Hockey World Cup 2023 started on January 13 in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela with eight teams competing across four games.
Germany won its third Hockey World Cup title after defeating Belgium in penalty shootouts 5-4 on Sunday at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
The top four ranked teams, Australia, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany entered the quarterfinals and on its way, Netherlands went past Australia’s record of most goals scored by a team in a single FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup match.
In its final Pool C match, three-time winner Netherlands scored its 13th goal in the 48th minute against Chile at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar to go past Australia’s 12-0 win over South Africa during the 2010 edition. The Dutch side eventually won the match 14-0.
The top scorer of the tournament will be awarded the Hero Top Scorer award at the end of the tournament on January 29.
Here is top scorers tally from the Hockey World Cup 2023:
| Player | Team | Games Played | Total Goals | Field Goal | Penalty Corners | Penalty Stroke |
| Jeremy Hayward | Australia | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Boon | Belgium | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Victor Charlet | France | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Jip Janssen | Netherlands | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Thierry Brinkman | Netherlands | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Niklas Wellen | Germany | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Maico Casella | Argentina | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Govers | Australia | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Gonzalo Peillat | Germany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Nicolas Della Torre | Argentina | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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