The FIH Hockey Nations Cup bursts into action in four days time, as some of the best hockey nations from around the world will compete for the big prize. The men’s tournament will be played in Gniezno, Poland from 31 May to 9 June while the action runs from 3 to 9 June in the women’s competition to be played at Terrassa, Spain.
In the men’s tournament there will be nine teams competing for the title and the opportunity to be promoted to the FIH Hockey Pro League. The nine teams have been divided into two pools of five and four teams. Austria, Korea, New Zealand, Poland and South Africa will compete in Pool A, while Canada, France, Malaysia and Pakistan will battle it out in Pool B.
The all-Asian Pool B contest between Malaysia and Pakistan will get us underway in Gniezno at 11:30 CET on 31 May, with three further matches on the opening day. It will be France taking on Canada and South Africa facing Austria before the final game of the day where New Zealand will take on hosts Poland at 19:00 CET.
The pool stage of the tournament will be played from 31 May to 6 June. The 5th placed team in Pool A will finish the tournament in 9th place. The third and fourth placed teams in each pool will play in the 5-8 classification matches, while the top two teams will go on to play in the semi-finals on 8 June, followed by the final between the winning semi-finalists on 9 June.
In the women’s tournament there will be eight teams competing for the title and the opportunity to be promoted to the FIH Hockey Pro League. The eight teams have been split into two pools of four. In Pool A Ireland, Italy, Korea and Spain will compete for the top two spots that will guarantee a spot in the semi-finals, while in Pool B it’ll be Canada, Chile, Japan and New Zealand vying for the same.
Pool B action between New Zealand and Chile will get the action underway in Terrassa on an opening day that will feature three more matches, between Japan and Canada, Korea and Italy, before hosts Spain face off against Ireland in the final match of the day.
The pool stage of the tournament will be played from 3-6 June. Similar to the men’s tournament, the third and fourth placed teams in each pool will play in the 5-8 classification matches, while the top two teams will go on to play in the semi-finals on 8 June, followed by the final between the winning semi-finalists on 9 June.
Promotion
The winning teams from the FIH Hockey Nations Cup, will have the opportunity to play in the FIH Hockey Pro League for the 2024-25 season, where they will replace the teams that finish in the last position in the 2023-24 season of the FIH Hockey Pro League.
Match Schedule
For the complete match schedule of the FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup, click here.
For the complete match schedule of the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup, click here.
Broadcast
All matches from the men’s and women’s FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2023-24 will be streamed live (and available on-demand) on the Watch.Hockey app*. Passes for the men’s and women’s FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2023/24 can be purchased on Watch.Hockey for $4.99 (+VAT) each.
*except on the Indian subcontinent.
Tickets
The tickets for the FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup in Gniezno, Poland can be purchased here.
The tickets for the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup in Terrassa, Spain can be purchased here.
by Asia Hockey
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