India is all set to host the International Hockey Federation’s Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 held at Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. It would be a grand affair of 19-days hockey tournament between sixteen teams, including India scheduled from 28th November to 16th December. The opening ceremony of Hockey World Cup is on Tuesday, 27th November. The sixteen teams are divided under four pools, who compete among each other to reach Cross-Overs, Quarter-finals, Semi-Finals and finally enter Finals to grab the Hockey World Cup.
Rank-wise India at No 5 in FIH rankings, is positioned in Pool C, alongside Belgium (Rio Olympics runner-up), Canada and South Africa. India will take on South Africa on Wednesday, 28th November on the first day of the tournament. Manpreet Singh leads the Indian side, while Chinglensana Singh is his deputy.
This would be the 14th edition of Men’s World Cup tournament starting from today. India is hosting the prestigious hockey tournament for the third time and it is the first time in Bhubaneshwar from 28th November to 16th December. The Odisha Government has declared holiday today for all the educational institutes in Bhubaneswar, and government and semi-government and financial offices closed from 1.30 pm onward. Bhubaneshwar has geared up with hockey fever. Kalinga stadium is beautifully decorated with colorful lights and flower plants. The city too is looking pretty much clean and the walls are nicely painted with designs related to hockey. Nearly 100 crore rupees are spent by the Odisha Government for renewing and infrastructure.
Opening Ceremony of Hockey World Cup on 27th November
The opening ceremony of Men’s Hockey World Cup is inaugurated at Kalinga stadium from 6 pm onwards. The ceremony covers eight groups of classical 800 dancers performing a wonderful dance. Mumbai RJ Malishka and Raunak rock the stage and woo the audience. The main attractions of this evening are Cine Stars- Madhuri Dixit, Shah Rukh and AR Rahman performing on stage. Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik will be seen inaugurating the opening ceremony at Kalinga Stadium.
The cool mascot of Hockey World Cup “Olly” in a yellow cap bears the caption ‘My heart beats for hockey’, a blue shirt and white pants. He holds a hockey stick. This mascot is promoted worldwide as he represents the harmonious coexistence of species and the need to protect endangered creatures.
Odisha Hockey World Cup Bhubaneshwar 2018
16 Participating Teams
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 |
A full schedule of Hockey World Cup from 27th November-16th December
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Hockey World Cup 2018 Opening Ceremony — 17.30 (PM)
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Belgium VS Canada (Pool C) — 17.00 PM: Match 1
India VS South Africa (Pool C) — 19.00 PM: Match 2
Thursday, 29 November 2018
Argentina VS Spain (Pool A) — 17.00 PM: Match 3
New Zealand VS France (Pool A) — 19.00 PM: Match 4
Friday, 30 November 2018
Australia VS Ireland (Pool B) — 17.00 PM: Match 5
England VS China (Pool B) — 19.00 PM: Match 6
Saturday, 1 December 2018
Netherlands VS Malaysia (Pool D) — 17.00 PM: Match 7
Germany VS Pakistan (Pool D) — 19.00 PM: Match 8
Sunday, 2 December 2018
Canada VS South Africa (Pool B) — 17.00 PM: Match 9
India VS Belgium (Pool B) — 19.00 PM: Match 10
Monday, 3 December 2018
Spain VS France (Pool A) — 17.00 PM: Match 11
New Zealand VS Argentina (Pool A) — 19.00 PM: Match 12
Tuesday, 4 December 2018
England VS Australia (Pool C) — 17.00 PM: Match 13
Ireland VS China (Pool C) — 19.00 PM: Match 14
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Germany VS Netherlands (Pool D) — 17.00 PM: Match 15
Malaysia VS Pakistan (Pool D) — 19.00 PM: Match 16
Thursday, 6 December 2018
Spain VS New Zealand (Pool A) — 17.00 PM: Match 17
Argentina VS France (Pool A) — 19.00 PM: Match 18
Friday, 7 December 2018
Australia VS China (Pool B) — 17.00 PM: Match 19
Ireland VS England (Pool B) — 19.00 PM: Match 20
Saturday, 8 December 2018
Belgium VS South Africa (Pool C) — 17.00 PM: Match 21
Canada VS India (Pool C) — 19.00 PM: Match 22
Sunday, 9 December 2018
Malaysia VS Germany (Pool D) — 17.00 PM: Match 23
Netherlands VS Pakistan (Pool D) — 19.00 PM: Match 24
Cross-Over:
Monday, 10 December 2018
2nd Pool A VS 3rd Pool B — 16.45 PM: Match 25
2nd Pool B VS 3rd Pool A — 19.00 PM: Match 26
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
2nd Pool C VS 3rd Pool B — 16.45 PM: Match 27
2nd Pool B VS 3rd Pool A — 19.00 PM: Match 28
Quarter-finals:
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
1st Pool A VS Winner 26 (Match 29) — 16.45 (PM)
1st Pool B VS Winner 25 (Match 30) — 19.00 (PM)
Thursday, 13 December 2018
1st Pool C VS Winner 28 (Match 31) — 16.45 (PM)
1st Pool D VS Winner 27 (Match 32) — 19.00 (PM)
Semi-finals:
Saturday, 15 December 2018
Winner 29 VS Winner 32 (Match 33) — 16.30 (PM)
18:30 PM Winner 30 VS Winner 31 (Match 34) — 18.30 (PM)
Final:
Sunday, 16 December 2018
Bronze Medal match Loser 33 VS Loser 34 — 16.30 (PM)
Gold Medal Match Winner 33 VS Winner 34 — 19.00 (PM)
- Odisha Hockey World Cup 2018 Anthem
- Hockey World Cup 2018, Promo
- Hockey World Cup Song Odisha 2018
- Grand Entry of Superstar Shah Shah Khan
Salman Khan joins the Hockey Celebrations at Cuttack on 28th November
Superstar Salman Khan joins the Men’s Hockey World Cup celebrations at Barbati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday, 28th November. He tweeted, “Happy to join the Men’s Hockey World Cup celebrations in Cuttack on November 28. Come, let’s cheer for the world’s best and make it memorable.” He even posted a short 12-second video with the tweet. “I’m coming to Odisha to watch the Men’s Hockey World Cup. See you there at Barbati Stadium. Take care.”
Well, the 2018 Men’s World Cup Hockey tournament is telecast by Star Sports Network, along with Doordarshan. The live streaming of World Cup Hockey 2018 opening ceremony will be aired by the official Youtube channel of International Hockey Federation [FIH] and Hotstar.
Hence, don’t miss the opening ceremony from 18.00 to 20.30 pm and the matches of Men’s Hockey World Cup from 27th November to 16th December on Star Sports! Let your heart beat for Hockey! Hope India lifts the World Cup 2018 this time! Cheers! 🙂
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