News for 20 January 2023
All the news for Friday 20 January 2023
FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar - Rourkela - 20 January
Bhubaneswar - Rourkela, India
All times GMT +5:30
Bhubaneswar
19 Jan 2023 13:00 MAS v NZL (Pool C) 3 - 2
19 Jan 2023 15:00 NED v CHI (Pool C) 14 - 0
19 Jan 2023 17:00 ESP v ENG (Pool D) 0 - 4
19 Jan 2023 19:00 IND v WAL (Pool D) 4 - 2
Rourkela
20 Jan 2023 13:00 AUS v RSA (Pool A)
20 Jan 2023 15:00 FRA v ARG (Pool A)
20 Jan 2023 17:00 BEL v JPN (Pool B)
20 Jan 2023 19:00 KOR v GER (Pool B)
21 Jan 2023 is a rest day
Pool Standings
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Record-breaking Dutch joined by England as the first teams to seal quarterfinal berths 
Day 6 of FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 brought the conclusion of the group stage action from Pool C and Pool D, as Netherlands and England topped their groups, booking their quarterfinals spots, while Malaysia, New Zealand, India and Spain now move on to the crossovers.
Faizal dedicates brace against Kiwis to late father
By Jugjet Singh 
Saari Faizal celebrates after scoring a goal during the FIH Men's Field Hockey World Cup match between Malaysia and New Zealand in Bhubaneswar, India, 19 January 2023. -EPA PIC
BHUBANESWAR: Senior striker-turned-midfielder Faizal Saari scored two wonderful goals to help Malaysia beat New Zealand 3-2 in the Bhubaneswar-Rourkela Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium today.
Late Malaysian goal sees Black Sticks men fall to third in group at World Cup
Hayden Phillips opened the scoring for the Black Sticks against Malaysia, but they ultimately lost 3-2. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
The Black Sticks men look set for a tough crossover match against hosts India after a last-gasp loss to Malaysia at the Hockey World Cup.
Netherlands rack up men’s Hockey World Cup record score, 14-0 over Chile
Jip Janssen netted his first Dutch hat-trick PIC: Worldsportpics Kalinga Hockey Stadium (Photo by WorldSportPics/Frank Uijlenbroek)
The Netherlands racked up a men’s World Cup record score here as they bore down on Chile’s goal in a 14-0 victory at the Kalinga Stadium on Thursday.
Netherlands sets up World Cup winning record
When it defeated hapless Chile 14-0 today in the second match of the penultimate day of pool matches, The Netherlands created record for posting largest victory in the 52-year history of the men’s World Cup. The previous record was 12-0 & 12-3.
The Highest Scores in World Cup
By Tariq Ali
Netherlands defeated Chile by a record margin of 14 - 0 at Bhubaneswar in the FIH Hockey Men's World Cup, 2023. The Dutch were 5-0 at the half time interval. For Netherlands Jip Janssen scored 4 goals and Thierry Brinkman with 3 goals was the another hat trick scorer in the match.
The Highest Scores by a team in a match in the World Cup Tournaments:
NED 14 - 0 CHL (5-0) Bhubaneswar 2023
AUS 12 - 0 RSA (5-0) New Delhi 2010
PAK 12 - 3 NZL (7-2) Bombay 1982
AUS 11 - 0 CHN (6-0) Bhubaneswar 2018
PAK 9 - 0 IRE (6-0) Buenos Aires 1978
AUS. 9 - 0 GHA (4-0) Kuala Lumpur 1975
KOR. 9 - 2 CAN (2-0) New Delhi 2010
FRG. 9 - 4 POL (3-1) Buenos Aires 1978
NED. 8 - 0 ITA (2-0) Buenos Aires 1978
AUS. 8 - 0 POL (4-0) Utrecht 1998
AUS. 8 - 0 MAS (1-0) Utrecht 1998
AUS. 8 - 0 FRA (4-0) Bhubaneswar 2023
NZL. 8 - 1 JAP (4-1) Amsterdam 1973
NED. 8 - 1 BEL (2-1) Sydney 1994
AUS. 8 - 1 ENG (3-0) Bhubaneswar 2018
JACQUES BRINKMAN: “The difference between the teams are very close”
TAZEEN QURESHY
In one corner of the west stand of the empty Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar, a group of Dutch fans cheered every time the Netherlands scored the goal. It happened 14 times to be precise, followed by some extra cheer at the end as the Netherlands rout Chile 14-0 and created a new record for the biggest win margin. Among the crowd was Jacques Brinkman, two-time Olympic and World Cup gold medallist. He had come to cheer his son Thierry, the captain of the Dutch team.
FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Match Reports - updated 20 January
England Men face Wales, India and Spain in the group stages at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India.
England beat Spain to reach quarter-finals
England beat Spain 4-0 to finish top of Pool D and secure their place in the Hockey World Cup quarter-finals.
England's Phil Roper made his international debut in 2013
Phil Roper scored the opener in the 11th minute and 10 minutes later David Condon added a second.
England top Men's Hockey World Cup pool in front of hosts India
By Michael Houston 
England topped Pool D at the FIH Men's World Cup with a win over Spain today ©Getty Images
England has ended Pool D in front of hosts India at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey World Cup, beating Spain 4-0 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
India holds their nerves to beat spirited Wales 4-2
Goals were scored by Shamsher Singh (22'), Akashdeep Singh (33' & 46') and Harmanpreet Singh (60'); India to play New Zealand in the crossover match on Sunday. Shamsher Singh completes 50 International Caps for India
Bhubaneswa: In a crucial tie that would determine the table topper in Pool D of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, Indian Men's Hockey Team held their nerves to beat a spirited Welsh side 4-2 here at a packed Kalinga Hockey Stadium on Friday.
India beat Wales 4-2 but fail to top group; will face New Zealand in crossover match
India will play New Zealand— the third-placed team in Pool C— on Sunday in their crossover match in a bid to reach the quarter-finals.
India can still qualify for the quarter-finals if they beat New Zealand in their crossover match on Sunday. Image: Twitter @TheHockeyIndia
Bhubaneswar: A below-par India beat tournament debutants Wales 4-2 in their final pool match but failed to qualify directly for the quarter-finals of the FIH Men’s World Cup in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.
Battling Wales beaten 4-2 by hosts India
By Tom Brown
Wales prepare to defend their goal
Wales produced their best display of the men's Hockey World Cup so far as they narrowly lost to hosts India in their final pool game.
Akashdeep Singh shines as India scrape past Wales
While it may not have been a routine win for India, the way they’d have expected it to be, last night belonged to Akashdeep Singh.
Yashodhan Nakhare 
Akashdeep Singh scored two goals in India's 4-2 win over Wales in Hockey World Cup. Image: Hockey India
Unlike major football tournaments, hockey does not have the final pool games played simultaneously. This becomes easier for teams playing later as they go in knowing the mathematics of qualifying for the next round. On a day when Bhubaneswar hosted four games back-to-back, India were scheduled to play the final game at prime time. So, when the buzzer went off marking the end of the game between England and Spain, India knew what they had to do to finish first in the group – win by a margin of eight goals.
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India beat Wales 4-2 but fail to top pool, to play NZ in crossovers for place in last-eight
Indervir Grewal
India’s Akashdeep Singh high-fives Mandeep Singh after scoring a goal against Wales. HI
It was always going to be a tall ask. England’s emphatic, though surprising, 4-0 win over Spain meant India had to beat Wales by a seven-goal margin to top the pool and qualify directly for the quarterfinals.
Which team will India play next in Hockey World Cup crossover?
India finished second in Pool D with seven points and did not qualify for the quarterfinals of Hockey World Cup.
India’s goal keeper P. Sreejesh saves a strike from Wales during the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 match at the Kalinga Hockey stadium in Bhubaneswar. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT
India won its last Pool D match against Wales 4-2 and finished second in the group with seven points.
Amit Rohidas lives his late father's dream
Amit Rohidas, the first non-tribal Olympian of Odisha and also the vice-captain of the team, scored India's first goal at the Hockey World Cup. The match was held in Rourkela, around 130kms from his village.
By Tazeen Qureshy
Amit Rohidas's mother and nephew with a mini-hockey stick gifted by him at his house (left); Rohidas with the Player of the Match award at the Hockey World Cup
At the first look, Indian hockey vice-captain Amit Rohidas' house gives the impression of a museum of sorts. There are no sculptures, of course, or big statues; but the walls have countless photographs of moments which have become memories now.
Only World Cup medal is missing from my cabinet, hope to win this time: Sreejesh
"If we do that, I can also say that I have a medal from the Olympics as well as from the World Cup," Sreejesh said on getting a podium finish at the World Cup. 
Tokyo Olympic bronze-medal winning goalkeeper PR Sreejesh (Source: TOI)
Star India men's hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has achieved almost everything in his 17-year-long illustrious career, except for a World Cup medal and he wants to fulfil his "dream" this time in the ongoing showpiece at home.
