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FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar – Rourkela, Group Stage Matches Released.
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The Group Stage schedule has been released for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023, which starts in January.
England’s first game will be played at the brand-new Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on 13 January 2023, where they will face fellow home nation Wales for a ‘local derby.’ The game will be played at 11:30 UK time and will kickstart England’s World Cup tournament.
Next England will face hosts India at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on 15 January 2023 at 13:30 local time. The final group stage game for England will occur at the multi-purpose, 15,000-seater Kalinga Stadium of Bhubaneswar, at 11:30 local time and they will face Spain.
The full match schedule is available here.
The ticket sales for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela will start shortly. However, all fans are encouraged to pre-register their interest by filling the following form: https://fih.formstack.com/forms/world_cup_tickets_pre_registration
The draw held on 8 September in Bhubaneswar determined the four Pools as follows:
Pool A: Australia, Argentina, France, South Africa
Pool B: Belgium, Germany, Korea, Japan
Pool C: Netherlands, New Zealand, Malaysia, Chile
Pool D: India, England, Spain, Wales