On the sixth day of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup 2023, the Netherlands set up the new FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup record of the largest victory margin as well as the most goals for a team. In their last game in Pool C, the Dutch team destroyed the World Cup debutants Chile by 14-0.
Though the opening quarter saw only one goal as Jip Janssen scored that goal in the sixth minute, the next two quarters had four and six goals respectively for the three-time World Cup winners. In the final quarter, the Dutch added three more goals to create new World Cup history.
While the Player of the Match Jip Janssen netted four times, Thierry Brinkman also recorded a hat-trick with three goals, and Koen Bijen had a brace. The other five players scored one goal each in the same game.
Brief Scoreline In Every Quarter: Netherlands vs Chile
Q1 (Final Scoreline): Netherlands 1(Jip Janssen 6’) – Chile 0
Q2 (Final Scoreline): Netherlands 5 (Derck De Vilder 22’; Thijs van Dam 23’; Thierry Brinkman 25’, Jip Janssen 29’) – Chile 0
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Q3 (Final Scoreline): Netherlands 11 (Thierry Brinkman 33’; Jip Janssen 34’, 44’; Terrance Pieters 37’; Koen Bijen 40’; Justen Blok 42’) – Chile 0
Q4 (Final Scoreline): Netherlands 14 (Koen Bijen 45’; Teun Beins 48’; Thierry Brinkman 58’) – Chile 0
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Largest victory margins in FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup history
Netherlands' 14-0 win against Chile broke the previous record for the largest victory margin in FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup history as Australia thrashed South Africa by 12-0 during the First Round of the 2010 edition. These were also the most goals for a team in this competition history.
Year | Stage | Winner | Loser | Final Scoreline |
2023 | Pool | Netherlands | Chile | 14-0 |
2010 | Pool | Australia | South Africa | 12-0 |
2018 | Pool | Australia | China | 11-0 |
Second most goals in a game of FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup history
Netherlands' 14-0 victory over Chile moved to the second position in the list of most goals in a game of FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup history. The record goals in a game of this competition's history are 15 when Pakistan beat New Zealand by 12-3 in the First Round of the 1982 edition.
