Bhubaneswar
The football world cup is not over yet. Another World Cup before that. This time hockey is the passion. After that, there is the Cricket World Cup. The special feature is that India is hosting the Hockey World Cup for the second time in a row. From today, the match will be played at Odisha’s Bhubaneshwar Kalinga Stadium and Rourkala’s Birsa Munda Stadium. 15th World Cup till 29th.
16 teams including champions Belgium are lined up. The last World Cup was held in Bhubaneswar in 2018. This time the teams are divided into four groups. The group champions will advance to the quarterfinals. The 2nd and 3rd placed teams from all four groups will face each other directly and have a chance to reach the quarter once more. 24 games including the final will be played in Bhubaneswar. There are 20 games in the stadium built for hockey in Rourkala. 21,000 people can watch the game in the largest stadium dedicated to hockey. Kalinga Stadium has a seating capacity of 14,000.
From today there are four games every day. The first match is between Argentina and South Africa on 1st of the day. Australia will face France at 3 p.m. and England will face Wales at 5 p.m. The India-Spain game is at 7 pm. Quarters will be played on 24th and 25th and semis on 27th. The final is on the twenty-ninth. Four-time champions Pakistan did not qualify. The Netherlands and Australia have won three times each. Germany won the cup twice. India and Belgium each time. The opening ceremonies of the World Cup were held at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
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