India to host 2018 Mens Hockey World Cup

The International Hockey Federation, FIH has selected India to host the men's World Cup, which is planned for December 2018. England has been selected as hosts of the 2018 women's World Cup. The World Cup in 2018 will see an expanded field with 16 teams competing in both men's and women's events. India last hosted the World Cup in New Delhi in 2010 while the next edition will be held next year in The Hague, Netherlands in the first two weeks of June. Hockey's World Cup is held every four years and is second only to the Olympics in significance.