Men’s Hockey World Cup: Hockey World Cup is starting from January 13, know 10 interesting things

Men’s Hockey World Cup Facts: There are only a few days left for the men’s Hockey World Cup to begin. From January 13, a brawl will begin between 16 teams to become the World Cup champions. All matches will be played in two cities of Odisha, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. The final match of this tournament will be played on 29 January. Before the start of this biggest hockey event, know 10 interesting things related to it…

1. Pakistan has been the most successful team in the Hockey World Cup. The Pakistan team, which has become world champion four times, is absent from the World Cup this time. Since 2014, she has failed to qualify in the World Cup.
2. The hosting of the World Cup 2023 is in the hands of India. This is the fourth time that the Hockey World Cup is being organized in India. India holds the record for hosting the Hockey World Cup the most number of times. Earlier, the Hockey World Cup was organized in India in 1982, 2010 and 2018.
3. So far the Hockey World Cup has been organized 14 times. The last World Cup was won by Belgium.
4. The Hockey World Cup started in 1971. This time the completion of 50 years of this tournament will also be celebrated.
5. For the first time after 1982, the Indian team will enter the Hockey World Cup as an Olympic medalist. The Indian team won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
6. India has won the Hockey World Cup only once so far. In 1975, the Indian team lifted the trophy by defeating Pakistan in the final.
7. The stadium built in Rourkela to host the Hockey World Cup is the second largest hockey stadium in India. This is a stadium with a capacity of 20 thousand spectators. The country’s largest hockey stadium with a capacity of 30,000 spectators has been built in Chandigarh.
8. This is the first Hockey World Cup for the teams of Wales and Chile.
9. Indian player has been the top scorer only once in the Hockey World Cup so far. Rajinder Singh scored 12 goals in the 1982 World Cup.
10. Two players who played Hockey World Cup for Argentina in 2014 and 2018 will be seen in jerseys of other countries this time. Gonzalo Pilet will play for Germany and Joaquin Menini will be part of the Spanish team.

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