2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
City	Poreč
Dates	3–9 February
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue	Žatika Sport Centre
Final positions
Champions	Germany (4th title)
Runner-up	Austria
Third place	South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	310 (9.12 per match)
Top scorer	Philippe Simar (20 goals)
Best player	Mustapha Cassiem
Best young player	Ben Hasbach
Best goalkeeper	Joshua Onyekwue Nnaji
← 2023 (previous) (next) 2027 →

The 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup was the seventh edition of the Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup, the international indoor hockey championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the International Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament at the Žatika Sport Centre in Poreč, Croatia from 3 to 9 February 2025. ^[1]

Austria were the two-time defending champions after defeating the Netherlands in the 2023 final. ^[2] They did not defend their title as they were beaten 2–1 in the final in a shoot-out by Germany, who won a record-extending fourth title, after the match finished 6–6 in regular time. ^[3] South Africa won the bronze medal after defeating Belgium 6–5, it was the first medal for an African country at the Indoor World Cup. ^[4]

Qualification

The host qualified automatically and the top performers at each continental qualifications. ^[5]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
1–4 February 2024	2024 EuroHockey Championship	Leuven, Belgium	4	Austria   Belgium   Germany   Poland
18–22 March 2024	2024 Pan American Cup	Calgary, Canada	2	Argentina   Trinidad and Tobago
27 March 2024	Host nation	—N/a	1	Croatia
21–25 May 2024	2024 Asia Cup [6]	Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan	2	Iran   Malaysia
23–26 May 2024	2024 Africa Cup [7]	Swakopmund, Namibia	2	Namibia   South Africa
24–26 June 2024	2024 Oceania Indoor World Cup qualifier [8]	Canberra, Australia	1	Australia
Total			12

First round

The eight highest ranked teams at the conclusion of the pool stage advanced to the quarter-finals, while the remaining four teams progressed to the classification round. ^[9]

All times are local (UTC+1). ^[10]

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Austria	3	3	0	0	18	10	+8	9
2	South Africa	3	2	0	1	19	16	+3	6
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	12	13	−1	3
4	Croatia (H)	3	0	0	3	10	20	−10	0

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. ^[11]
(H) Hosts

3 February 2025 17:50 Austria   6–2   Poland Losonci  7', 15', 32', 40' Bele  18' Unterkircher  37' Report Jarzyński  3' Kurowski  9' Umpires: Pieter Hembrecht (NED) Abby MacArthur (WAL)

3 February 2025 19:20 South Africa   8–6   Croatia Neethling  6', 25', 33' M. Cassiem  15', 22', 27', 37' D. Cassiem  35' Report Mucić  2' Bachmann  7', 10', 32', 38' Fujs  39' Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Salman (INA)

---

4 February 2025 17:00 South Africa   6–8   Austria D. Cassiem  3' M. Cassiem  4', 14', 26', 38' Langford  23' Report Bele  4', 24' Unterkircher  20', 35' Losonci  26', 32', 37' Eitenberger  30+' Umpires: Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Michael Pontus (BEL)

4 February 2025 18:20 Poland   8–2   Croatia Pawlak  1' Kurowski  24' Bembenek  27' Jarzyński  28', 37', 39', 40', 40' Report Mucić  29', 32' Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Melina Illanes (ARG)

---

6 February 2025 17:50 Poland   2–5   South Africa Kurowski  10', 20' Report M. Cassiem  16', 23', 35' Kraai  18' Langford  19' Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Ana Ortega (ESP)

6 February 2025 19:00 Austria   4–2   Croatia Unterkircher  12', 27' Losonci  17', 35' Report Jazbec  2' Krleža  35' Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Ben Göntgen (GER)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	28	9	+19	9
2	Iran	3	2	0	1	11	11	0	6
3	Argentina	3	1	0	2	10	15	−5	3
4	Malaysia	3	0	0	3	6	20	−14	0

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. ^[11]

3 February 2025 08:30 Iran   5–3   Argentina Nooranian  7', 9', 40' Lashgari  19' Mamizadeh  28' Report Navarro Guastelli  8' Rodríguez  16' González  36' Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Zeke Newman (AUS)

