2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Indoor hockey tournament in Croatia
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The 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup was the seventh edition of the Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup, the international indoor hockey championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the International Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament at the Žatika Sport Centre in Poreč, Croatia from 3 to 9 February 2025.[1]
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| Host country | Croatia | ||
| City | Poreč | ||
| Dates | 3–9 February | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue | Žatika Sport Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Germany (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Austria | ||
| Third place |  South Africa | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 34 | ||
| Goals scored | 310 (9.12 per match) | ||
| Top scorer |  Philippe Simar (20 goals) | ||
| Best player | Mustapha Cassiem | ||
| Best young player | Ben Hasbach | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Joshua Onyekwue Nnaji | ||
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Austria were the two-time defending champions after defeating the Netherlands in the 2023 final.[2] They did not defend their title as they were beaten 2–1 in the final in a shoot-out by Germany, who won a record-extending fourth title, after the match finished 6–6 in regular time.[3] South Africa won the bronze medal after defeating Belgium 6–5, it was the first medal for an African country at the Indoor World Cup.[4]
Qualification
The host qualified automatically and the top performers at each continental qualifications.[5]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| 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 | N/a | 1 |  Croatia |
| 21–25 May 2024 | 2024 Asia Cup[6] | Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan | 2 |  Iran Malaysia |
| 23–26 May 2024 | 2024 Africa Cup[7] | Swakopmund, Namibia | 2 |  Namibia South Africa |
| 24–26 June 2024 | 2024 Oceania Indoor World Cup qualifier[8] | Canberra, Australia | 1 |  Australia |
| Total | 12 | |||
First round
The eight highest ranked teams at the conclusion of the pool stage advanced to the quarter-finals, while the remaining four teams progressed to the classification round.[9]
All times are local (UTC+1).[10]
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Austria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | Croatia (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 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.[11]
(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.[11]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 9 |
| 2 | Iran |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 | Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 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.[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
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Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Namibia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 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.[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
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Ranking of teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 | Austria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Iran |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Namibia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 3 | |
| 10 | Croatia (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 0 | |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 0 | |
| 12 | Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 0 |
Classification round
Bracket
| Crossover | Ninth place | |||||
| 7 February | ||||||
| Argentina | 6 | |||||
| 9 February | ||||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||
| 7 February | ||||||
| Croatia | 7 | |||||
| Croatia | 12 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 9 February | ||||||
| Malaysia | 6 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | |||||
Crossover
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Eleventh and twelfth place
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Ninth and tenth place
Medal round
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February | ||||||||||
| Germany (p.s.o.) | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 8 February | ||||||||||
| Poland | 2 (1) | |||||||||
| Germany | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 February | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 6 | |||||||||
| 9 February | ||||||||||
| Iran | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany (p.s.o.) | 6 (2) | |||||||||
| 7 February | ||||||||||
| Austria | 6 (1) | |||||||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||||||
| 8 February | ||||||||||
| Namibia | 6 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 February | ||||||||||
| Austria | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| Austria (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 9 February | ||||||||||
| Australia | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| South Africa | 6 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 5 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 8 February | ||||||
| Poland | 9 | |||||
| 9 February | ||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||
| Poland | 6 | |||||
| 8 February | ||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||
| Namibia | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 9 February | ||||||
| Iran | 5 | |||||
| Namibia | 4 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team |
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Germany |
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Austria |
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South Africa |
| 4 | Belgium |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Iran |
| 8 | Namibia |
| 9 | Croatia (H) |
| 10 | Argentina |
| 11 | Malaysia |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[3]
| Award | Player |
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| Best player | Mustapha Cassiem |
| Best goalkeeper | Joshua Onyekwue Nnaji |
| Best junior player | Ben Hasbach |
| Top scorer | Philippe Simar |
Goalscorers
There were 310 goals scored in 34 matches, for an average of 9.12 goals per match.
20 goals
Philippe Simar
17 goals
16 goals
15 goals
Gracjan Jarzyński
13 goals
Fülöp Losonci
12 goals
- Fabian Unterkircher
10 goals
Nicolas Proske
John-Paul Britz
9 goals
Lucas Bachmann
8 goals
- Mario Mucić
7 goals
Aiden Dooley
6 goals
Gastón Rodríguez
Hamid Nooranian
5 goals
- Gaetan Dykmans
- Eryk Bembenek
Dalpiarro Langford
Teague Marcano
4 goals
- Jake Staines
- Maximilian Langer
- Gregor Fujs
- Philip Schmid
- Alec von Schwerin
- Sajjad Mamizadeh
Khaliq Hamirin- Liam Hermanus
- Jacek Kurowski
- Dayaan Cassiem
- Hans Neethling
3 goals
- Juan Eleicegui
- Facundo Navarro Guastelli
- James Knee
- Thomas Miotto
- Connor Tuddenham
- Alexander Bele
- Tanguy Zimmer
- Matthias Bachmann
- Max Silanoglu
- Ashran Hamsani
- Najmi Jazlan
- David Britz
- Dakota Hansen
- Fagan Hansen
- Pieter Jacobs
- Patryk Pawlak
- Mickel Pierre
2 goals
- Joaquín González
- Benjamin Staines
- Mallory Magnant
- Josip Krleža
- Ivan Šoić
- Paul Dösch
- Anton Pöhling
- Mohsen Bohlouli
- Seyedmohammad Ghoreishiroudbaraki
- Mahdi Shahrokhi
- Litha Kraai
- Jordan Vieira
1 goal
- Agustín Ceballos
- Santiago Moron
- Alfredo Sosa
- Joshua Gregory
- Sebastian Eitenberger
- Leon Thörnblom
- Dorian Thiery
- Josip Jazbec
- Anton Böckel
- Payam Lashgari
- Muhamad Azhar
- Faridzul Mohd
- Firdaus Omar
- Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi
- Nico Neethling
- Cody van der Merwe
- Mikołaj Gumny
- Jakub Hołosyniuk
- Darren Cowie
- Shaquille Daniel
- Tarell Singh
- Nicholas Siu Butt
Source: FIH