2024 Men's International Festival of Hockey

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2024 Men's
International Festival of Hockey
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
City Perth
Dates6–13 April
Teams2 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) Perth Hockey Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (3rd title)
Runner-upFlag of India.svg  India
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored19 (4.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeremy Hayward (6 goals)
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The 2024 Men's International Festival of Hockey is the ongoing third edition of the International Festival of Hockey, a field hockey tournament held in Australia. The tournament will take place in Perth from 6 to 13 April 2024. [1]

Contents

The national teams of Australia and India will compete in a five-match test series. [2] [3]

Background

This was India's fifth test series against Australia in 27 years. [4] Their last Australia tour came in 2022, which ended in their 1–4 defeat. [5] India's last series win against Australia had come in 2014, while playing at home. [4] As per an initial memorandum of understanding between the two nations, the series was scheduled to be held in India, but was shifted to Australia, considering most FIH tournaments, including the following Hockey World Cup and the Olympic Games were to be held outside India. [6]

The series was seen as preparation to India and Australia's Olympic Games campaign to be held later that year, [7] where the two teams were drawn in the same group. India went to Australia on the back of five wins in a total of eight games earlier that year. The two teams faced off twice, both in the FIH Pro League, with Australia winning both matches; the first by a 6–4 margin, and the second by 3–0 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in regulation time. [4] Australia entered the series in good form, winning seven out of their eight matches in 2024. [8] The FIH Pro League was the last international tournament that the two teams featured in; the India-leg concluded in February that year. [6] Australia also had a superior head-to-head record over India in the decade prior to the series. Since 2013, they had won 28 times, lost 8 and drawn 7 in the 43 games played against India. However, in the FIH World Ranking, they were ranked fifth, one below India. [9]

Before flying to Australia, India's squad held a three-week preparatory camp in Bhubaneswar. [4] India's head coach Craig Fulton stated that the tour was "crucial" in the team's preparation for the Olympics and added that "Australia is the form team at the moment so it's always nice to test yourself against them." [10]

Squads

The national squads were announced prior to the tournament: [1]

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Head Coach: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Batch

  1. Lachlan Sharp
  2. Corey Weyer
  3. Jake Harvie
  4. Thomas Wickham
  5. Matthew Dawson
  6. Nathan Ephraums
  7. Johan Durst (GK)
  8. Jacob Anderson
  9. Joshua Beltz
  10. Edward Ockenden (C)
  11. Jacob Whetton
  12. Blake Govers
  13. Jayden Atkinson
  14. Aran Zalewski (C)
  15. Craig Marais
  16. Ky Willott
  17. Jack Welch
  18. Flynn Ogilvie
  19. Daniel Beale (C)
  20. James Collins
  21. Joel Rintala
  22. Ashleigh Thomas (GK)
  23. Timothy Brand
  24. Andrew Charter (GK)
  25. Jeremy Hayward (C)
Flag of India.svg  India

Head Coach: Flag of South Africa.svg Craig Fulton

  1. Dilpreet Singh
  2. Jarmanpreet Singh
  3. Abhishek
  4. Manpreet Singh
  5. Hardik Singh
  6. Gurjant Singh
  7. Mandeep Singh
  8. Krishan Pathak (GK)
  9. Harmanpreet Singh (C)
  10. Lalit Upadhyay
  11. P. R. Sreejesh (GK)
  12. Sumit Walmiki
  13. Nilakanta Sharma
  14. Shamsher Singh
  15. Boby Singh Dhami
  16. Amir Ali
  17. Raj Kumar Pal
  18. Akashdeep Singh
  19. Amit Rohidas
  20. Jugraj Singh
  21. Vivek Sagar Prasad
  22. Sukhjeet Singh
  23. Mohammed Raheel
  24. Vishnukant Singh
  25. Sanjay
  26. Suraj Karkera (GK)
  27. Araijeet Singh Hundal

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by Hockey Australia and the FIH to officiate the tournament: [11]

Results

All times are local (AWST).

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (H, C)4400145+912Tournament Champion
2Flag of India.svg  India 4004514−90
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2024. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored. [12]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Fixtures

6 April 2024
16:40
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–1Flag of India.svg  India
Brand Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Wickham Field hockey ball.svg 20', 38'
Rintala Field hockey ball.svg 37'
Ogilvie Field hockey ball.svg 57'		 Report G. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Umpires:
Benjamin de Young (AUS)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
7 April 2024
16:40
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–2Flag of India.svg  India
Hayward Field hockey ball.svg 6', 34'
Anderson Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Ephraums Field hockey ball.svg 45'		 Report Ju. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Harm. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Benjamin de Young (AUS)
10 April 2024
17:40
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–1Flag of India.svg  India
Hayward Field hockey ball.svg 44', 49' Report Ju. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Umpires:
Benjamin de Young (AUS)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
12 April 2024
17:40
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–1Flag of India.svg  India
Hayward Field hockey ball.svg 19', 47'
Welch Field hockey ball.svg 54'		 Report Harm. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Umpires:
Daniel Johnston (AUS)
Jordan Moore (AUS)
13 April 2024
16:40
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of India.svg  India
Report

Goalscorers

There have been 19 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match (as of 12 April 2024).

6 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

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