2014 Men's Four Nations Cup

The 2014 Men's Four Nations Cup was the second Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from May 15 to 18, 2014, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2014 Men's Four Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityDüsseldorf
Teams4
Venue(s)DSD Düsseldorf
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored27 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mink van der Weerden (5 goals)
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Competition Format

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

Country May 2014 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
 Belgium 5 Eighth Place (1973) Third Place (1920)
 England 4 Runners-up (1986) Champions (1920, 1988)
 Germany 2 Champions (2006, 2010) Champions (1992, 2008, 2012)
 Netherlands 3 Champions (1973, 1990, 1998) Champions (1996, 2000)

Results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Belgium 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7 Tournament Champion
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
3  Germany (H) 3 0 2 1 7 8 −1 2
4  England 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host.

Matches
15 May 2014
16:30
Netherlands  3–1  England
Van der Weerden  21', 51'
Bakker  31'		 Report Mantell  39'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Michael Pontus (BEL)
15 May 2014
18:45
Germany  2–2  Belgium
Matania  7'
Zeller  17'		 Report Boon  6'
Gougnard  46'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
17 May 2014
13:00
Netherlands  1–2  Belgium
Galema  28' Report Cosyns  13'
Stockbroekx  20'
Umpires:
Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Christian Blasch (GER)
17 May 2014
15:30
Germany  2–2  England
Stralkowski  39', 46' Report Jackson  51'
Shingles  63'
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
18 May 2014
12:30
Belgium  3–2  England
Dockier  17'
Dohmen  48'
Van Aubel  63'		 Report Lewers  17'
Jackson  68'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Roel van Eert (NED)
18 May 2014
15:00
Germany  3–4  Netherlands
Rühr  6'
Fuchs  30', 66'		 Report Van der Weerden  26', 45', 64'
Van Ass  53'
Umpires:
Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

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References
  1. "4 Nations Invitational Tournament (M)". FIH. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  2. "FIH Men's and Women's Hero World Ranking". FIH. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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