Hockey World Cup Squads of All Teams (2023)

Hockey World Cup 2023 is underway as the Barabati stadium in Cuttack hosted a spectacular opening ceremony last night. It is a great opportunity for India to showcase its hospitality and demonstrate that they can host mega sporting events.The 15th edition of the World cup is taking place in India for the second consecutive occasion. 16 teams are set to take part in the event which are divided into four groups. All teams have named 18 players along with two traveling reserves. Let’s take a look at their squads:

1. Argentina squad

Matias Rey (captain), Tomas Santiago (gk), Emiliano Bosso (gk), Facundo Zarate, Nicolas Della Torre, Nicolas Cicileo, Federico Monja, Juan Ignacio Catan, Santiago Tarazona, Thomas Habif, Agustin Bugallo, Agustin Mazzilli, Nicolas Keenan, Maico Casella, Martin Ferreiro, Lucas Vila, Tomas Domene, Lucas Toscani

2. Australia squad

Eddie Ockenden (captain), Josh Beltz, Johan Durst (gk), Nathan Ephraums, Lachlan Sharp, Tom Wickham, Andrew Charter (gk), Jeremy Hayward, Jake Whetton, Aran Zalewski (captain), Tom Craig, Blake Govers, Daniel Beale, Tim Brand, Matthew Dawson, Jake Harvie, Tim Howard, Flynn Ogilvie

3. France squad

Victor Charlet (Captain), Arthur Thieffry (gk), Mattéo Desgouillons, Pieter van Straaten, Stanislas Branicki, Gaspard Xavier, Simon Martin-Brisac, Blaise Rogeau, Viktor Lockwood, Charles Masson, Gaspard Baumgarten, François Goyet, Noé Jouin, Jean-Baptiste Forgues, Eliot Curty, Etienne Tynevez, Brieuc Delemazure, Edgar Reynaud (gk)

4. South Africa squad

Dayaan Cassiem (captain), Bili Ntuli, Jethro Eustice, Brad Sherwood, Keenan Horne, Connor Beauchamp, Mustapha Cassiem ,Dan Bell, Nic Spooner, Peabo Lembethe, Estiaan Kriek (gk), Ryan Julius, Gowan Jones (gk), Sam Mvimbi, Guy Morgan, Sihle Ngubane, Jacques van Tonder, Tevin Kok

5. Belgium squad

Félix Denayer (Captain), Loic Van Doren (gk), Arthur Van Doren, John-John Dohmen, Florent Van Aubel, Sébastien Dockier, Cédric Charlier, Gauthier Boccard, Nicolas De Kerpel, Alexander Hendrickx, Vincent Vanasch (gk), Simon Gougnard, Arthur De Sloover, Loïck Luypaert, Antoine Kina, Victor Wegnez, Tom Boon, Tanguy Cosyns

6. Germany squad

Mats Grambusch (captain), Alexander Stadler (gk), Mathias Müller, Lukas Windfeder, Niklas Wellen, Tom Grambusch, Teo Hinrichs, Gonzalo Peillat, Christopher Rühr, Justus Weigand, Marco Miltkau, Martin Zwicker, Hannes Müller, Timur Oruz, Thies Prinz, Moritz Trompertz, Moritz Ludwig, Jean Danneberg (gk)

7. Japan Squad

Seren Tanaka (captain), Koji Yamasaki, Shota Yamada, Yusuke Kawamura, Yamato Kawahara, Kentaro Fukuda, Taiki Takade, Takuma Niwa, Raiki Fujishima, Ken Nagayoshi, Hiro Saito, Ryosei Kato, Ryoma Ooka, Masaki Ohashi, Kaito Tanaka, Kisho Kuroda (gk), Masato Kobayashi, Takashi Yoshikawa (gk)

8. South Korea squad

Lee Namyong (captain), Kim Jaehyeon, Kim Hyeonhong, Kim Kyubeom, Lee Gangsan, Jung Manjae, Hwang Taeil, Lee Jungjun, Seo Inwoo, Ji Woo Cheon, Lee Hyeseung, Kim Jaehan, Kim Sunghyun, Jeong Jun-woo, Lee Seunghoon, Kim Hyeongjin, Jang Jonghyun, Jeon Byungjin

9. Chile Squad

Fernando Renz (captain), Araya Augustin, Juan Purcell, Adrian Henriquez, Vicente Goni, Jose Maldonado, Martin Rodriguez, Kay Gesswien, Andres Pizzaro, Juan Amoroso, Jose Hurtado, Filipe Renz, Ignacio Contrado, Raimundo Valenzuela, Axel Ritcher, Axel Troncoso, Nils Strabucchi, Franco Becerra

10. Malaysia squad

Adrian Albert, Hafizuddin Othman, Hassan Najib, Razie Rahim, Rosli Ramadan, Jalil Marhan, Hamsari Ashran, Sari Faizal, Muhamad Aminudin, Ashari Firan, Shello Silverius, Faiz Jali, Hasan Azuan, Sumantri Norsyafiq, Najmi Jazlan, Shahril Saabah, Mizun Zul Pidaus, Azhar Aminul

11. Netherlands Squad

Thierry Brinkman (Captain), Maurits Visser, Lars Balk, Jonas de Geus, Thijs van Dam, Seve van Ass, Jorrit Croon, Terrance Pieters, Floris Wortelboer, Teun Beins, Tjep Hoedemakers, Koen Bijen, Steijn van Heijningen, Pirmin Blaak (gk), Jip Janssen, Tijmen Reijenga, Justen Blok, Derck de Vilder

12. New Zealand Squad

Nic Woods (Captain), Dom Dixon (gk), Dane Lett, Simon Child, Nick Ross, Sam Hiha, Kim Kingston, Jake Smith, Sam Lane, Simon Yorston, Aidan Sarikaya, Joe Morrison, Leon Hayward (gk), Kane Russell, Blair Tarrant, Sean Findlay, Hayden Phillips, Charlie Morrison

13. India squad

Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), PR Sreejesh (gk), Krishna Pathak (gk), Armanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Shar, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh

14. England Squad

David Ames (captain), James Albery, Liam Ansell, Nick Bandurak, Will Calnan, David Condon, David Goodfield, Harry Martin, James Mazarelo (gk), Nick Park, Ollie Payne (gk), Phil Roper, Scott Rushmere, Liam Sanford, Tom Sorsby, Zach Wallace, Jack Waller, Sam Ward

15. Spain Squad

Marc Miralles (captain), Andreas Rafi, Alejandro Alonso, Cesar Curiel, Xavi Gispert, Borja Lacalle, Álvaro Iglesias, Ignacio Rodríguez, Enrique Gonzalez, Gerard Clapes, Andreas Rafi, Jordi Bonastre, Joaquin Menini, Mario Garin (gk), Marc Reyne, Pepe Cunill, Marc Recasens, Pau Cunill, Marc Vizcaino

16. Wales Squad

Rupert Shipperley (captain), Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (gk), Rhys Payne(gk), Gareth Furlong, Daniel Kyriakides, Hywel Jones, Ioan Wall, Steve Kelly, Lewis Prosser (captain), Dale Hutchinson, Jacob Draper, Gareth Griffiths, Rhys Bradshaw, Fred Newbold, Ben Francis, Luke Hawker (captain), James Carson, Jack Pritchard

Hockey World Cup Schedule

The FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup Kickstarts on 13 january at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneshwar with perennial favorites Argentina taking on South Africa. Hosts India, who last made it to the podium 48 years back in 1975, face Spain in their tournament opener at the Birsa Munda stadium in Rourkela. Here is the full schedule of Hockey World Cup Matches: