Hockey World Cup 2023 started on January 13 in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela with eight teams competing across four games.
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The 16 teams have been divided into four groups/pools of four teams each. Each team will play three matches in the group stage and the top team from each pool will advance to the quarterfinals.
The second and third placed teams will play the crossover matches which will start from January 22.
Here are the latest points tables and pool standings:
POOL A
| Standings | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Goal Difference | Points |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 4 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -9 | 0 |
POOL B
| Standings | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Goal Difference | Points |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -9 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -10 | 0 |
POOL C
| Standings | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Goal Difference | Points |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -17 | 0 |
POOL D
| Standings | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Goal Difference | Points |
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -11 | 0 |
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