| Date | Stage | Fixture | Time |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Pool C | New Zealand BEAT Chile 3-1 | 01 PM IST |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Pool C | Netherlands BEAT Malaysia 4-0 | 03 PM IST |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Pool B | Belgium BEAT Korea 5-0 | 05 PM IST |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Pool B | Germany vs Japan | 07 PM IST |
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New Zealand vs Chile
New Zealand will kickstart their marketing campaign on the Hockey World Cup 2023 by dealing with Chile within the first group recreation. The World No.9 ranked crew has not gone previous the quarterfinal stage in any of their earlier World Cup look. It appears a tricky ask to anticipate them to achieve the last-4 on this version as effectively.
They are getting into the match after a poor string of kind. The crew coached by Greg Nicol misplaced 11 of their 15 matches in 2022. The crew that gained the silver medal on the 2018 Commonwealth Games completed exterior the rostrum within the 2022 version of the Games. They will nevertheless enter as favourites towards Chile.
The lowest ranked crew within the tournamrent is Chile. They are the underdogs within the match and are competing within the World Cup for the primary time. Despite lack of expertise, their unpredictability provides to their benefit. They haven’t performed even a single recreation towards a lot of the massive groups over the course of the final 12 months. They look to make a mark within the opener towards New Zealand.
Netherlands vs Malaysia
World No.3 Netherlands are one of many favourites within the World Cup. The Dutch have gained the trophy thrice, nevertheless their final victory got here in 1998. They are aiming their first title within the twenty first century. They got here shut however completed as runner-up within the final two editions.
Netherlands have chosen a younger aspect with solely two gamers over the age of 30. The younger crew begins marketing campaign towards Malaysia and goal to clinch a dominant victory.
Malaysia are positioned eleventh within the World rankings. However they’re in contact over the past 12 months with victories towards India, Japan and Korea. They additionally gained the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in November and enter with confidence. Against Netherlands, they nevertheless face an enormous problem.
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Belgium vs Korea
Defending Champions Belgium are set to start their title defence. They face South Korea within the their first group match. They have 17 gamers, who gained the title within the final version. The crew led by Felix Denayer completed as runner-up within the Pro League in June. The No.2 aspect are getting into the match with full kind and look to begin their marketing campaign with a dominant victory.
South Korea enter the World Cup after lacking out the 2018 version. They principally depend on gamers like jang Jonghyun, Lee Namyong and Lee Seung. All these three gamers are skilled however are over 35 years of age. They final confronted Belgium six years in the past. The East Asians will look to placed on present towards the defending champion.
World No.4 Germany eye their third World Cup title. The crew coached by Andre Henning has roped in some younger bloods into the crew. As many as eight gamers from the squad have lower than 50 caps. Despite a little bit of inexperience, their current outcomes have been excellent.
The crew led by Mats Grambusch defeated defending champions Belgium 3-2 in Pro League in November. The younger crew goal to proceed their kind and eye an enormous win towards Japan of their opening match.
Japan final featured within the World Cup in 2006. They have lastly made the minimize after 17 years. However they’re positioned in a tricky group that has Belgium and Germany. They had poor outings of their matches throughout the build-up to the World Cup by dropping towards groups like South Korea and Malaysia. They will face a tricky time towards Germany of their opener.
Where to observe Hockey World Cup matches 2023 LIVE streaming?
Starsports Network will broadcast all of the Hockey World Cup 2023 matches LIVE. The matches can be watched LIVE on Disney+Hotstar and Watch Hockey App.
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