Hockey World Cup 2023: Germany beat Belgium 5-4 in the finals

January 30, 2023

Hockey World Cup 2023: The FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 was won by Germany over Belgium 5-4 in the penalty shootout at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. The scores were level at the end of regulation time at 3-3. This is Germany’s third Hockey World Cup title after they won it in 2002 and 2006. With this, they draw level with Netherlands and Australia. Germany also made history by winning a World Cup final after falling behind. They eventually won the championship after going from being down 2-0 to leading 3-2 and then winning a shootout.

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Earlier in the day, the Netherlands beat Australia 3-1 to claim the bronze medal. It was the first time since 1998 that Australia failed to finish on podium at the FIH World Cup.

FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 standings – all teams

1. Germany

2. Belgium

3. Netherlands

4. Australia

5. England

6. Spain

7. New Zealand

8. Korea

9. Argentina

9. India

11. South Africa

11. Wales

13. France

13. Malaysia

15. Chile

15. Japan