India
was selected by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on 7 November 2013 to
host the Men’s World Cup of Hockey in 2018. The finals will be played from 1 to
16 December 2018. Also, England will host the Women’s World Cup of hockey from
7-21 July, 2018. This was announced by Leandro Negre, the President of FIH at
Lausanne during the special ceremony.
Hockey’s
World Cup is held every four years and is second only to the Olympics in
significance.
India
hosted the world cup in 2010 at New Delhi. The 2014 edition of Hockey World Cup
would be played in The Hague, Netherlands.
