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VISA International
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Dates2–6 May
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Riverbank Arena
Final positions
Champions Germany
Runner-up Australia
Third place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored37 (4.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Florian Fuchs
United Kingdom 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. The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.

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.

Competition format

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

Pool Stage

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
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 field hockey ball 23'
Gohdes field hockey ball 43'
Doerner field hockey ball 64' 		Report
2 May 2012
18:30
Great Britain  1–3  Germany
Jackson field hockey ball 62' Report Fuchs field hockey ball 36'
C. Zeller field hockey ball 52'
Fürste field hockey ball 54'
3 May 2012
16:15
Germany  3–2  Australia
Fürste field hockey ball 19'
Fuchs field hockey ball 30'
C. Zeller field hockey ball 69' 		Report Ford field hockey ball 12'
Ockenden field hockey ball 70'
3 May 2012
18:30
Great Britain  4–2  India
Moore field hockey ball 4'
Mantell field hockey ball 11'
Jackson field hockey ball 24', 26' 		Report Raghunath field hockey ball 16'
Sandeep field hockey ball 47'
5 May 2012
14:45
Germany  2–1  India
Wesley field hockey ball 27'
Fuchs field hockey ball 65' 		Report Shivendra field hockey ball 15'
5 May 2012
17:00
Australia  3–3  Great Britain
Gohdes field hockey ball 26'
Wilson field hockey ball 35'
Orchard field hockey ball 52' 		Report Tindall field hockey ball 19'
Alexander field hockey ball 30'
Jackson field hockey ball 66'

Classification matches

Third and fourth place

6 May 2012
15:45
Great Britain  2–1  India
Tindall field hockey ball 35'
Moore field hockey ball 47' 		Report Raghunath field hockey ball 24'

Final

6 May 2012
18:30
Germany  5–2  Australia
Matania field hockey ball 18'
Stralkowski field hockey ball 34'
Fuchs field hockey ball 37'
Witthaus field hockey ball 61'
P. Zeller field hockey ball 68' 		Report Ciriello field hockey ball 18'
Gohdes field hockey ball 57'

Statistics

Final standings

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany 4 4 0 0 13 6 +7 12 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia 4 1 1 2 10 11 −1 4 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Great Britain (H) 4 2 1 1 10 9 +1 7 Bronze Medal
4  India 4 0 0 4 4 11 −7 0 Fourth Place
Source: GB Hockey
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 37 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.62 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: GB Hockey

References

  1. "Plans announced for Olympic Hockey test event". en.olympic.cn. Chinese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. "London 2012: Top teams for Olympics hockey test event". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. "VISA INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. GB Hockey. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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