2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryCroatia
CityPoreč
Dates3–9 February
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Žatika Sport Centre
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The 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup will be the seventh edition of the Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. It will be held at the Žatika Sport Centre in Poreč, Croatia from 3 to 9 February 2025.[1]

Qualification

The host will qualify automatically and the top performer at each continental qualifications.[2]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
1–4 February 2024 2024 EuroHockey Championship Leuven, Belgium 4  Austria
 Belgium
 Germany
 Poland
18–22 March 2024 2024 Pan American Cup Calgary, Canada 2  Argentina
 Trinidad and Tobago
27 March 2024 Host nation — 1  Croatia
21–25 May 2024 2024 Asia Cup[3] Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan 2  Iran
 Malaysia
23–26 May 2024 2024 Africa Cup[4] Swakopmund, Namibia 2  Namibia
 South Africa
24–26 June 2024 2024 Oceania Indoor World Cup qualifier[5] Canberra, Australia 1  Australia
Total 12

First round

The eight highest ranked teams at the conclusion of the pool stage will advance to the quarter-finals, while the remaining four teams will progress to the classification round.[6]

All times are local (UTC+1).[7]

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 February 2025. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[8]
(H) Hosts
3 February 2025
17:50
Austria  v  Poland
Report
3 February 2025
19:20
South Africa  v  Croatia
Report
4 February 2025
17:00
South Africa  v  Austria
Report
4 February 2025
18:20
Poland  v  Croatia
Report
6 February 2025
17:50
Poland  v  South Africa
Report
6 February 2025
19:00
Austria  v  Croatia
Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 February 2025. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[8]
3 February 2025
08:30
Iran  v  Argentina
Report
3 February 2025
09:30
Germany  v  Malaysia
Report
4 February 2025
09:30
Argentina  v  Malaysia
Report
4 February 2025
10:50
Germany  v  Iran
Report
5 February 2025
19:40
Iran  v  Malaysia
Report
5 February 2025
21:00
Argentina  v  Germany
Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 February 2025. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[8]
3 February 2025
13:10
Belgium  v  Namibia
Report
3 February 2025
14:20
Australia  v  Trinidad and Tobago
Report
5 February 2025
09:30
Namibia  v  Trinidad and Tobago
Report
5 February 2025
10:50
Australia  v  Belgium
Report
6 February 2025
20:10
Belgium  v  Trinidad and Tobago
Report
6 February 2025
21:20
Namibia  v  Australia
Report

Ranking of teams

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9  Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 3 February 2025. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[8]
(H) Hosts

Classification round

Bracket

 
CrossoverNinth place
 
      
 
7 February
 
 
Team 9
 
9 February
 
Team 12
 
Winner C1
 
7 February
 
Winner C2
 
Team 10
 
 
Team 11
 
Eleventh place
 
 
9 February
 
 
Loser C1
 
 
Loser C2

Crossover

7 February 2025
08:30
Team 9 C1 Team 12
Report
7 February 2025
09:40
Team 10 C2 Team 11
Report

Eleventh and twelfth place

9 February 2025
09:00
Loser C1 v Loser C2
Report

Ninth and tenth place

9 February 2025
10:10
Winner C1 v Winner C2
Report

Medal round

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 February
 
 
Team 1
 
8 February
 
Team 8
 
Winner QF1
 
7 February
 
Winner QF4
 
Team 4
 
9 February
 
Team 5
 
Winner SF1
 
7 February
 
Winner SF2
 
Team 2
 
8 February
 
Team 7
 
Winner QF3
 
7 February
 
Winner QF2Third place
 
Team 3
 
9 February
 
Team 6
 
Loser SF1
 
 
Loser SF2
 

Quarter-finals

7 February 2025
13:10
Team 1 QF1 Team 8
Report
7 February 2025
14:20
Team 4 QF4 Team 5
Report
7 February 2025
15:30
Team 3 QF3 Team 6
Report
7 February 2025
16:40
Team 2 QF2 Team 7
Report

Fifth to eighth place

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
8 February
 
 
Loser QF1
 
9 February
 
Loser QF4
 
Winner C3
 
8 February
 
Winner C4
 
Loser QF3
 
 
Loser QF2
 
Seventh place
 
 
9 February
 
 
Loser C3
 
 
Loser C4

Crossover

8 February 2025
11:20
Loser QF1 C3 Loser QF4
Report
8 February 2025
12:30
Loser QF3 C4 Loser QF2
Report

Seventh and eighth place

9 February 2025
13:40
Loser C3 v Loser C4
Report

Fifth and sixth place

9 February 2025
14:50
Winner C3 v Winner C4
Report

First to fourth place

Semi-finals

8 February 2025
16:00
Winner QF1 SF2 Winner QF4
Report
8 February 2025
17:10
Winner QF3 SF1 Winner QF2
Report

Bronze medal match

9 February 2025
17:10
Loser SF1 v Loser SF2
Report

Gold medal match

9 February 2025
19:30
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
Report

Final standings

Rank Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

See also

References

  1. ^ "With the 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup, Croatia will host its first ever FIH World Cup!". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Indoor Hockey World Cups 2025" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's and Women's Indoor Asia Cup 2024". asiahockey.org. 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Indoor Africa Cup 2024 (M/W)". africahockey.org. 25 March 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 National Indoor Squads Named". hockeynz.co.nz. 5 February 2024.
  6. ^ "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Croatia 2025: Ticket sales begin today!". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  7. ^ "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Croatia 2025 – Match Schedule". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.