Current FIH Indoor World Ranking: 14

Indoor World Cup history: 2018 – 12th.

Kazakhstan return to the Indoor Hockey World Cup stage for the second time. Despite finishing bottom of the standings on their debut at Berlin 2018, they certainly won the hearts of those who saw their tireless, battling performances at the Max-Schmeling-Halle. They showed good form at the 2022 Men’s Indoor Asia Cup, claiming the bronze medal with a 5-4 victory over Indonesia thanks to goals from Aman Yelubayev (2), Daulet Urmanov, Yerkebulan Dyussebekov and Agymtay Duisengazy. Kazakhstan lost just one of their six matches at the event in Bangkok, Thailand, with Urmanov – who captains the team in Pretoria – netting ten goals to finish third in the top scorer chart.