Update: 17 December 2018, Monday
There we have it folks! Belgium is crowned the new World Cup champions and would become the sixth nation to win it after all whilst Netherlands had to settle for a painful second consecutive silver in the sudden-death (3-2) defeat. Read more about it here at The Times Of India. Watch the replays of all matches from the YouTube links here.
Update: 15 December 2018, Saturday
Then, there was two. The Grand Finale will be played by Belgium and Netherlands on the 16th of December @ 19:00IST! View the full knockout stage schedule and free YouTube live stream links here.
Update: 14 December 2018, Friday
The Semifinals are here with 4 remaining world-class teams fighting for a chance to be in the Finals! Starting on the 15th of December, we’ll have England v. Belgium @ 16:00IST and Australia v. Netherlands @ 18:30IST. View the full knockout stage schedule and free YouTube live stream links here.
Update: 12 December 2018, Wednesday
We’ve reached the Quarterfinals as the 8 best teams battle it out for a place in the next stage! On the 12th of December, we’ll have Argentina v. England @ 16:45IST and Australia v. France @ 19:00IST. The next day on 13th of December, we’ll have Germany v. Belgium @ 16:45IST and India v. Netherlands @ 19:00IST. View the full knockout stage schedule and free YouTube live stream links here.
Update: 10 December 2018, Monday
Congratulations to those that have managed to qualify for the next stage! We now head to the Knockout stages of the tournament with the Crossover matches starting first. On the 10th of December, we’ll have England v. New Zealand @ 16:45IST and France v. China @ 19:00IST. On the next day 11th of December, we’ll have Belgium v. Pakistan @ 16:45IST and Netherlands v. Canada @ 19:00IST. View the full knockout stage schedule and free YouTube live stream links here.
The puck is about to drop in India for one of the most prestigious Men’s hockey tournament in the world. The 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup will be played at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar with 36 games competed by the 16 best nations in field hockey.
Scheduled from 28 November to 16 December, 2018, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Spain will go head up against each other for a chance to be crowned world champions this year.
Live coverage will be available for free through the official FIH YouTube Channel and HotStar (India). Other paid streams are offered via BT Sport (UK), ESPN (Argentina), Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), SuperSport (South Africa), and Eurosport (Spain). Here are the match coverage breakdown for the different countries:
The providers in this list have been tested to work with our VPN. Click here for the full list of official FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup broadcasters.
2014 (Champion) – Australia
2014 (Runner-Up) – Netherlands
2014 (Third Place) – Argentina
2010 (Champion) – Australia
2010 (Runner-Up) – Germany
2010 (Third Place) – Netherlands
2006 (Champion) – Germany
2006 (Runner-Up) – Australia
2006 (Third Place) – Spain
World Cup Period: 28 November — 16 December
Live Stream starting on 28 November (Wednesday) at 11:30UTC | 17:00IST (India time).
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Note: (Q) Advance to a Quarter-finals; (C) Advance to a Crossover; (E) Eliminated; (H) Host.
Country | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GD | Points |
Argentina (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
France (C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
New Zealand (C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
Spain (E) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Country | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GD | Points |
Australia (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 9 |
England (C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
China (C) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -11 | 2 |
Ireland (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Country | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GD | Points |
India (H), (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 7 |
Belgium (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
Canada (C) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
South Africa (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 1 |
Country | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GD | Points |
Germany (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
Netherlands (C) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
Pakistan (C) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Malaysia (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 1 |
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12 December – 16:45IST YouTube Live Stream |
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Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||
10 December – 16:45IST YouTube Live Stream |
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England | 3 | |||||||||||||
England | 2 | |||||||||||||
15 December – 16:00IST YouTube Live Stream |
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New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||||||
England | 0 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 6 | |||||||||||||
13 December – 16:45IST YouTube Live Stream |
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Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
11 December – 16:45IST YouTube Live Stream |
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Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 5 | |||||||||||||
16 December – 19:00IST YouTube Live Stream |
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Pakistan | 0 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||
12 December – 19:00IST YouTube Live Stream |
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Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||
10 December – 19:00IST YouTube Live Stream |
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France | 0 | |||||||||||||
France | 1 | |||||||||||||
15 December – 18:30IST YouTube Live Stream |
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China | 0 | |||||||||||||
Australia | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 (4) | Third place game | ||||||||||||
13 December – 19:00IST YouTube Live Stream |
16 December – 17:00IST YouTube Live Stream |
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India | 1 | England | 1 | |||||||||||
11 December – 19:00IST YouTube Live Stream |
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Netherlands | 2 | Australia | 8 | |||||||||||
Netherlands | 5 | |||||||||||||
Canada | 0 | |||||||||||||
Official Event Page Here
Full Schedule Here
Official YouTube Channel Here
Broadcasting rights for the prestigious tournament is far reaching, and FIH themselves will be providing free live streams of the matches via YouTube! However, if you’re currently in a geo-restricted country, then you’ll need to connect to our VPN first before attempting to stream.
1) Sign Up for a My Private Network account.
