2010 Men's Hockey World Cup

2010 Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityNew Delhi
Dates28 February – 13 March
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored199 (5.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Luke Doerner (9 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Guus Vogels
2006 (previous) (next) 2014

The 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 12th edition of Men's Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held from 28 February to 13 March 2010 in New Delhi, India.[1]

Australia won the tournament after defeating Germany 2–1 in the final, collecting their second World Cup, after the title obtained in 1986. The Netherlands won the third-place match by defeating England 4–3.[2]

  1. ^ "2010 Men's Hockey World Cup to be staged in New Delhi". FIH. 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. ^ "World Cup goes to Australia!". 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2012.

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