2012 Men's VISA International Hockey Tournament

VISA International
Tournament details
Host country	United Kingdom
City	London
Dates	2–6 May
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Riverbank Arena
Final positions
Champions	Germany
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	37 (4.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Florian Fuchs; Ashley Jackson (4 goals)

The 2012 Men's VISA International Hockey Tournament was a men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in London, United Kingdom, from May 2 to 6, 2012. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.^[2]

Germany won the tournament after defeating Australia 5–2 in the final. Great Britain finished in third place after defeating India 2–1 in the third place playoff.^[3]

Competition format[edit]

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Germany, India, and the hosts, Great Britain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	Best World Cup finish	Best Olympic Games finish
Australia	Champions (1986, 2010)	Champions (2004)
Germany ^	Champions (2002, 2006)	Champions (1972, 1992, 2008)
Great Britain *	Runners-Up (1986)	Champions (1908, 1920, 1988)
India	Champions (1975)	Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)

^ Includes results representing West Germany.
* Includes results representing England.

Results[edit]

Pool Stage[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	8	4	+4	9	Final
2	Australia	3	1	1	1	8	6	+2	4	Final
3	Great Britain (H)	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	4
4	India	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

Source: GB Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

2 May 2012
16:15

Australia	3–0	India
Ford 23' Gohdes 43' Doerner 64'	Report

2 May 2012
18:30

Great Britain	1–3	Germany
Jackson 62'	Report	Fuchs 36' C. Zeller 52' Fürste 54'

3 May 2012
16:15

Germany	3–2	Australia
Fürste 19' Fuchs 30' C. Zeller 69'	Report	Ford 12' Ockenden 70'

3 May 2012
18:30

Great Britain	4–2	India
Moore 4' Mantell 11' Jackson 24', 26'	Report	Raghunath 16' Sandeep 47'

5 May 2012
14:45

Germany	2–1	India
Wesley 27' Fuchs 65'	Report	Shivendra 15'

5 May 2012
17:00

Australia	3–3	Great Britain
Gohdes 26' Wilson 35' Orchard 52'	Report	Tindall 19' Alexander 30' Jackson 66'

Classification matches[edit]

Third and fourth place[edit]

6 May 2012
15:45

Great Britain	2–1	India
Tindall 35' Moore 47'	Report	Raghunath 24'

Final[edit]

6 May 2012
18:30

Germany	5–2	Australia
Matania 18' Stralkowski 34' Fuchs 37' Witthaus 61' P. Zeller 68'	Report	Ciriello 18' Gohdes 57'

Statistics[edit]

Final standings[edit]

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.