Kho Kho World Cup 2025 schedule: Full list of matches, fixtures, venues, dates

India will take on Nepal in the opening match of the first Kho Kho World Cup scheduled to take place at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi, from January 13 to 19, 2025. Men’s Category: Group Breakdown and Key Matches The men’s competition features 20 teams divided into four groups: Group A: India, Nepal, Peru, Brazil, Bhutan Group B: South Africa, Ghana, Argentina, Netherlands, Iran Group C: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Korea, USA, Poland Group D: England, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Kenya Women’s Category: Group Breakdown and Key Matches The women’s competition mirrors the men’s format, with 19 teams divided into four groups: Group A: India, Iran, Malaysia, South Korea Group B: England, Australia, Kenya, Uganda, Netherlands Group C: Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Germany, Bangladesh Group D: South Africa, New Zealand, Poland, Peru, Indonesia Schedule 13th January 2025 Opening Ceremony at 7 PM INDIA vs NEPAL – Category: M, Group: A, Event Time: 8:30 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Opening 14th January 2025 SOUTH AFRICA vs GHANA – Category: M, Group: B, Event Time: 10:30 AM, Sequence: 1, Session: Morning ENGLAND vs AUSTRALIA – Category: W, Group: B, Event Time: 11:45 AM, Sequence: 1, Session: Morning ARGENTINA vs IRAN – Category: M, Group: B, Event Time: 1:00 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Afternoon KENYA vs NETHERLANDS – Category: W, Group: B, Event Time: 3:15 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Afternoon SOUTH AFRICA vs NETHERLANDS – Category: M, Group: B, Event Time: 4:30 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening ENGLAND vs UGANDA – Category: W, Group: B, Event Time: 5:45 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening INDIA vs SOUTH KOREA – Category: W, Group: A, Event Time: 7:00 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening INDIA vs BRAZIL – Category: M, Group: A, Event Time: 8:15 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening 14th January 2025 NEPAL vs BHUTAN – Category: W, Group: C, Event Time: 10:00 AM, Sequence: 2, Session: Morning BANGLADESH vs SRI LANKA – Category: M, Group: C, Event Time: 11:15 AM, Sequence: 2, Session: Morning PERU vs BHUTAN – Category: M, Group: A, Event Time: 12:30 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Afternoon POLAND vs INDONESIA – Category: W, Group: D, Event Time: 2:45 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Afternoon MALAYSIA vs KENYA – Category: M, Group: D, Event Time: 4:00 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening SOUTH AFRICA vs PERU – Category: W, Group: D, Event Time: 5:15 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening ENGLAND vs AUSTRALIA – Category: M, Group: D, Event Time: 6:30 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening GHANA vs ARGENTINA – Category: M, Group: B, Event Time: 7:45 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening 14th January 2025 Group D - Match 3: SOUTH AFRICA vs NEW ZEALAND – Category: W – Event Time: 10:00 AM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Morning Group D - Match 6: ENGLAND vs GERMANY – Category: M – Event Time: 11:15 AM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Morning Group C - Match 9: SRI LANKA vs BANGLADESH – Category: W – Event Time: 12:30 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Afternoon Group C - Match 12: SOUTH KOREA vs POLAND – Category: M – Event Time: 2:45 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Afternoon Group C - Match 15: NEPAL vs GERMANY – Category: W – Event Time: 4:00 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening Group C - Match 18: BANGLADESH vs USA – Category: M – Event Time: 5:15 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening Group A - Match 21: NEPAL vs PERU – Category: M – Event Time: 6:30 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening Group A - Match 24: IRAN vs MALAYSIA – Category: W – Event Time: 7:45 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening 15th January 2025 SRI LANKA vs USA – Category: M, Group: C, Event Time: 10:30 AM, Sequence: 1, Session: Morning BHUTAN vs GERMANY – Category: W, Group: C, Event Time: 11:45 AM, Sequence: 1, Session: Morning NEW ZEALAND vs PERU – Category: W, Group: D, Event Time: 1:00 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Afternoon ENGLAND vs MALAYSIA – Category: M, Group: D, Event Time: 3:15 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Afternoon SOUTH AFRICA vs POLAND – Category: W, Group: D, Event Time: 4:30 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening AUSTRALIA vs KENYA – Category: M, Group: D, Event Time: 5:45 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening INDIA vs IRAN – Category: W, Group: A, Event Time: 7:00 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening INDIA vs PERU – Category: M, Group: A, Event Time: 8:15 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening 15th January 2025 AUSTRALIA vs UGANDA – Category: W, Group: B, Event Time: 10:00 AM, Sequence: 2, Session: Morning GHANA vs NETHERLANDS – Category: M, Group: B, Event Time: 11:15 AM, Sequence: 2, Session: Morning ENGLAND vs KENYA – Category: W, Group: B, Event Time: 12:30 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Afternoon SOUTH AFRICA vs ARGENTINA – Category: M, Group: B, Event Time: 2:45 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Afternoon