2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier

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2021 Men's European Qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryWales
City Cardiff
Dates21–24 October
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) Sport Wales National Centre
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Runner-upFlag of France.svg  France
Third placeFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored52 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Scotland.svg Cameron Golden (4 goals)

The 2021 Men's European Qualifier was the European qualification tournament for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup. The tournament was held at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff, Wales from 21 to 24 October 2021. [1]

Contents

The top five teams from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship were already qualified for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup and the top two teams from this tournament joined them. [2]

Qualification

The bottom three teams from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the top 5 from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II participated in the tournament. [3]

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers
4–12 June 2021 2021 EuroHockey Championship Amstelveen, Netherlands3Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
15–21 August 2021 2021 EuroHockey Championship II Gniezno, Poland5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Total8

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 October
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 5
 
23 October
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0
 
Flag of France.svg  France 4
 
21 October
 
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1
 
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (p.s.o.)0 (3)
 
24 October
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0 (2)
 
Flag of France.svg  France 1
 
21 October
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2
 
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 2
 
23 October
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
 
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 1 (1)
 
21 October
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (p.s.o.)1 (2) Third place
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2
 
24 October
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0
 
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (p.s.o.)3 (4)
 
 
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 3 (3)
 

Fifth place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
22 October
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
 
24 October
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4
 
22 October
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
 
Seventh place
 
 
24 October
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1 (2)

Quarter-finals

21 October 2021
11:00
France  Flag of France.svg5–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Clément Field hockey ball.svg 14', 15'
Rogeau Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Baumgarten Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Branicki Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Report
Umpires:
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

21 October 2021
13:30
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report
Penalties
Unterkircher Field hockey pengoal.svg
Fröhlich Field hockey pengoal.svg
Losonci Field hockey penmiss.svg
Hasun Field hockey penmiss.svg
Körper Field hockey pengoal.svg
3–2Field hockey penmiss.svg Forsyth
Field hockey penmiss.svg McConnell
Field hockey pengoal.svg Golden
Field hockey pengoal.svg Morton
Field hockey penmiss.svg Field
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)

21 October 2021
16:00
Ireland  Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg2–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Walker Field hockey ball.svg 4', 34' Report
Umpires:
Ian Diamond (SCO)
Paul van den Assum (NED)

21 October 2021
18:30
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg2–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
G. Furlong Field hockey ball.svg 26', 55' Report
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Ben Göntgen (GER)

5–8th place semifinals

22 October 2021
16:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Kurowski Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Gumny Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report Walker Field hockey ball.svg 9', 58'
Forsyth Field hockey ball.svg 12', 17'
Coultas Field hockey ball.svg 38'
Riddell Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Bull Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Golden Field hockey ball.svg 52', 55'
McConnell Field hockey ball.svg 54'
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

22 October 2021
18:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Zheleznyakov Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Matkovskiy Field hockey ball.svg 36'
Skiperskiy Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Golubev Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report Sior Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Núñez Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Amorosini Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Umpires:
Ian Diamond (SCO)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Semi-finals

23 October 2021
12:00
France  Flag of France.svg4–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Charlet Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Goyet Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Tynevez Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Branicki Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report Unterkircher Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Paul van den Assum (NED)

23 October 2021
14:30
Ireland  Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg1–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Robson Field hockey ball.svg 1' Report Naughalty Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Penalties
Empey Field hockey penmiss.svg
Walsh Field hockey penmiss.svg
McKee Field hockey penmiss.svg
Murray Field hockey pengoal.svg
Cole Field hockey penmiss.svg
1–2Field hockey penmiss.svg Prosser
Field hockey pengoal.svg Shipperley
Field hockey penmiss.svg Naughalty
Field hockey pengoal.svg Pritchard
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)

Seventh place game

24 October 2021
09:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Hillyer Field hockey ball.svg 48' Report Núñez Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Penalties
Kurowski Field hockey pengoal.svg
Jarzyński Field hockey penmiss.svg
Pawlak Field hockey penmiss.svg
Rutkowski Field hockey pengoal.svg
Gumny Field hockey pengoal.svg
3–2Field hockey pengoal.svg Garbaccio
Field hockey pengoal.svg Amorosini
Field hockey penmiss.svg Keenan
Field hockey penmiss.svg Sior
Field hockey penmiss.svg Núñez
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Paul van den Assum (NED)

Fifth place game

24 October 2021
12:00
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg4–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Golden Field hockey ball.svg 24', 48'
Morton Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Greaves Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Report Loginov Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Yankun Field hockey ball.svg 54'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Third place game

24 October 2021
14:30
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg3–3Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
Wellan Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Unterkircher Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Binder Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Report McKee Field hockey ball.svg 33', 44'
Duncan Field hockey ball.svg 54'
Penalties
Unterkircher Field hockey pengoal.svg
Fröhlich Field hockey pengoal.svg
Losonci Field hockey pengoal.svg
Hasun Field hockey penmiss.svg
Körper Field hockey pengoal.svg
4–3Field hockey penmiss.svg Empey
Field hockey pengoal.svg Walsh
Field hockey pengoal.svg Murray
Field hockey penmiss.svg Walker
Field hockey pengoal.svg O'Donoghue
Umpires:
Ian Diamond (SCO)
Ben Göntgen (GER)

Final

24 October 2021
17:00
France  Flag of France.svg1–2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Baumgarten Field hockey ball.svg 23' Report Hawker Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Shipperley Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

Statistics

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
2Flag of France.svg  France
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
4Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Qualified for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup

Goalscorers

There were 52 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

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