The mega event is slated to take place in Bhubaneswar from November 28. There will be four group stages, with 36 matches to be played in 18 match days. There will be 27 technical officials from 18 countries appointed by the International Hockey Federation.
This is the first time that as many as 16 teams (instead of 12) are participating in the world event of hockey and are divided into four pools.
Let’s have a look at all the 16 teams and their squads:
POOL A: Argentina, Spain, France, New Zealand
ARGENTINA
Head Coach: Germán Orozco
Goalkeepers: Juan Manuel Vivaldi, Tomás Santiago
Gonzalo Peillat, Pedro Ibarra, Nicolás Cicileo, Tomás Bettaglio, Matías Paredes, Agustin Mazzilli, Juan Ignacio Gilardi, Ignacio Ortiz, Juan Martín López, Lucas Martínez, Joaquín Menini, Matías Rey, Lucas Rossi, Agustín Bugallo, Lucas Vila, Maico Casella
SPAIN
Head Coach: Fred Soyez
Goalkeepers: Quico Cortes, Mario Garin
Alejandro de Frutos, Albert Beltrán, Pau Quemada, Pepe Romeu, Ricardo Santana, Sergi Enrique, Vicenç Ruiz, Xavier Lleonart, Álvaro Iglesias, Diego Arana, Enrique González de Castejón, Ignacio Rodriguez, Marc Sallés, Marc Boltó, Marc Serrahima, Miquel Delàs,
FRANCE
Head Coach: Jeroen Delmee
Goalkeepers: Artur Thieffry, Corentin Saunier
Pieter van Straaten, Tom Genestet, Hugo Genestet, Blaise Rogeau, Victor Lockwood, Charles Masson, Nicolas Dumont, Gaspard Baumgarten, Francois Goyet, Cristoforo Peters-Duetz, Jean-Baptiste Forgues, Etienne Tynevez, Victor Charlet, Aristide Coisne, Maximillien Branicki, Timothee Clement
New Zealand
Head Coach: Darren Smith
Goalkeepers: Richard Joyce, George Enersen
Cory Bennett, Marcus Child, Arun Panchia, Hayden Phillips, Nick Ross, Kane Russell, Hugo Inglis, Stephen Jenness, Dane Lett, Shea McAleese, George Muir, Dominic Newman, Jared Panchia, Aidan Sarikaya, Blair Tarrant, Nick Woods.
POOL B: Ireland, China, England, Australia
IRELAND
Head Coach: Alexander Cox
Goalkeepers: David Harte, David Fitzgerald
Jonathan Bell, Matthew Bell, Luke Madeley, Chris Cargo, Shane O'Donoghue, Sean Murray, Mitch Darling, Michael Robson, Daragh Walsh, Matthew Nelson, Alen Sothern, Eugene Magee, Kirk Shimmins, Paul Gleghorne, Cornor Harte, Jeremey Duncan, Lee Cole, Stuart Loughrey
CHINA
Head Coach: Kim Sang-Ryul
Goalkeepers: Ao Zhiwei, Wang Caiyu,
Guo Xiaoping, Su Jun, Meng Nan, Su Wenlin, Su Lixing, Du Chen, Du Talake, Guo Zixiang, E Wenlong, Ao Weibao, Guo Jin, Guan Quyang, Ao Suozhu, E Wenhui, Ao Yang, Meng Dihao
ENGLAND
Head Coach: Danny Kerry
Goalkeepers: George Pinner, Harry Gibson.
