India will start its marketing campaign on the FIH Males’s Hockey World Cup on Friday, January 13, on the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha.
India is among the many groups to have performed at each version of the World Cup, and can be making its fifteenth look on the match in 2023.
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The final time India lifted the World Cup was in 1975 and since then the perfect end the facet has managed was fifth on the 1994 version.
However backed by house assist, and excessive on confidence after the Olympic bronze medal in 2021, India will hope to land a spot on the podium.
Who will India face within the group stage?
India has been drafted in Group D together with England, Wales and Spain. If India tops the group, it’s going to advance to the quarterfinal. In case it ends in second or third place, it’s going to play the crossover match and win with a purpose to qualify.
When are India’s group stage video games?
India vs Spain – Rourkela – January 13
England vs India – Rourkela – January 15
India vs Wales – Bhubaneswar – January 19
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What time will India’s video games start?
All of India’s group stage video games will start at 7:00 PM IST.
What’s India’s squad for the FIH Hockey World Cup?
Goalkeeper: P.R. Sreejesh, Krishna Pathak
Defender: Jarmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas (Vice Captain), Nilam Sanjeep Xess
Midfielder: Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh
Ahead: Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh
Standby: Rajkumar Pal, Jugraj Singh
When and the place to observe India’s video games on the FIH Hockey World Cup?
India’s video games, together with all different video games, on the World Cup can be telecast on Star Sports activities First, Star Sports activities Choose 2 HD, Star Sports activities Choose 2 SD.
The video games may also be streamed reside on the Disney+ Hotstar cellular app.
