2010 Men’s Hockey World Cup

The 2010 Men’s Hockey World Cup was the 12th edition of Men’s Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men’s national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held from 28 February to 13 March 2010 in New Delhi, India.

Australia won the tournament after defeating Germany 2–1 in the final, collecting their second World Cup, after the title obtained in 1986. The Netherlands won the third-place match by defeating England 4–3.

Background

India’s hosting of the event was put in doubt when the FIH reviewed the progress of the Indian Hockey Federation’s “Promoting Indian Hockey” program and India’s preparation for the championship, and warned that “satisfactory progress had not been made in either area”. India was warned it could lose the right to host the World Cup unless satisfactory progress was made. It was confirmed on 18 July 2008 that the International Hockey Federation formally awarded the hosting rights to India.

Qualification

Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European confederation received three extra quotas based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. In addition to the three winners of each of the three Qualifiers, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
Host nation			1	India (12)
7–15 March 2009	2009 Pan American Cup	Santiago, Chile	1	Canada (11)
9–16 May 2009	2009 Asia Cup	Kuantan, Malaysia	1	South Korea (5)
10–18 July 2009	2009 Africa Cup of Nations	Accra, Ghana	1	South Africa (13)
22–30 August 2009	2009 EuroHockey Championship	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4	England (6)  Germany (1)  Netherlands (4)  Spain (3)
25–29 August 2009	2009 Oceania Cup	Invercargill, New Zealand	1	Australia (2)
31 October – 8 November 2009	Qualifier 1	Lille, France	1	Pakistan (7)
7–15 November 2009	Qualifier 2	Invercargill, New Zealand	1	New Zealand (8)
14–22 November 2009	Qualifier 3	Quilmes, Argentina	1	Argentina (14)
Total			12

Competition format

Twelve teams competed in the tournament with the competition consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into two pools of six teams, and play followed round robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. At the end of the pool matches, teams were ranked in their pool according to the following criteria in order:

• Total points accumulated
• Number of matches won
• Goal difference
• Goals for
• The result of the match played between the teams in question

Following the completion of the pool games, teams placing first and second in each pool advanced to a single elimination round consisting of two semifinal games, a third place playoff and a final. Remaining teams competed in classification matches to determine their ranking in the tournament. During these matches, extra time of 7½ minutes per half was to be played if teams were tied at the end of regulation time. During extra time, play followed golden goal rules with the first team to score declared the winner. If no goals were scored during extra time, a penalty stroke competition was to take place.

Umpires

16 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament. During each match, a video umpire was used to assist the on-field umpires in determining if a goal had been legally scored. The FIH also mandated that on a trial basis during the tournament, each team received the right to refer one decision made by an on-field umpire to the video umpire for assessment. Referrals were only permitted for decisions made within the 23 meter area relating to the award (or non-award) of goals, penalty strokes, and penalty corners. In the event that the referral was upheld, the referring team retained a right of further referral.

Squads

Results

All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	5	3	2	0	19	9	+10	11	Semi-finals
2	Netherlands	5	3	1	1	15	5	+10	10
3	South Korea	5	3	1	1	16	8	+8	10	Fifth place game
4	Argentina	5	2	0	3	9	11	−2	6	Seventh place game
5	New Zealand	5	2	0	3	8	12	−4	6	Ninth place game
6	Canada	5	0	0	5	6	28	−22	0	Eleventh place game

1 March 2010 16:35 New Zealand  3–2  Canada Bhana  11′ Haig  47′ Archibald  66′ Report Pearson  1′ Wright  20′ Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

1 March 2010 18:35 Germany  2–2  South Korea Fuchs  50′ Weß  58′ Report Hyun Hye-sung  4′ Lee Nam-yong  15′ Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Tim Pullman (AUS)

1 March 2010 20:35 Netherlands  3–0  Argentina Taekema  13′, 35′, 61′ Report Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) David Gentles (AUS)

3 March 2010 16:35 Canada  0–6  Germany Report Weß  3′ Montag  21′ Müller  22′ Haener  27′ Fuchs  58′, 63′ Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

3 March 2010 16:35 Argentina  1–2  South Korea Callioni  53′ Report Lee Nam-yong  62′ Nam Hyun-woo  70′ Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Satinder Kumar (IND)

