2022 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
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Host countrySouth Africa
CityPotchefstroom
Dates28 November – 4 December
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | South Africa | ||
| City | Potchefstroom | ||
| Dates | 28 November – 4 December | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue | NWU Astro | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Africa (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Ireland | ||
| Third place |  South Korea | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 93 (4.65 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Jang Jong-hyun (7 goals) | ||
| Best player | Dayaan Cassiem | ||
| Best young player |  Corentin Sellier | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Kim Jaeh-yeon | ||
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The 2022 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the first edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the annual qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Pro League organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held at the NWU Astro in Potchefstroom, South Africa from 28 November to 4 December 2022.[1]
South Africa beat Ireland in the final and as the winners were promoted to the 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League.[2][3]
The eight highest ranked teams not participating in the Men's FIH Pro League participated in the tournament:[2]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).[4]
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ireland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Africa (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | France |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 |
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.[5]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 |
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.[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
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Classification round
Bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 3 December | ||||||
| France | 7 | |||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| France (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) | |||||
| 3 December | ||||||
| Japan | 2 (2) | |||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||
| Pakistan | 1 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
| Pakistan | 5 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Final round
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 December | ||||||
| Ireland | 3 | |||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Ireland | 3 | |||||
| 3 December | ||||||
| South Africa | 4 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 (2) | |||||
| South Africa (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Goalscorers
There were 93 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.65 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Matthew Sarmento- Oliver Scholfield
- Christopher Tardif
Timothée Clément- Brieuc Delemazure
- Corentin Sellier
- Pieter van Straaten
Conor Empey- John McKee
Takuma Niwa- Taiki Takade
Firhan Ashari- Ashran Hamsani
- Muhamad Aminudin
- Faizal Saari
Afraz Hakeem- Usama Bashir
- Arshad Liaqat
- Muhammad Murtaza
Tyson Dlungwana- Samkelo Mvimbi
Hwang Tae-il- Jeon Byung-jin
- Kim Hyeon-hong
- Kim Sung-hyun
- Lee Jung-jun
- Lee Nam-yong
Source: FIH
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
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 | South Africa |
 | Ireland |
 | South Korea |
| 4 | Malaysia |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | Pakistan |
| 8 | Canada |
| Qualified for the 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
