Sports & Youth Services DepartmentGovernment of Odisha

2016 Olympic Gold medallists Argentina and Africa’s highest-ranked nation South Africa will open the 2023 FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup! The thrilling encounter between these two powerhouses of international hockey will take place on 13 January 2023 in the iconic Kalinga Stadium of Bhubaneswar, which hosted the last Men’s World Cup final in 2018.

The second match of the day in Bhubaneswar will see world’s number one Australia taking on France, in a repeat of the 2018 World Cup quarter-final.

The second match of the day in Bhubaneswar will see world’s number one Australia taking on France, in a repeat of the 2018 World Cup quarter-final.Later on the same day, the brand-new Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela will host its first-ever FIH World Cup matches, starting with a “derby” between England and Wales, followed by the local heroes of India playing in front of their home fans against Spain.

All teams will play in both venues.

In total, 44 matches will be played, with the Final scheduled on 29 January (7pm local time) in Bhubaneswar.

Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India will be a venue for the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup in 2023. The Odisha region and Bhubaneswar's Kalinga stadium are already familiar locations for Hockey fans. Not only did they successfully host the 2018 Men's World Cup, 2014 Men's Hero Hockey Champions Trophy, it is also home to the Coal India Hockey India League franchise Kalinga Lancers, winners of the 2017 League title. Fans will descend upon the Kalinga Stadium to share the glory of hockey's biggest event, where the men's World Cup champions will be crowned and legends will be made.

The Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 will take place in January in 2023 and will see 16 teams join hosts India at the event.

The multi-purpose stadium, built in 2010, has facilities for athletics, football, basketball, tennis, table-tennis and swimming, ensuring that it is well equipped to host international sporting events. The capacity for this prestigious event is going to be increased to 15,000 seats. India has a strong history of hosting World Cups. They hosted the World Cup in Bhubaneswar in 2018, in Delhi in 2010 and in 1982 in Mumbai (previously Bombay), however the India team has won the title only once in the Cup's long history, becoming national heroes in 1975 when they accomplished a historic feat by beating Pakistan 2-1 in the World Cup final to earn the title of champions

The Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 will take place in the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium.

It is also the largest seated field hockey stadium in the world. Unlike the other top three stadiums, which are terrace stadiums and are part of multi-purpose sports complex, this stadium is the largest all-seater field hockey-specific stadium which was solely constructed for the purpose of conducting field hockey matches.