3 March 2010 20:35 New Zealand  1–3  Netherlands Burrows  1′ Report Brouwer  2′ Taekema  7′ Hertzberger  27′ Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) John Wright (RSA)

5 March 2010 16:35 South Korea  1–2  New Zealand Lee Nam-yong  70′ Report Hayward  4′ Couzins  22′ Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Satinder Kumar (IND)

5 March 2010 18:35 Netherlands  6–0  Canada Taekema  41′ Brouwer  43′ Hofman  48′, 56′ Reckers  53′, 63′ Report Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Ged Curran (SCO)

5 March 2010 20:35 Germany  4–3  Argentina Zwicker  5′, 14′ Witthaus  23′ Häner  51′ Report L. Vila  6′ Paredes  34′ Ibarra  55′ Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Andy Mair (SCO)

7 March 2010 16:35 South Korea  9–2  Canada Nam Hyun-woo  23′, 67′ Jang Jong-hyun  35+’, 42′, 61′ Lee Nam-yong  38′ Yoon Sung-hoon  40′ You Hyo-sik  41′, 63′ Report Wright  42′, 51′ Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (SCO) Simon Taylor (NZL)

7 March 2010 18:35 New Zealand  0–1  Argentina Report Callioni  55′ Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

7 March 2010 20:35 Germany  2–2  Netherlands Korn  44′ Montag  63′ Report Jolie  23′ De Nooijer  65′ Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Andy Mair (SCO)

9 March 2010 16:35 Germany  5–2  New Zealand Menke  15′ Fuchs  28′ Witte  47′ Fürste  63′ Witthaus  64′ Report McAleese  51′ Wilson  54′ Umpires: Andy Mair (SCO) John Wright (RSA)

9 March 2010 18:35 Netherlands  1–2  South Korea Brouwer  1′ Report Nam Hyun-woo  31′ Seo Jong-ho  45′ Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Ged Curran (SCO)

9 March 2010 20:35 Canada  2–4  Argentina Tupper  60′ Jameson  65′ Report L. Vila  29′ Paredes  43′ Almada  56′ Argento  70′ Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	4	0	1	23	6	+17	12	Semi-finals
2	England	5	4	0	1	17	12	+5	12
3	Spain	5	3	0	2	12	8	+4	9	Fifth place game
4	India (H)	5	1	1	3	13	17	−4	4	Seventh place game
5	South Africa	5	1	1	3	13	28	−15	4	Ninth place game
6	Pakistan	5	1	0	4	9	16	−7	3	Eleventh place game

28 February 2010 16:35 South Africa  2–4  Spain Hykes  16′ Haley  30′ Report Oliva  19′ Alegre  20′ Garza 45′ Quemada  61′ Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

28 February 2010 18:35 Australia  2–3  England Dwyer  23′, 64′ Report Jackson  24′ Tindall  33′, 45′ Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

28 February 2010 20:35 India  4–1  Pakistan Shivendra Singh  27′ Sandeep Singh  35+’, 56′ P. Singh  37′ Report Abbas  59′ Umpires: Andy Mair (SCO) John Wright (RSA)

2 March 2010 16:35 South Africa  4–6  England Harper  10′, 53′ Norris-Jones  25′ McDade  67′ Report Mantell  15′, 57′ Moore  23′ Jackson  43′ Catlin  50′ Mackay  51′ Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Simon Taylor (NZL)

2 March 2010 18:35 Pakistan  2–1  Spain Khan  29′, 67′ Report Alegre  65′ Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Roel van Eert (NED)

2 March 2010 20:35 India  2–5  Australia Pillay  35′ R. Singh  53′ Report De Young  2′ Turner  7′, 43′ Abbott  26′ Doerner  42′ Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Andy Mair (SCO)

4 March 2010 16:35 South Africa  0–12  Australia Report Doerner  16′, 34′, 49′, 66′, 68′ Turner  20′, 62′ Abbott  26′ Kavanagh  35′ Butturini  44′ Dwyer  52′, 54′ Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

4 March 2010 18:35 England  5–2  Pakistan Clarke  20′, 62′ Jackson  32′ Middleton  52′, 65′ Report Abbasi  45′ Butt  49′ Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Tim Pullman (AUS)

