The 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the fifth edition of this tournament and played from 7 to 11 February 2018 in Berlin, Germany. The Netherlands were the reigning champions, but did not return to defend their title due to their poor performance at the 2016 European Indoor Championship.
Austria defeated Germany in the final after penalties to win their first title, while Iran secured their first medal.
Qualification Twelve teams qualified to participate in the tournament.Qualification structure
Host nation & Continental qualifiers Dates Event Quotas Qualifier(s) 18 January 2017 Host nation 1 24–28 April 2017 Asian Indoor Cup 1 23–25 June 2017 African Indoor Cup 1 15–17 January 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship 1 Oceania Indoor Qualification Tournament 1 16–21 October 2017 Pan American Indoor Cup 1 Best six ranked teams from continental tournaments Dates Event Quotas Qualifier(s) 24–28 April 2017 Asian Indoor Cup 1 15–17 January 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship 5
Umpires 12 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament.Officials
Diego Barbas (ARG) Lee Barron (ENG) Adam Barry (AUS) Daniel Denta (DEN) Bart de Liefde (NED) Michael Eilmer (AUT) Donny Gobinsingh (TRI) Ben Göntgen (GER) Aliaksandr Hrachou (BLR) Pawel Linkowski (POL) Luis Martínez (ESP) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Results The schedule was released on 19 September 2017.
All times are local (UTC+1).
First round Pool A
Pool B
Second round
Quarter-finals
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
First to fourth place classification Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Final standings Rank Team456789101112
Awards Top GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentRising Player of the Tournament Christopher Rühr Christopher Rühr Sasan Hataminejad Fabian Unterkirchen
Goalscorers
See also 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup
References
External links Official website FIH website