2018 Men's Hockey World Cup

2018 Men's Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host country India
City Bhubaneswar
Teams 16
Venue(s) Kalinga Stadium
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The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup will be the 14th edition of the Hockey World Cup. It will be held from 28 November to 16 December 2018 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.[1][2] Also Hockey apex body is saying that the world could be a multi city affair (Chennai and Delhi) as it feels Bhubaneshwar does not have the infrastructure to host 16 teams.

Bidding

In March 2013, one month after the FIH published the Event Assignment Process Document for the 2014–2018 cycle, Australia, Belgium, India, Malaysia and New Zealand were shortlisted as candidates for hosting the event and were demanded to submit bidding documentation,[3][4] requirement that eventually Belgium did not meet.[5] In addition one month before the host election, Australia withdrew their application due to technical and financial reasons.[6] India was announced as host on 7 November 2013 during a special ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Qualification

Due to the increase to 16 participating teams, the qualification process is yet to be determined. The only confirmed qualified team is the host nation.

Qualified Teams:

References

  1. ↑ "Hockey turf job on fast track". Calcutta: The Telegraph. 2014-06-09. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  2. ↑ "England & India to host Hockey World Cups 2018". FIH. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  3. ↑ "FIH Opens World Cup 2018 Bidding Process". FIH. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  4. ↑ "Six nations shortlisted for Hockey World Cups 2018". FIH. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  5. ↑ "Five nations in battle to host FIH World Cups 2018". FIH. 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  6. ↑ "Four nations prepare to learn fate of 2018 Hockey World Cup bids". FIH. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-11-08.