4 March 2010 20:35 India  2–5  Spain Sandeep Singh  39′ Chandi  43′ Report Sala  19′ Amat  35′ Quemada  41′, 67′ Oliva  42′ Umpires: John Wright (RSA) David Gentles (AUS)

6 March 2010 16:35 Australia  2–0  Spain Doerner  20′ Turner  60′ Report Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Ged Curran (SCO)

6 March 2010 18:35 South Africa  4–3  Pakistan Carr  38′ Haley  41′ T. Paton  46′ Harper  54′ Report Butt  6′ Imran  68′ W. Ahmed  70+’ Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

6 March 2010 20:35 India  2–3  England Chandi  54′ R. Singh  57′ Report Tindall  16′ Jackson  42′, 47′ Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

8 March 2010 16:35 Spain  2–0  England Quemada  35′ Tubau  64′ Report Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Satinder Kumar (IND)

8 March 2010 18:35 Australia  2–1  Pakistan Abbott  38′, 68′ Report Abbas  24′ Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

8 March 2010 20:35 India  3–3  South Africa Sarwanjit Singh  17′ Diwakar  25′ Shivendra Singh  66′ Report Norris-Jones  7′ Reid-Ross  39′ Smith  48′ Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Roel van Eert (NED)

Fifth to twelfth place classification

Eleventh and twelfth place

11 March 2010 15:35 Canada  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Pakistan Grimes  12′ Pearson  58′ Tupper  83′ Report Butt  4′ Ali  46′ Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

Ninth and tenth place

12 March 2010 15:35 New Zealand  4–4 (a.e.t.)  South Africa Inglis  40′ Hayward  42′, 49′, 70+’ Report Reid-Ross  4′ Norris-Jones  45′ T. Paton  50′ Hammond  57′ Penalties Archibald  Couzins  Hayward  McAleese  Wilson  Couzins  5–4  Madsen  Reid-Ross  W. Paton  Haley  Carr  Madsen Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Satinder Kumar (IND)

Seventh and eighth place

12 March 2010 18:05 Argentina  4–2  India Argento  28′ L. Vila  43′, 45′ Callioni  46′ Report Sandeep Singh  42′ Shivendra Singh  49′ Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

Fifth and sixth place

12 March 2010 20:35 South Korea  0–2  Spain Report Amat  1′, 32′ Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Roel van Eert (NED)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 March
	Germany	4
					13 March
	England	1
					Germany	1
	11 March
					Australia	2
	Australia	2
	Netherlands	1
					Third place
					13 March
					England	3
					Netherlands	4

Semi-finals

11 March 2010 18:05 Germany  4–1  England Montag  6′ Korn  11′ Häner 31′ Butt  60′ Report Smith  19′ Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) John Wright (RSA)

11 March 2010 20:35 Australia  2–1  Netherlands Doerner  27′ Turner  55′ Report Taekema  58′ Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Andy Mair (SCO)

Third and fourth place

13 March 2010 15:35 England  3–4  Netherlands Brogdon  23′ Jackson  30′, 34′ Report De Nooijer  22′ Taekema  48′ Vermeulen  55′ Hofman  67′ Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Final

13 March 2010 18:05 Germany  1–2  Australia Fürste  48′ Report Ockenden  6′ Doerner  60′ Umpires: Andy Mair (SCO) John Wright (RSA)

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Defender of the Tournament	Fair Play Trophy
Guus Vogels	Luke Doerner	Guus Vogels	Maximilian Müller	New Zealand

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final standing
1	B	Australia	7	6	0	1	27	8	+19	18	Gold medal
2	A	Germany	7	4	2	1	24	12	+12	14	Silver medal
3	A	Netherlands	7	4	1	2	20	10	+10	13	Bronze medal
4	B	England	7	4	0	3	21	20	+1	12	Fourth place
5	B	Spain	6	4	0	2	14	8	+6	12	Eliminated in group stage
6	A	South Korea	6	3	1	2	16	10	+6	10
7	A	Argentina	6	3	0	3	13	13	0	9
8	B	India (H)	6	1	1	4	15	21	−6	4
9	A	New Zealand	6	2	1	3	12	16	−4	7
10	B	South Africa	6	1	2	3	17	32	−15	5
11	A	Canada	6	1	0	5	9	30	−21	3
12	B	Pakistan	6	1	0	5	11	19	−8	3

Goalscorers

There were 199 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 5.24 goals per match.

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal