Current FIH Indoor World Ranking: 19

Indoor World Cup history: 2003 – 11th, 2011 – 11th.

Appearing in their first Indoor World Cup for 12 years, USA were runners up to Argentina at the 2021 Men’s Indoor Pan American Cup, which was played on home soil in Pennsylvania. Team captain Pat Harris, one of the all-time greats of north American field hockey, finished top scorer at that event, netting six times in four matches. The 37-year-old has been selected for the event in Pretoria, a remarkable feat for a man who featured in both of USA’s previous campaigns, the first as an precociously talented 17-year-old at Leipzig 2003. JaJa Kentwell and brothers Aki and Kei Kaeppeler are also expected to be key players as the USA aim to make their mark on this competition.