3 February 2025 09:30 Germany   12–4   Malaysia Proske  2', 3', 27', 35' Dösch  6' Von Schwerin  20' Hasbach  27', 30', 30', 36' Böckel  37' Silanoglu  40' Report Hamirin  4', 25' Omar  11' Jazlan  23' Umpires: Pieter Hembrecht (NED) Salman (INA)

---

4 February 2025 09:30 Argentina   5–2   Malaysia Rodríguez  17', 26' Navarro Guastelli  19' Sosa  39' Ceballos  40' Report Suhaimi  12' Jazlan  39' Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Ivona Makar (CRO)

4 February 2025 10:50 Germany   8–3   Iran Dösch  6' Von Schwerin  12', 38' Hasbach  22', 29' Schmid  26' Proske  30', 33' Report Ghoreishiroudbaraki  8' Mamizadeh  31' Shahrokhi  37' Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

---

5 February 2025 19:40 Iran   3–0   Malaysia Ghoreishiroudbaraki  10' Bohlouli  30' Mamizadeh  36' Report Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Michael Pontus (BEL)

5 February 2025 21:00 Argentina   2–8   Germany Rodríguez  26' Eleicgui  39' Report Schmid  17', 36' Hasbach  18', 30', 32', 33', 38' Proske  40' Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	21	9	+12	9
2	Australia	3	1	1	1	15	14	+1	4
3	Namibia	3	1	1	1	15	15	0	4
4	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	0	3	7	20	−13	0

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. ^[11]

3 February 2025 13:10 Belgium   7–4   Namibia Magnant  4' Simar  8', 11', 13' Dykmans  34' Langer  35' Zimmer  40' Report D. Hansen  3' J. Britz  4', 9' Hermanus  15' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

3 February 2025 14:20 Australia   7–2   Trinidad and Tobago Miotto  3', 4' Knee  9' B. Staines  11' Dooley  24', 25', 27' Report Marcano  23' Daniel  35' Umpires: Michael Pontus (BEL) Ivona Makar (CRO)

---

5 February 2025 09:30 Namibia   6–3   Trinidad and Tobago Jacobs  13' J. Britz  15', 34' Van der Merwe  19' D. Hansen  29' Neethling  37' Report Singh  14' Marcano  23' Vieira  28' Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Kristy Robertson (AUS)

5 February 2025 10:50 Australia   3–7   Belgium Dooley  4' Knee  34' Tuddenham  40' Report Simar  10', 16', 18', 22', 23', 28', 37' Umpires: Ana Ortega (ESP) Pieter Hembrecht (NED)

---

6 February 2025 20:10 Belgium   7–2   Trinidad and Tobago Simar  10', 28', 33', 39' Dykmans  24' Zimmer  39' Magnant  40' Report Pierre  3', 26' Umpires: Kristy Robertson (AUS) Rachel Williams (ENG)

6 February 2025 21:20 Namibia   5–5   Australia F. Hansen  4' D. Britz  26', 37' J. Britz  35', 39' Report Gregory  10' Dooley  14', 19' J. Staines  33', 38' Umpires: Melina Illanes (ARG) Michelle Meister (GER)

Ranking of teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	28	9	+19	9	Quarter-finals
2	Belgium	3	3	0	0	21	9	+12	9
3	Austria	3	3	0	0	18	10	+8	9
4	South Africa	3	2	0	1	19	16	+3	6
5	Iran	3	2	0	1	11	11	0	6
6	Australia	3	1	1	1	15	14	+1	4
7	Namibia	3	1	1	1	15	15	0	4
8	Poland	3	1	0	2	12	13	−1	3
9	Argentina	3	1	0	2	10	15	−5	3
10	Croatia (H)	3	0	0	3	10	20	−10	0
11	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	0	3	7	20	−13	0
12	Malaysia	3	0	0	3	6	20	−14	0

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. ^[11]
(H) Hosts

Classification round

Bracket

	Crossover				Ninth place
	7 February
	Argentina	6
					9 February
	Malaysia	2
					Argentina	1
	7 February
					Croatia	7
	Croatia	12
	Trinidad and Tobago	3
					Eleventh place
					9 February
					Malaysia	6
					Trinidad and Tobago	4

Crossover

7 February 2025 08:30 Argentina   6–2   Malaysia González  10+' Rodríguez  13', 23' Eleicegui  15', 40' Moron  16' Report Hamsani  25' Azhar  39' Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS) Ben Göntgen (GER)