'I Feel 16, Paris Olympics On My Agenda,' Says Indian Hockey Veteran PR Sreejesh
Sreejesh speaks to The Quint about playing in his fourth World Cup.
Sandeep Nakai
Teachers and classmates at the history lectures in Kollam’s Sree Narayana College used to be amused at the lanky, dreamy eyed, forever smiling student who was more interested in the grassy field, that passed as a hockey pitch.
‘Daddy’ Niklas Wellen’s ‘crazy moment’ during Germany’s clash against Belgium
Niklas Wellen became a father during Germany’s clash against Belgium and his teammates want him to do a special celebration if he happens to score in the next game.
Aashin Prasad
Germany’’s Niklas Wellen (white) in action against Belgium at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. (File Photo) | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT
Niklas Wellen hasn’t been able to look away from his phone for the last two days. Wellen has been glued to the pictures of his two-day-old son, who was born when he took to the field for Germany in the Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar.
Hockey Social: Belgium’s Nicolas de Kerpel
In our regular anything goes Q&A, we speak to players and coaches on topics ranging from temptations, influences, fashion sense and match teas. This time: Belgium and Red Lion Nico de Kerpel.
The greatest ever? Belgium’s quest for hockey immortality
No men's hockey team has ever successfully repeated as Olympic and world champions in the same eight-year window. But in the next two years, the Red Lions of Belgium have an opportunity to achieve this almost mythological feat.
By William Imbo
Belgium men's hockey (Picture by getty images Germany)
In the next two years, Belgium’s men’s hockey team could enter into the pantheon of sporting legends. Of course, one may argue that they are already there. They are, after all, the defending Olympic and world champions. Multiple nations have achieved the feat of winning Olympic and world hockey gold in the span of two years, but what about winning back-to-back Olympic and world championships? Well now, that’s something that’s never been achieved before. Throw in a possible European title into the mix, and you move past the historic and into the legendary.
Penalty Corner Scenario: Mere 19 out of 150
K. ARUMUGAM
In the 80s, South Korea in Asia and before that a select few top hockey powers in Europe set the benchmark in the art of penalty corner conversion, making it a trump for success formula. This led to abolition of off-side rule so that field goals can regain its pride of place. Super specialty in the penalty corner area helped likes of South Korea scale high in the global hockey hierarchy. From nowhere it unseated both giants India and Pakistan from top. Asian Games history in these two decades would vouchsafe for this. The Netherlands did the same to other powers.
Amateurs from Chile, Wales hope game will go pro back home
Indervir Grewal
The Fernando Renz-led Chile were stomped 14-0 by Netherlands. PTI
Chile hope that playing in their first World Cup would become a watershed moment for hockey in the country.
2023 Test matches RSA v IND (W) - 20 January
Cape Town (RSA)
All times GMT +2
16 Jan 2023 18:00 RSA v IND 1 - 5
17 Jan 2023 17:00 RSA v IND 0 - 7
19 Jan 2023 17:00 RSA v IND 0 - 4
22 Jan 2023 15:00 RSA v IND
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Indian Women's Hockey team continue their winning streak; Beat South Africa 4-0
Rani (2'), Deep Grace Ekka (18'), Vandana Katariya (20') and Sangita Kumari (46') scored one goal each
Cape Town: Indian Women's Hockey Team continued their winning ways in South Africa as they defeated hosts 4-0 in their third match of the tour here today in Cape Town.
Women's team clinch Test series- Highlights
Indian women's hockey team beat South Africa for the third time in a row! 
Indian Women's Hockey Team (Source: Hockey India)
Indian women's hockey team won their third test match on the trot against South Africa and clinched the four-match series, with one game to go.
EuroHockey Indoor U21 Championship (M) 2023 - 20 January
Nymburk, Czech Republic
All Times GMT +1
19 Jan 2023 10:00 SUI v ITA (Pool A) 6 - 3
19 Jan 2023 11:15 UKR v TUR (Pool A) 3 - 3
19 Jan 2023 12:30 POL v SVK (Pool B) 17 - 1
19 Jan 2023 13:45 CRO v DEN (Pool B) 5 - 8
19 Jan 2023 16:00 AUT v ITA (Pool A) 7 - 2
19 Jan 2023 17:15 SUI v TUR (Pool A) 4 - 1
19 Jan 2023 18:30 POL v DEN (Pool B) 3 - 3
19 Jan 2023 19:45 CZE v SVK (Pool B) 17 - 0
Pool standings
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