2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League
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The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League was the second season of the men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in July 2014 in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia and finished in December 2015 in Raipur, India.[1][2][3]
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Tournament details | |||
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Teams | 56 | ||
Venue(s) | 15 (in 15 host cities) | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Australia (1st title) | ||
Runner-up | Belgium | ||
Third place | India | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 213 | ||
Goals scored | 1147 (5.38 per match) | ||
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The Semifinals of this competition also served as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the 6 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.
Australia won the tournament's Final round for the first time after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final match. India won the third place match by defeating the Netherlands 3–2 on a penalty shootout after a 5–5 draw in regular time.[4]