2) Install our VPN on any device that you’ll be using to watch the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup.
3) Connect to our UK (GBR) servers for BT Sport, Argentina (ARG) for ESPN, Australia (AUS) for Fox Sports, India (IND) for HotStar, Malaysia (MYS) for Astro, New Zealand (NZL) for Sky Sport, South Africa (ZAF) for SuperSport, or Spain (ESP) for Eurosport.
Note: Otherwise, to access the stream from FIH’s YouTube Channel, you’ll have to check which country is available for the live stream videos. To do this, you can use the free tool from Polsy.org.uk and check restricted countries for any YouTube videos – simply insert the YouTube video link from the schedule above and it’ll show you a list of countries that it is allowed in. Once you’ve located one closest to your current location, connect to the appropriate VPN server country and start watching the stream!
1) Head to the FIH YouTube Channel or download the YouTube app on iOS or Android.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the tournament!
Tip: Men’s Hockey World Cup will be airing live from 28 November 2018. Be sure to use the free Youtube restriction checker to see if it’s available in your country first.
Know your timezones? Use WorldTimeBuddy.com if you want to check your timezone accurately. Our UTC timezone is set to UTC+0 and IST timezone to UTC+5.5.
Access Free YouTube Stream via FIH for Group Stage here
Access Free YouTube Stream via FIH for Knockout Stage here
BT Sport will be providing full live coverage of the entire tournament. However, you’ll need a paid subscription with them to access their content. Availability: U.K only – Connect to our U.K (GBR) servers first before starting the stream!
1) Sign in to your BT Sport account.
Note: BT Sport for iOS and Android will not work with any VPN as the app requires the GPS Location Services to be turned on to work. A VPN spoofs your IP address, but it does not spoof your GPS location.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the tournament!
Tip: Men’s Hockey World Cup will be airing live from 28 November 2018 on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 3.
BT Sport Hockey Schedule
BT Sport Broadcast News
Access BT Sport 1 here
Access BT Sport 3 here
ESPN will be providing full live coverage of the entire tournament. However, you’ll need a paid subscription with them to access their content. Availability: Argentina only – Connect to our Argentina (ARG) servers first before starting the stream!
1) Sign in to your ESPN Argentina account.
Note: Mobile apps for iOS & Android are available for ESPN. However, it might require your GPS Location Services turned on to work. A VPN spoofs your IP address, but it does not spoof your GPS location.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the tournament!
Tip: Men’s Hockey World Cup will be airing live from 28 November 2018 on WatchESPN.
Access WatchESPN here
Fox Sports will be providing full live coverage of the entire tournament. However, you’ll need a paid subscription with them to access their content. Availability: Australia only – Connect to our Australia (AUS) servers first before starting the stream!
1) Sign in to your Fox Sports Australia account or download the Fox Sports app on iOS or Android.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the tournament!
Tip: Men’s Hockey World Cup will be airing live from 28 November 2018 on Fox Sports.
HotStar will be providing full live coverage of the entire tournament for free under their 10 minute trial. Availability: India only – Connect to our India (IND) servers first before starting the stream!
1) Head to the HotStar website or download the HotStar app on iOS or Android.
Note: Unfortunately, after testing HotStar on iOS and Android – it appears that they are now blocking VPN connections to its service. However, our MyTelly (Smart DNS) service still works fine with HotStar as long as you’re using a Wi-Fi connection on your mobile device. Contact us via email if you need any assistance.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the tournament!
Tip: Men’s Hockey World Cup will be airing live from 28 November 2018 on HotStar Hockey. You will see the live stream link available when the game is on.
Access HotStar Hockey here
Sky Sport will be providing full live coverage of the entire tournament. However, you’ll need a paid subscription with them to access their content. Availability: New Zealand only – Connect to our New Zealand (NZL) servers first before starting the stream!
1) Head to the Sky Sport website or download the Sky Go NZ app on iOS or Android.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the tournament!
Tip: Men’s Hockey World Cup will be airing live from 28 November 2018 on Sky Sport 1 and Sky Sport 4.
Sky Sport’s Men’s Hockey World Cup Broadcast News.
Access Sky Sport 1 here
Access Sky Sport 4 here
SuperSport will be providing full live coverage of the entire tournament. However, you’ll need a paid subscription with them to access their content. Availability: South Africa only – Connect to our South Africa (ZAF) servers first before starting the stream!
1) Head to the SuperSport website or download the SuperSport app on iOS or Android.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the tournament!
Tip: Men’s Hockey World Cup will be airing live from 28 November 2018 on SS2, SS6, SS8.
Eurosport will be providing full live coverage of the entire tournament. You’ll need a Eurosport subscription to access them. Availability: Spain only – Connect to our Spain (ESP) servers first before starting the stream!
1) Head to the Eurosport’s player website or download the Eurosport app on iOS or Android.
2) Search for the live stream and start watching the tournament!
Tip: Men’s Hockey World Cup will be airing live from 28 November 2018 on Eurosport 1.
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