UGANDA vs NETHERLANDS – Category: W, Group: B, Event Time: 4:00 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening BRAZIL vs BHUTAN – Category: M, Group: A, Event Time: 5:15 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening GERMANY vs BANGLADESH – Category: W, Group: C, Event Time: 6:30 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening SRI LANKA vs SOUTH KOREA – Category: M, Group: C, Event Time: 7:45 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening 15th January 2025 Group D - Match 27: GERMANY vs AUSTRALIA – Category: M – Event Time: 10:00 AM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Morning Group A - Match 30: NEPAL vs BRAZIL – Category: M – Event Time: 11:15 AM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Morning Group C - Match 33: BANGLADESH vs SOUTH KOREA – Category: M – Event Time: 12:30 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Afternoon Group C - Match 36: NEPAL vs SRI LANKA – Category: W – Event Time: 2:45 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Afternoon Group C - Match 39: USA vs POLAND – Category: M – Event Time: 4:00 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening Group B - Match 42: NETHERLANDS vs IRAN – Category: M – Event Time: 5:15 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening Group D - Match 45: PERU vs INDONESIA – Category: W – Event Time: 6:30 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening Group A - Match 48: MALAYSIA vs SOUTH KOREA – Category: W – Event Time: 7:45 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening 16th January 2025 NEPAL vs BHUTAN – Category: M, Group: A, Event Time: 9:15 AM, Sequence: 1, Session: Morning GERMANY vs KENYA – Category: M, Group: D, Event Time: 10:30 AM, Sequence: 1, Session: Morning NEW ZEALAND vs INDONESIA – Category: W, Group: D, Event Time: 11:45 AM, Sequence: 1, Session: Morning SRI LANKA vs GERMANY – Category: W, Group: C, Event Time: 1:00 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Afternoon SOUTH KOREA vs USA – Category: M, Group: C, Event Time: 3:15 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Afternoon NEPAL vs BANGLADESH – Category: W, Group: C, Event Time: 4:30 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening BANGLADESH vs POLAND – Category: M, Group: C, Event Time: 5:45 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening INDIA vs MALAYSIA – Category: W, Group: A, Event Time: 7:00 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening INDIA vs BHUTAN – Category: M, Group: A, Event Time: 8:15 PM, Sequence: 1, Session: Evening 16th January 2025 GHANA vs IRAN – Category: M, Group: B, Event Time: 8:45 AM, Sequence: 2, Session: Morning AUSTRALIA vs NETHERLANDS – Category: W, Group: B, Event Time: 10:00 AM, Sequence: 2, Session: Morning PERU vs BRAZIL – Category: M, Group: A, Event Time: 11:15 AM, Sequence: 2, Session: Morning POLAND vs PERU – Category: W, Group: D, Event Time: 12:30 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Afternoon ARGENTINA vs NETHERLANDS – Category: M, Group: B, Event Time: 2:45 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Afternoon IRAN vs SOUTH KOREA – Category: W, Group: A, Event Time: 4:00 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening ENGLAND vs KENYA – Category: M, Group: D, Event Time: 5:15 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening SOUTH AFRICA vs INDONESIA – Category: W, Group: D, Event Time: 6:30 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening BHUTAN vs SRI LANKA – Category: W, Group: C, Event Time: 7:45 PM, Sequence: 2, Session: Evening 16th January 2025 Group C - Match 51: BHUTAN vs BANGLADESH – Category: W – Event Time: 8:45 AM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Morning Group C - Match 54: SRI LANKA vs POLAND – Category: M – Event Time: 10:00 AM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Morning Group B - Match 57: KENYA vs UGANDA – Category: W – Event Time: 11:15 AM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Morning Group D - Match 60: MALAYSIA vs AUSTRALIA – Category: M – Event Time: 12:30 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Afternoon Group B - Match 63: SOUTH AFRICA vs IRAN – Category: M – Event Time: 2:45 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Afternoon Group B - Match 66: ENGLAND vs NETHERLANDS – Category: W – Event Time: 4:00 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening Group B - Match 69: AUSTRALIA vs KENYA – Category: W – Event Time: 5:15 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening Group D - Match 72: NEW ZEALAND vs POLAND – Category: W – Event Time: 6:30 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening Group D - Match 75: GERMANY vs MALAYSIA – Category: M – Event Time: 7:45 PM – Sequence: 3 – Session: Evening QUARTER FINAL MATCHES QF 1 : Winner of Group B vs. Runner-up of Group D WOMEN QF 1 : Winner of Group B vs. Runner-up of Group D MEN QF 2 : Winner of Group D vs. Runner-up of Group B WOMEN QF 2 : Winner of Group D vs. Runner-up of Group B MEN QF 3 : Winner of Group C vs. Runner-up of Group A MEN QF 3 : Winner of Group C vs. Runner-up of Group A WOMEN QF 4 : Winner of Group A vs. Runner-up of Group C MEN QF 4 : Winner of Group A vs. Runner-up of Group C WOMEN SEMIFINAL - January 18 MEN SF 1: Winner of QF 1 vs. Winner of QF 3 MEN SF 2: Winner of QF 2 vs. Winner of QF 3 WOMEN SF 2: Winner of QF 2 vs. Winner of QF 4 FINAL Winner of SF 1 vs Winner of SF 2 WOMEN Winner of SF 1 vs Winner of SF 2 MEN