Men's Hockey World Cup-2014

2014 Hockey World Cup (Men's)

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Tournament details

Host country              Netherlands

City                             The Hague

Teams                         12

Venue(s)                     Kyocera Stadion Green Fields Stadium

Champions                  Australia (3rd title)

Runner-up                  Netherlands

Third place                 Argentina

Matches played          38

Goals scored               162 (4.26 per match)

Top scorer(s)              Gonzalo Peillat (10 goals)

Best player                  Mark Knowles

The 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 13th edition of the Hockey World Cup. It was held from 31 May to 15 June 2014 at the Kyocera Stadion in The Hague, Netherlands. It was held simultaneously with the women's tournament. It was the third time that the Netherlands hosts the World Cup after 1973 and 1998. Defending champions Australia won the tournament for the third time after defeating the Netherlands 6–1 in the final. Argentina won the third place match by defeating England 2–0 to claim their first ever World Cup medal.