Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Most recent season or competition:; 2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Sport	Indoor hockey
Founded	2003; 21 years ago
First season	2003
No. of teams	12
Continent	International (FIH)
Most recent; champion(s)	Austria (2nd title) ; (2023)
Most titles	Germany (3 titles)
Qualification	Continental championships
Official website	FIH

The Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup is an international indoor hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was first held in 2003 and it is held every four years.

Format

Twelve qualified teams will be divided into two pools. The top two in their pool qualified for first to fourth classification, while third and fourth qualified for fifth to eighth classification, the last two teams will play for the last four placings.

Qualification

Qualification is set by the governing body, the International Hockey Federation. The qualified teams include the host country, continental champions and the most recent World Cup final ranking.^[1]

Summaries

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2003 Details	Leipzig, Germany	Germany	7–1	Poland	France	8–6	Switzerland
2007 Details	Vienna, Austria	Germany	4–1	Poland	Spain	3–1	Czech Republic
2011 Details	Poznań, Poland	Germany	3–2 (ET)	Poland	Austria	5–0	Russia
2015 Details	Leipzig, Germany	Netherlands	3–2	Austria	Germany	13–2	Iran
2018 Details	Berlin, Germany	Austria	3–3 (3–2 pso)	Germany	Iran	5–0	Australia
2022 Details	Liège, Belgium	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]			Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2023 Details	Pretoria, South Africa	Austria	4–4 (3–2 p.s.o.)	Netherlands	Iran	4–4 (3–2 p.s.o.)	United States
2025 Details	Poreč, Croatia

Performance by nation

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Germany	3 (2003, 2007, 2011)	1 (2018)	1 (2015)
Austria	2 (2018, 2023)	1 (2015)	1 (2011)
Netherlands	1 (2015)	1 (2023)
Poland		3 (2003, 2007, 2011)
Iran			2 (2018, 2023)	1 (2015)
France			1 (2003)
Spain			1 (2007)
Switzerland				1 (2003)
Czech Republic				1 (2007)
Russia				1 (2011)
Australia				1 (2018)
United States				1 (2023)

Team appearances

Team	2003	2007	2011	2015	2018	2023	2025	Total
Argentina	–	–	–	–	–	7th	Q	2
Australia	8th	8th	7th	10th	4th	11th	Q	7
Austria	–	6th	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	Q	6
Belgium	–	–	–	–	7th	5th	Q	3
Canada	6th	7th	10th	12th	–	–	–	4
Croatia	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	1
Czech Republic	7th	4th	8th	9th	5th	9th	–	6
England	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	1
France	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Germany	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	WD	Q	6
Iran	–	–	9th	4th	3rd	3rd	Q	5
Italy	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	1
Kazakhstan	–	–	–	–	12th	10th	–	2
Malaysia	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	1
Namibia	–	–	12th	–	–	8th	Q	3
Netherlands	5th	–	5th	1st	–	2nd	–	4
New Zealand	12th	–	–	–	–	12th		2
Poland	2nd	2nd	2nd	7th	6th	–	Q	6
Russia	9th	5th	4th	5th	9th	DSQ	–	5
South Africa	10th	11th	–	11th	11th	6th	Q	6
Spain	–	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	1
Sweden	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	1
Switzerland	4th	9th	–	8th	8th	–	–	4
Trinidad and Tobago	–	12th	–	–	10th	–	Q	3
United States	11th	–	11th	–	–	4th	–	3
Total	12	12	12	12	12	12	12