FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2018: Complete schedule and match timings

The top 16 hockey nations are divided into four groups. India is placed in the group C which comprises of South Africa, Belgium and Canada

The 14^th edition of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 will be played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar from November 28 and December 16. The top 16 hockey nations are divided into four groups. India is placed in group C which comprises of South Africa, Belgium and Canada. Belgium and Canada will lock horns in the first match of the tournament while hosts India take on South Africa in the second match on the opening day.
 
Here is the list of teams in each group:

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Argentina	Australia	Belgium	Netherlands
New Zealand	England	India	Germany
Spain	Ireland	Canada	Malaysia
France	China	South Africa	Pakistan

 

All of the competing teams in each pool will play against each other, with three points being awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. Teams will be ranked according to the number of points they have accumulated in the competition, providing the basis for the classification matches.
 
Here is the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 schedule and timings:

Date	Match no	Pool	Time (IST)	Match
28-Nov	1	C	17:00	Belgium v Canada
	2	C	19:00	India v South Africa
29-Nov	3	A	17:00	Argentina v Spain
	4	A	19:00	New Zealand v France
30-Nov	5	B	17:00	Australia v Ireland
	6	B	19:00	England v China
01-Dec	7	D	17:00	Netherlands v Malaysia
	8	D	19:00	Germany v Pakistan
02-Dec	9	C	17:00	Canada v South Africa
	10	C	19:00	India v Belgium
03-Dec	11	A	17:00	Spain v France
	12	A	19:00	New Zealand v Argentina
04-Dec	13	B	17:00	England v Australia
	14	B	19:00	Ireland v China
05-Dec	15	D	17:00	Germany v Netherlands
	16	D	19:00	Malaysia v Pakistan
06-Dec	17	A	17:00	Spain v New Zealand
	18	A	19:00	Argentina v France
07-Dec	19	B	17:00	Australia v China
	20	B	19:00	Ireland v England
08-Dec	21	C	17:00	Belgium v South Africa
	22	C	19:00	Canada v India
09-Dec	23	D	17:00	Malaysia v Germany
	24	D	19:00	Netherlands v Pakistan
10-Dec	25	Cross-over	16:45	2A v 3B
	26	Cross-over	19:00	2B v 3A
11-Dec	27	Cross-over	16:45	2C v 3D
	28	Cross-over	19:00	2D v 3C
12-Dec	29	Quarter Final	16:45	1A v Winner Match 26
	30	Quarter Final	19:00	1B v Winner Match 25
13-Dec	31	Quarter Final	16:45	1C v Winner Match 28
	32	Quarter Final	19:00	1D v Winner Match 27
14-Dec	Rest Day
15-Dec	33	Semi Final 1	16:00	Winner Match 29 v Winner Match 32
	34	Semi Final 2	18:30	Winner Match 30 v Winner Match 31
16-Dec	35	3 and 4	16:30	Loser Match 33 v Loser Match 34
	36	1 and 2	19:00	Winner Match 33 v Winner Match 34