The 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup will be the 14th edition of the Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It is scheduled to be held from 28 November to 16 December 2018, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.
Odisha, who are also the hosts of this year’s men’s World Cup, came on board after Hockey India terminated their deal with Sahara that was extended till 2021 in January 2017.
With just a few hours left for the opening cerenony of the Odisha Hockey Mens World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, the city is in a frenzy of excitement.
The Kalinga Stadium, where the colourful inaugural programme is scheduled to be held and the matches played, is ready with flags of the participating countries already hoisted.
Director Geveral of Police Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Monday reviewed the security bandobast said security arrangements have been made from the airport to the hotels where the teams will be put up and from there to the stadium.
Bollywood actress and well known dancer Madhuri Dixit Nene arrived here this evening and will perform at the inaugural ceremony, Odisha sports secretary Vishal Dev told PTI.
She will be performing along with 1,000 artists in a dance drama called The Earth Song the theme of which is Oneness of Humanity.
Shah Rukh Khan, who is widely known in the hockey community for his support for the game, will arrive on Tuesday and leave for Mumbai immediately after the show.
Odia actors Sabyasachi Mishra and Archita Sahu will also perform in the inaugural evening.
“Bollywood super star Salman Khan has confirmed his participation in the second inagural ceremoney at Cuttack on Wednesday.
Famed music director A R Rahman will perform both in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack ALREADY IN Bhubaneswar 4 days before enjoying the city and practicing with his team for the same.
| Squad: | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | |
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| Goalkeepers | 3. Harmanpreet Singh | 9. Manpreet Singh(C) | 16. Dilpreet Singh | |
| 1. PR Sreejesh | 4. Surender Kumar | 10. Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (VC) | 17. Ramandeep Singh | |
| 2. Krishan Bahadur Pathak | 5. Gurinder Singh | 11. Vivek Sagar Prasad |
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| 6. Varun Kumar | 12. Harjeet Singh | 19. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay | ||
| 7. Rupinderpal Singh | 13. Nilakanta Sharma | 20. Armaan Qureshi | ||
| 8. Birendra Lakra | 14. Simranjeet Singh | |||
| 15. Satbir Singh |
The Hockey World Cup is scheduled to be held from 27 November till 16 December. 16 countries participated in this long tournament and everyone excited to give their best Here’s the full schedule
November 28, 2018
- 17:00 PM Belgium VS Canada (Pool C)
- 19:00 PM India VS South Africa (Pool C)
November 29, 2018
- 17:00 PM Argentina VS Spain (Pool A)
- 19:00 PM New Zealand VS France (Pool A)
November 30, 2018
- 17:00 PM Australia VS Ireland (Pool B)
- 19:00 PM England VS China (Pool B)
December 1, 2018
- 17:00 PM Netherlands VS Malaysia (Pool D)
- 19:00 PM Germany VS Pakistan (Pool D)
December 2, 2018
- 17:00 PM Canada VS South Africa (Pool B)
- 19:00 PM India VS Belgium (Pool B)
December 3, 2018
- 17:00 PM Spain VS France (Pool A)
- 19:00 PM New Zealand VS Argentina (Pool A)
December 4, 2018
- 17:00 PM England VS Australia (Pool C)
- 19:00 PM Ireland VS China (Pool C)
December 5, 2018
- 17:00 PM Germany VS Netherlands (Pool D)
- 19:00 PM Malaysia VS Pakistan (Pool D)
December 6, 2018
- 17:00 PM Spain VS New Zealand (Pool A)
- 19:00 PM Argentina VS France (Pool A)
December 7, 2018
- 17:00 PM Australia VS China (Pool B)
- 19:00 PM Ireland VS England (Pool B)
December 8, 2018
- 17:00 PM Belgium VS South Africa (Pool C)
- 19:00 PM Canada VS India (Pool C)
December 9, 2018
- 17:00 PM Malaysia VS Germany (Pool D)
- 19:00 PM Netherlands VS Pakistan (Pool D)
Cross-Over:
December 10, 2018
- 16:45 PM 2nd Pool A VS 3rd Pool B (25)
- 19:00 PM 2nd Pool B VS 3rd Pool A (26)
December 11, 2018
- 16:45 PM 2nd Pool C VS 3rd Pool B (27)
- 19:00 PM 2nd Pool B VS 3rd Pool A (28)
Quarter-finals:
December 12, 2018
- 16:45 PM 1st Pool A VS Winner 26 (29)
- 19:00 PM 1st Pool B VS Winner 25 (30)
December 13, 2018
- 16:45 PM 1st Pool C VS Winner 28 (31)
- 19:00 PM 1st Pool D VS Winner 27 (32)
Semi-finals:
December 15, 2018
- 16:00 PM Winner 29 VS Winner 32 (33)
- 18:39 PM Winner 30 VS Winner 31 (34)
Final:
December 16, 2018
- 16:30 PM Bronze Medal match Loser 33 VS Loser 34
- 19:00 PM Gold Medal Match Winner 33 VS Winner 34
Naveen Patnaik Buys Rs. 500 Ticket For Hockey World Cup Opening Event
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday bought the first ticket for the opening ceremony of the Men’s Hockey World Cup to be held on November 27 and paid Rs. 500 for it.
Hockey India CEO Elena Norman handed over the ticket to Mr Patnaik for the ceremony that will be held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Hockey is a Game that will make a great role in strengthening the relationship between countries and attracts tourist that will add a great value for the nation and state.
All the people of India and specially odisha, glad and support their best to make the Tournament successful.
We at Sahoowebsolutions wishes our best for the hilarious and safe running of the Tournament.
