2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
City	Poreč
Dates	3–9 February
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	Žatika Sport Centre
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The 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup will be the seventh edition of the Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. It will be held at the Žatika Sport Centre in Poreč, Croatia from 3 to 9 February 2025.^[1]

Qualification

The host will qualify automatically and the top performer at each continental qualifications.^[2]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
1–4 February 2024	2024 EuroHockey Championship	Leuven, Belgium	4	Austria  Belgium  Germany  Poland
18–22 March 2024	2024 Pan American Cup	Calgary, Canada	2	Argentina  Trinidad and Tobago
27 March 2024	Host nation	—	1	Croatia
21–25 May 2024	2024 Asia Cup[3]	Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan	2	Iran  Malaysia
23–26 May 2024	2024 Africa Cup[4]	Swakopmund, Namibia	2	Namibia  South Africa
24–26 June 2024	2024 Oceania Indoor World Cup qualifier[5]	Canberra, Australia	1	Australia
Total			12

First round

The eight highest ranked teams at the conclusion of the pool stage will advance to the quarter-finals, while the remaining four teams will progress to the classification round.^[6]

All times are local (UTC+1).^[7]

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Croatia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 3 February 2025. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[8]
(H) Hosts

3 February 2025 17:50 Austria  v  Poland Report

3 February 2025 19:20 South Africa  v  Croatia Report

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4 February 2025 17:00 South Africa  v  Austria Report

4 February 2025 18:20 Poland  v  Croatia Report

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6 February 2025 17:50 Poland  v  South Africa Report

6 February 2025 19:00 Austria  v  Croatia Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Malaysia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 3 February 2025. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[8]

3 February 2025 08:30 Iran  v  Argentina Report

3 February 2025 09:30 Germany  v  Malaysia Report

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4 February 2025 09:30 Argentina  v  Malaysia Report

4 February 2025 10:50 Germany  v  Iran Report

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5 February 2025 19:40 Iran  v  Malaysia Report

5 February 2025 21:00 Argentina  v  Germany Report

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Namibia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 3 February 2025. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[8]

3 February 2025 13:10 Belgium  v  Namibia Report

3 February 2025 14:20 Australia  v  Trinidad and Tobago Report

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5 February 2025 09:30 Namibia  v  Trinidad and Tobago Report

5 February 2025 10:50 Australia  v  Belgium Report

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6 February 2025 20:10 Belgium  v  Trinidad and Tobago Report

6 February 2025 21:20 Namibia  v  Australia Report

Ranking of teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarter-finals
2	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Croatia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Malaysia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Namibia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 3 February 2025. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[8]
(H) Hosts

Classification round

Bracket

	Crossover				Ninth place
	7 February
	Team 9
					9 February
	Team 12
					Winner C1
	7 February
					Winner C2
	Team 10
	Team 11
					Eleventh place
					9 February
					Loser C1
					Loser C2

Crossover

7 February 2025 08:30 Team 9 C1 Team 12 Report

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7 February 2025 09:40 Team 10 C2 Team 11 Report

Eleventh and twelfth place

9 February 2025 09:00 Loser C1 v Loser C2 Report

Ninth and tenth place

9 February 2025 10:10 Winner C1 v Winner C2 Report

Medal round

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	7 February
	Team 1
					8 February
	Team 8
					Winner QF1
	7 February
					Winner QF4
	Team 4
									9 February
	Team 5
									Winner SF1
	7 February
									Winner SF2
	Team 2
					8 February
	Team 7
					Winner QF3
	7 February
					Winner QF2				Third place
	Team 3
									9 February
	Team 6
									Loser SF1
									Loser SF2

Quarter-finals

7 February 2025 13:10 Team 1 QF1 Team 8 Report

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7 February 2025 14:20 Team 4 QF4 Team 5 Report

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7 February 2025 15:30 Team 3 QF3 Team 6 Report

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7 February 2025 16:40 Team 2 QF2 Team 7 Report

Fifth to eighth place

	Crossover				Fifth place
	8 February
	Loser QF1
					9 February
	Loser QF4
					Winner C3
	8 February
					Winner C4
	Loser QF3
	Loser QF2
					Seventh place
					9 February
					Loser C3
					Loser C4

Crossover

8 February 2025 11:20 Loser QF1 C3 Loser QF4 Report

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8 February 2025 12:30 Loser QF3 C4 Loser QF2 Report

Seventh and eighth place

9 February 2025 13:40 Loser C3 v Loser C4 Report

Fifth and sixth place

9 February 2025 14:50 Winner C3 v Winner C4 Report

First to fourth place

Semi-finals

8 February 2025 16:00 Winner QF1 SF2 Winner QF4 Report

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8 February 2025 17:10 Winner QF3 SF1 Winner QF2 Report

Bronze medal match

9 February 2025 17:10 Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 Report

Gold medal match

9 February 2025 19:30 Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 Report

Final standings

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

See also

• 2025 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

References

1. "With the 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup, Croatia will host its first ever FIH World Cup!". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 27 March 2024.
2. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Indoor Hockey World Cups 2025" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 25 March 2024.
3. "Men's and Women's Indoor Asia Cup 2024". asiahockey.org. 25 March 2024.
4. "Indoor Africa Cup 2024 (M/W)". africahockey.org. 25 March 2024.
5. "2024 National Indoor Squads Named". hockeynz.co.nz. 5 February 2024.
6. "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Croatia 2025: Ticket sales begin today!". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
7. "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Croatia 2025 – Match Schedule". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
8. "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.