2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Wales |
| City | Cardiff |
| Dates | 21–24 October |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Sport Wales National Centre |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Wales |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Third place |  Austria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 52 (4.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  (4 goals) |
The 2021 Men's European Qualifier was the European qualification tournament for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup. The tournament was held at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff, Wales from 21 to 24 October 2021.[1]
The top five teams from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship were already qualified for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup and the top two teams from this tournament joined them.[2]
Qualification[]
The bottom three teams from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the top 5 from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II participated in the tournament.[3]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 4–12 June 2021 | 2021 EuroHockey Championship | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 3 | France Russia Wales
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| 15–21 August 2021 | 2021 EuroHockey Championship II | Gniezno, Poland | 5 | Austria Italy Ireland Poland Scotland
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| Total | 8 | |||
Results[]
All times are local (UTC+1).
Bracket[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 21 October | ||||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| 23 October | ||||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 4 | |||||||||
| 21 October | ||||||||||
| Austria | 1 | |||||||||
| Austria (p.s.o.) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 24 October | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| 21 October | ||||||||||
| Wales | 2 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 October | ||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| 21 October | ||||||||||
| Wales (p.s.o.) | 1 (2) | Third place | ||||||||
| Wales | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 October | ||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| Austria (p.s.o.) | 3 (4) | |||||||||
| Ireland | 3 (3) | |||||||||
Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 22 October | ||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||
| 24 October | ||||||
| Scotland | 10 | |||||
| Scotland | 4 | |||||
| 22 October | ||||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 24 October | ||||||
| Poland (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Italy | 1 (2) | |||||
Quarter-finals[]
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5–8th place semifinals[]
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Semi-finals[]
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Seventh place game[]
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Fifth place game[]
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Third place game[]
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Final[]
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Statistics[]
Final standings[]
| Rank | Team |
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| 1 | Wales
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| 2 | France
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| 3 | Austria
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| 4 | Ireland
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| 5 | Scotland
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| 6 | Russia
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| 7 | Poland
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| 8 | Italy
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| Qualified for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup |
Goalscorers[]
There were 52 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
Gaspard Baumgarten-
- Timothée Clément
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Alan Forsyth-
1 goal
Source: FIH
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier, Men and Women 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Route to World Cup for Irish men following FIH amendment". www.hookhockey.com. The Hook. 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "FIH Executive Board approves 8-year global hockey calendar". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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