Olympic Games 2008 - Men's Pools

Based upon the current ABN AMRO World Rankings, the 12 participating nations for the Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament have been allocated to the following Pools (current world ranking shown in brackets):

Pool A

• Germany (1)
• Spain (4)
• Korea (5)
• New Zealand (10)
• Belgium (12)
• China (17)

Pool B:

• Australia (2)
• Netherlands (3)
• Pakistan (6)
• Great Britain (8)
• South Africa (13)
• Canada (15)