---

7 February 2025 09:40 Croatia   12–3   Trinidad and Tobago Mucić  5', 19', 35' Bachmann  7', 10', 22', 23' Bachmann  12' Fujs  13', 29', 37' Šoić  26' Report Marcano  3', 8' Siu Butt  40' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Sean Edwards (ENG)

Eleventh and twelfth place

9 February 2025 09:00 Malaysia   6–4   Trinidad and Tobago Hamsani  14', 14' Hamirin  17', 33' Jazlan  23' Mohd  37' Report Pierre  7' Cowie  10' Marcano  20' Vieira  21' Umpires: Salman (INA) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

Ninth and tenth place

9 February 2025 17:10 Argentina   1–7   Croatia Navarro Guastelli  1' Report Šoić  14' Bachmann  17', 37' Krleža  20' Mucić  24', 24' Bachmann  31' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

Medal round

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	7 February
	Germany (p.s.o.)	2 (2)
					8 February
	Poland	2 (1)
					Germany	6
	7 February
					South Africa	1
	South Africa	6
									9 February
	Iran	0
									Germany (p.s.o.)	6 (2)
	7 February
									Austria	6 (1)
	Belgium	7
					8 February
	Namibia	6
					Belgium	2
	7 February
					Austria	4			Third place
	Austria (p.s.o.)	2 (3)
									9 February
	Australia	2 (2)
									South Africa	6
									Belgium	5

Quarter-finals

7 February 2025 13:10 Germany   2–2   Poland Proske  2' Schmid  20' Report Bembenek  37' Jarzyński  38' Penalties Pöhling Proske Hasbach Proske 2–1 Pawlak Kurowski Jarzyński Pawlak Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Michael Pontus (BEL)

---

7 February 2025 14:20 South Africa   6–0   Iran M. Cassiem  6', 11', 40' Langford  12', 26' Kraai  28' Report Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Pieter Hembrecht (NED)

---

7 February 2025 15:30 Belgium   7–6   Namibia Simar  2', 12' Thiery  4' Dykmans  9' Dykmans  11' Zimmer  22' Langer  30' Report J. Britz  14', 39' Jacobs  33' F. Hansen  34', 35' D. Britz  40' Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

---

7 February 2025 16:40 Austria   2–2   Australia Unterkircher  9', 28' Report Tuddenham  37' Knee  39' Penalties Unterkircher Losonci Eitenberger Unterkircher 3–2 B. Staines Tuddenham J. Staines B. Staines Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Salman (INA)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place
	8 February
	Poland	9
					9 February
	Iran	1
					Poland	6
	8 February
					Australia	2
	Australia	4
	Namibia	3
					Seventh place
					9 February
					Iran	5
					Namibia	4

Crossover

8 February 2025 11:20 Poland   9–1   Iran Pawlak  10' Jarzyński  18', 20', 28', 29', 36' Bembenek  24', 29' Gumny  40' Report Mamizadeh  14' Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Rachel Williams (ENG)

---

8 February 2025 12:30 Australia   4–3   Namibia J. Staines  12', 28' Miotto  22' Dooley  27' Report J. Britz  16' Hermanus  37', 38' Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

Seventh and eighth place

9 February 2025 12:30 Iran   5–4   Namibia Nooranian  10', 19', 30' Bohlouli  20' Shahrokhi  26' Report Jacobs  3' Hermanus  12' J. Britz  33' D. Hansen  38' Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Zeke Newman (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

9 February 2025 13:40 Poland   6–2   Australia Pawlak  22' Jarzyński  26', 38', 39' Hołosyniuk  33' Bembenek  34' Report Tuddenham  36' B. Staines  37' Umpires: Melina Illanes (ARG) Ayden Shrives (RSA)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

8 February 2025 16:00 Germany   6–1   South Africa Pöhling  1' Proske  15' Hasbach  19', 37', 39' Von Schwerin  36' Report Langford  4' Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Michael Pontus (BEL)

---

8 February 2025 17:10 Austria   4–2   Belgium Losonci  8', 27' Thörnblom  18' Unterkircher  20' Report Simar  22', 38' Umpires: Pieter Hembrecht (NED) Ben Göntgen (GER)

Bronze medal match

9 February 2025 16:00 South Africa   6–5   Belgium M. Cassiem  12', 19', 31' D. Cassiem  20', 35' Neethling  25' Report Simar  3', 11' Langer  26', 40' Dykmans  37' Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Ben Göntgen (GER)

