4', 9', 18'	Report	22'

Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Ben Göntgen (GER)

8 February 2018
14:50

	3–3
7', 37' 8'	Report	13', 20+' 26'

Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Adam Barry (AUS)

8 February 2018
19:45

	3–6
Paton 15' 19' 29'	Report	17', 27', 29', 37' 27' 38'

Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Luis Martínez (ESP)

8 February 2018
20:40

	0–2
	Report	Boon 14' Plennevaux 25'

Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Daniel Denta (DEN)

8 February 2018
20:55

	4–8
6' 9' 23' 33'	Report	2', 11', 20', 25' 8' 18', 28' 38'

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Ben Göntgen (GER)

9 February 2018
09:30

	4–3
6' 24' 25' 26'	Report	7', 10' 23'

Umpires:
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
Ben Göntgen (GER)

9 February 2018
09:45

	2–8
11', 25'	Report	Plennevaux 3', 34' 7', 20', 39' 10' Boon 23' 36'

Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

9 February 2018
10:55

	2–2
20' 28'	Report	19' 32'

Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Luis Martínez (ESP)

Second round[]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

9 February 2018

	3
		10 February 2018
	0
			6
9 February 2018
			2
(p.s.o.)	2 (2)
				11 February 2018
	2 (1)
					3 (2)
9 February 2018
				(p.s.o.)	3 (3)
	4
		10 February 2018
	2
			1
9 February 2018
			2	Third place
	2
				11 February 2018
	1
					5

					0

Quarter-finals[]

9 February 2018
17:00

	2–2
19', 28'	Report	13' 15'
Penalties
	2–1

Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

9 February 2018
18:30

	2–1
24' 38'	Report	32'

Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Bart de Liefde (NED)

9 February 2018
20:00

	3–0
Miltkau 8' Häner 17' Rühr 30'	Report

Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Lee Barron (ENG)

9 February 2018
21:30

	4–2
Hayes 2', 29' 11' 40'	Report	24' 37'

Umpires:
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

Eleventh and twelfth place[]

10 February 2018
10:30

	1–6
39'	Report	9', 20' Julius 24' 25' Eustice 32', 37'

Umpires:
Donny Gobinsingh (TRI)
Pawel Linkowski (POL)

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Russia

Ninth and tenth place[]

10 February 2018
12:00

	2–3
20+' 33'	Report	6' 10', 40'

Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Daniel Denta (DEN)

First to fourth place classification[]

Semi-finals[]

10 February 2018
16:30

	6–2
Rühr 5', 12', 23' 7' Häner 39' Weinke 40'	Report	20' 35'

Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Luis Martínez (ESP)

10 February 2018
18:00

	1–2
24'	Report	20', 31'

Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR)

Third and fourth place[]

11 February 2018
12:00

	5–0
14' 19', 40', 40' 31'	Report

Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Luis Martínez (ESP)

Final[]

11 February 2018
15:00

	3–3
Häner 6' Zwicker 8' Rühr 26'	Report	9' 33', 39'
Penalties
Hauke Miltkau Rühr Rühr Hauke	2–3

Umpires:
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
Adam Barry (AUS)

Final standings[]

Rank	Team



4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Awards[]

Top Goalscorer	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Rising Player of the Tournament
Christopher Rühr	Christopher Rühr

References[]

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

External links[]

[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.

[Regulations-6] Regulations

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