Adam Dixon, Zach Wallace, James Gall, Phil Roper, David Condon, Will Calnan, Sam Ward, Brendan Creed, Rhys Smith, Liam Sanford, Mark Gleghorne, Jack Waller, Michael Hoare, Luke Taylor, Harry Martin, David Ames, Ian Sloan, Barry Middleton
AUSTRALIA
Head Coach: Colin Batch
Goalkeepers: Andrew Charter, Tyler Lovell
Daniel Beale, Timothy Brand, Flynn Ogilvie, Matthew Swann, Corey Weyer, Jake Whetton, Dylan Wotherspoon, Aran Zalewski, Tom Craig, Matthew Dawson, Blake Govers, Jake Harvie, Jeremy Hayward, Tim Howard, Trent Mitton, Eddie Ockenden
POOL C: India, South Africa, Canada, Belgium
INDIA
Head Coach: Harendra Singh
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak
Harmanpreet Singh, Birendra Lakra, Hardik Singh, Sumit, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Simranjeet Singh, Varun Kumar, Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Manpreet Singh, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Nilakanta Sharma
SOUTH AFRICA
Head Coach: Mark Hopkins
Goalkeepers: Gowan Jones, Rassie Pieterse
Tim Drummond, Dayaan Cassiem, Taylor Dart, Tyson Dlungwana, Jethro Eustice, Rhett Halkett, Tommy Hammond, Julian Hykes, Peabo Lembethe, Mo Mea, Bili Ntuli, Taine Paton, Richard Pautz, Austin Smith, Nick Spooner, Keenan Horne
CANADA
Head Coach: Paul Bundy
Goalkeepers: David Carter, Antoni Kindler
Balraj Panesar, Sukhi Panesar, Gabe Ho-Garcia, John Smythe, Richard Hildreth, Brenden Bissett, Jamie Wallace, Brandon Perreira, Gordon Johnston, Scott Tupper, Keegan Perriera, Matthew Sarmento, Iain Smythe, James Kirkpatrick, Oliver Scholfield, Mark Pearson
BELGIUM
Head Coach: Shane McLeod
Goalkeepers: Vincent Vanasch, Loic Van Doren
Arthur De Sloover, Arthur Van Doren, Loïck Luypaert, Alexander Hendrickx, Gauthier Boccard, Emmanuel Stockbroekx, Simon Gougnard, John-John Dohmen, Victor Wegnez, Felix Denayer, Sébastien Dockier, Cédric Charlier, Tom Boon, Thomas Briels, Florent van Aubel, Nicolas De Kerpel
POOL D: Pakistan, Netherlands, Germany, Malaysia
PAKISTAN
Head Coach: Tauqeer Dar
Goalkeepers: Imran Butt, Mazhar Abbas
Mohd. Irfan (Sr), Aleem Bilal, Mubashar Ali, Tauseeq Arshad, Tasawwar Abbas, Rashid Mahmood, Ajaz Ahmed, Ammad Shakeel Butt, Mohd. Irfan (Jr.), Mohd. Rizwan (Sr.), Ali Shan, Faisal Qadir, Abubakr Mahmood, Umar Bhutta, Atiq Arshad, Mohammad Zubair
NETHERLANDS
Head Coach: Max Caldas
Goalkeepers: Sam van der Ven, Pirmin Blaak,
Seve van Ass, Sander Baart, Billy Bakker, Lars Balk, Robbert Kemperman, Mirco Pruyser, Glenn Schuurman, Valentin Verga, Bob de Voogd, Mink van der Weerden, Sander de Wijn, Floris Wortelboer, Thierry Brinkman, Thijs van Dam, Jonas de Geus, Jeroen Hertzberger
GERMANY
Head Coach: Stefan Kermas
Goalkeepers: Mark Appel, Tobias Walter
Florian Fuchs, Benedikt Furk, Dieter Linnekogel, Marco Miltkau, Matthias Muller, Dan Nguyen Luong, Christopher Ruhr, Ferdinand Weinke, Nikias Wellen, Lukas Windfeder, Mats Grambusch, Tom Grambusch, Johannes Grobe, Martin Haner, Tobias Hauke, Timm Herzbruch
MALAYSIA
Head Coach: Roelant Oltmans
Goalkeepers: Kumar Subramaniam, Hairi Rahman
Sumantri Norsyafiq, Ramadan Rosli, Marhan Jalil, Fitri Saari, Joel van Huizen, Faizal Saari, Syed Cholan, Sukri Mutalib, Firhan Ashari, Nabil Noor, Razie Rahim, Faiz Jali, Azri Hassan, Hasan Azuan, Tajuddin Tengku, Nik Rozemi