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 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].
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
Source:
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[6](H) Host.
Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Donny Gobinsingh (TRI) |
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Umpires: Daniel Denta (DEN) Michael Eilmer (AUT) |
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Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Diego Barbas (ARG) |
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Umpires: Daniel Denta (DEN) Diego Barbas (ARG) |
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Kazakhstan |
3–9 |
Czech Republic |
Urmanov 2', 38' Tashkeyev 12' |
Report |
Kyndl 2', 22', 27', 30', 35' Seemann 3' Vacek 3', 17' Procházka 36' |
Umpires: Luis Martínez (ESP) Ben Göntgen (GER) |
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Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Michael Eilmer (AUT) |
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Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Pawel Linkowski (POL) |
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Kazakhstan |
3–11 |
Poland |
Tashkeyev 20' Uzbek 25' Kozhym 30' |
Report |
Poltaszewski 2' Mikuła 3', 12', 26' Weide 10', 19', 35' Górny 23', 37', 38', 40' |
Umpires: Luis Martínez (ESP) Donny Gobinsingh (TRI) |
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Umpires: Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR) Ayden Shrives (RSA) |
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Umpires: Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR) Ayden Shrives (RSA) |
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Umpires: Pawel Linkowski (POL) Bart de Liefde (NED) |
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Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Adam Barry (AUS) |
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Australia |
6–1 |
Kazakhstan |
Seccull 11' Sherren 18' Hayes 18' Knee 25' Sinclair 34' Campbell 37' |
Report |
Kozhym 36' |
Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TRI) Diego Barbas (ARG) |
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Umpires: Daniel Denta (DEN) Ayden Shrives (RSA) |
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Umpires: Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR) Adam Barry (AUS) |
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Pool B
Source:
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[6]
Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Pawel Linkowski (POL) |
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Umpires: Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR) Adam Barry (AUS) |
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Austria |
7–2 |
Belgium |
Körper 2', 23', 27', 34' Eitenberger 3' Uher 35' Stanzl 39' |
Report |
Zimmer 7' Dykmans 27' |
Umpires: Luis Martínez (ESP) Lee Barron (ENG) |
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Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Pawel Linkowski (POL) |
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Umpires: Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR) Donny Gobinsingh (TRI) |
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Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Lee Barron (ENG) |
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Belgium |
4–5 |
Russia |
Plennevaux 18', 38' Boon 22', 40' Asnaashari 25' Nooranian 37' |
Report |
Zamalutdinov 4' Proskuriakov 14', 27' Kornilov 30', 36' |
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Michael Eilmer (AUT) |
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Umpires: Daniel Denta (DEN) Ben Göntgen (GER) |
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Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Adam Barry (AUS) |
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Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Luis Martínez (ESP) |
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Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Daniel Denta (DEN) |
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Russia |
4–8 |
Austria |
Kornilov 6' Proskuriakov 9' Agafontsev 23' Golubev 33' |
Report |
Körper 2', 11', 20', 25' Stanzl 8' Uher 18', 28' Bele 38' |
Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Ben Göntgen (GER) |
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Iran |
4–3 |
Russia |
Aroei 6' Beiranvand 24' Taherirad 25' Bohlouli 26' |
Report |
Proskuriakov 7', 10' Golubev 23' |
Umpires: Pawel Linkowski (POL) Ben Göntgen (GER) |
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Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Michael Eilmer (AUT) |
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Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Luis Martínez (ESP) |
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Second round
Quarter-finals
Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Ayden Shrives (RSA) |
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Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Bart de Liefde (NED) |
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Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Lee Barron (ENG) |
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Umpires: Pawel Linkowski (POL) Diego Barbas (ARG) |
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Eleventh and twelfth place
Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TRI) Pawel Linkowski (POL) |
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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Russia
Ninth and tenth place
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Daniel Denta (DEN) |
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Umpires: Bart de Liefde (NED) Luis Martínez (ESP) |
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Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR) |
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Third and fourth place
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Luis Martínez (ESP) |
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Final
Umpires: Pawel Linkowski (POL) Adam Barry (AUS) |
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Awards
Top Goalscorer |
Player of the Tournament |
Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
Rising Player of the Tournament |
Christopher Rühr |
Christopher Rühr |
Sasan Hataminejad |
Fabian Unterkirchen |