Gold medal match

9 February 2025 19:30 Germany   6–6   Austria Silanoglu  6', 22' Hasbach  15', 27' Proske  25' Pöhling  30' Report Unterkircher  8', 17', 27', 36' Losonci  18', 23' Penalties Pöhling Proske Hasbach 2–1 Unterkircher Losonci Eitenberger Umpires: Pieter Hembrecht (NED) Sean Edwards (ENG)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team
	Germany
	Austria
	South Africa
4	Belgium
5	Poland
6	Australia
7	Iran
8	Namibia
9	Croatia (H)
10	Argentina
11	Malaysia
12	Trinidad and Tobago

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. ^[3]

Award	Player
Best player	Mustapha Cassiem
Best goalkeeper	Joshua Onyekwue Nnaji
Best junior player	Ben Hasbach
Top scorer	Philippe Simar

Goalscorers

There were 310 goals scored in 34 matches, for an average of 9.12 goals per match.

20 goals

• Philippe Simar

17 goals

• Mustapha Cassiem

16 goals

• Ben Hasbach

15 goals

• Gracjan Jarzyński

13 goals

• Fülöp Losonci

12 goals

• Fabian Unterkircher

10 goals

• Nicolas Proske
• John-Paul Britz

9 goals

• Lucas Bachmann

8 goals

• Mario Mucić

7 goals

• Aiden Dooley

6 goals

• Gastón Rodríguez
• Hamid Nooranian

5 goals

• Gaetan Dykmans
• Eryk Bembenek
• Dalpiarro Langford
• Teague Marcano

4 goals

• Jake Staines
• Maximilian Langer
• Gregor Fujs
• Philip Schmid
• Alec von Schwerin
• Sajjad Mamizadeh
• Khaliq Hamirin
• Liam Hermanus
• Jacek Kurowski
• Dayaan Cassiem
• Hans Neethling

3 goals

• Juan Eleicegui
• Facundo Navarro Guastelli
• James Knee
• Thomas Miotto
• Connor Tuddenham
• Alexander Bele
• Tanguy Zimmer
• Matthias Bachmann
• Max Silanoglu
• Ashran Hamsani
• Najmi Jazlan
• David Britz
• Dakota Hansen
• Fagan Hansen
• Pieter Jacobs
• Patryk Pawlak
• Mickel Pierre

2 goals

• Joaquín González
• Benjamin Staines
• Mallory Magnant
• Josip Krleža
• Ivan Šoić
• Paul Dösch
• Anton Pöhling
• Mohsen Bohlouli
• Seyedmohammad Ghoreishiroudbaraki
• Mahdi Shahrokhi
• Litha Kraai
• Jordan Vieira

1 goal

• Agustín Ceballos
• Santiago Moron
• Alfredo Sosa
• Joshua Gregory
• Sebastian Eitenberger
• Leon Thörnblom
• Dorian Thiery
• Josip Jazbec
• Anton Böckel
• Payam Lashgari
• Muhamad Azhar
• Faridzul Mohd
• Firdaus Omar
• Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi
• Nico Neethling
• Cody van der Merwe
• Mikołaj Gumny
• Jakub Hołosyniuk
• Darren Cowie
• Shaquille Daniel
• Tarell Singh
• Nicholas Siu Butt

Source: FIH

References

1. "With the 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup, Croatia will host its first ever FIH World Cup!". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 27 March 2024.
2. "Austria and Netherlands on top of the world at 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup". fih.ch. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
3. "Poland women claim first-ever indoor crown as German men thwart Austria's three-peat ambitions". fih.ch. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
4. Adams, Mariette. "HISTORY MADE: South Africa win first-ever medal at Hockey World Cup". msn.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
5. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Indoor Hockey World Cups 2025" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 25 March 2024.
6. "Men's and Women's Indoor Asia Cup 2024". asiahockey.org. 25 March 2024.
7. "Indoor Africa Cup 2024 (M/W)". africahockey.org. 25 March 2024.
8. "2024 National Indoor Squads Named". hockeynz.co.nz. 5 February 2024.
9. "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Croatia 2025: Ticket sales begin today!". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
10. "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Croatia 2025 – Match Schedule". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
11. "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.