Hockey World Cup 2023: Squads of 16 participating teams

Hockey World Cup 2023 is going to be held in India and this competition will start on January 13 in Rourkela, Odisha. It is a matter of pride for India that the country has got the opportunity to host this prestigious tournament.

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Legendary teams from 16 countries of the world are participating in the Hockey World Cup 2023. The Indian team will also present a claim to win the World Cup, but India will compete with the top teams of the world. All the matches of the tournament will be played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela.

Moreover, 16 teams will be divided into 4 groups of four each. These groups have been named Pool A, Pool B, Pool C, and Pool D. The Indian team is included in Pool D. And there are teams like Australia and France in Pool A. Teams like Germany and Japan are placed in Pool B, Netherlands, and Chile in Pool C. India's team is at the fifth position in the world rankings. Being the host country, India has directly qualified for the World Cup. The complete list of 20-man squads of all 16 participating teams is given below.

Hockey World Cup 2023: Squads of 16 participating teams

Argentina:

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

Alternate Players- Agustín Machelett, Bautista Capurro

Coach- Mariano Ronconi

Australia:

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

Alternate Players- Jacob Anderson, Dylan Martin

Coach- Colin Batch

Belgium:

Loic Van Doren, Arthur Van Doren, Vincent Vanasch, John-John Dohmen, Florent Van Aubel, Tom Boon, Sebastien Dockier, Cedric Charlier, Gauthier Boccard, Nicolas De Kerpel, Alexander Hendrickx, Felix Denayer (captain), Simon Gougnard, Arthur De Sloover, Loick Luypaert, Antoine Kina, Victor Wegnez, Tanguy Cosyns

Alternate Players- Maxime Van Oost, Thibeau Stockbroekx

Coach- Michel van den Heuvel

Chile:

Araya Augustin, Juan Purcel, Adrian Henriquez, Vicente Goni, Fernanado Renz (captain), 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

Alternate Players- Augustin Amroso, William Enos

Coach- Jorge Dabanch

England:

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

Alternate Players- Brendan Creed, Ian Sloan

Coach- Paul Revington

France:

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

Alternate Players- Corentin Sellier, Timothée Clément

Coach- Fred Soyez

Germany:

Alexander Stadler, Mathias Müller, Mats Grambusch, 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

Alternate Players- Niklas Bosserhoff, Paul-Philipp Kaufmann

Coach- André Henning

India:

Abhishek, Surender Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Lalit Upadhyay, Krishan Pathak, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, PR Sreejesh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Varun Kumar, Akashdeep Singh, Amit Rohidas (vice-captain), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sukhjeet Singh

Alternate Players- Rajkumar Pal, Jugraj Singh

Coach- Graham Reid

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Japan:

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

Alternate Players- Yuma Nagai, Hiromasa Ochiai

Coach- Akira Takahashi

Korea:

Kim Jaehyeon, Lee Gangsan, Lee Namyong, Jung Manjae, Hwang Taeil, Lee Jungjun, Seo Inwoo, Ji Woo Cheon, Lee Hyeseung, Kim Jaehan, Kim Sunghyun, Jeong Junwoo, Lee Seunghoon, Kim Hyeongjin, Jang Jonghyun, Jeon Byungjin, Yang Jihun, Lee Juyoung

Alternate Players- Kim Hyeonhong, Kim Kyubeom

Coach- Kyo Seok Shin

Malaysia:

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

Alternate Players- Tengku, Shahmie Suhaimi

Coach- Arul Anthoni

Netherlands:

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

Alternate Players- Jasper Brinkman, Dennis Warmerdam

Coach- Jeroen Delmee

New Zealand:

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

Alternate Players- Connor Greentree, David Brydon

Coach- Greg Nicol

South Africa:

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

Alternate Players- Tyson Dlungwana, Luke Wynford

Coach- Cheslyn Gie

Spain:

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, Marc Reyne, Marc Miralles (captain), Pepe Cunill, Marc Recasens, Pau Cunill, Marc Vizcaino

Alternate Players- Rafael Villalonga, Pere Amat

Coach- Max Caldas

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Wales:

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

Alternate Players- Rhodri Furlong, Jolyon Morgan

Coach- Daniel Newcombe