The semifinals of the 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup will be played at the Kalinga Stadium on Friday (January 27). Two of the greatest teams of all time in Australia and Germany will take each other on in the first of the two contests.Three-time champions Australia have made it to the tournament semifinals for the 12th successive time. Meanwhile, the Germans qualified for the last-four stage of every single edition of the World Cup from 1973 to 2010 and are back in business for Odisha 2023.Interestingly, the Germans last beat Australia in the semifinals of the 2014 Champions Trophy, which was played at the Kalinga Stadium.Kookaburras@KookaburrasDown to the final four of the World Cup. A repeat of the semi final from the Tokyo Olympics. Strap yourselves in.@FOXSportsAUS @kayosports #AUSvGER #HWC2023 #PrideoftheKookas @FIH_Hockey282Down to the final four of the World Cup. A repeat of the semi final from the Tokyo Olympics. Strap yourselves in.@FOXSportsAUS @kayosports #AUSvGER #HWC2023 #PrideoftheKookas @FIH_Hockey https://t.co/j1ZOPGbUJkAUS v GER match preview and detailsAran Zalewski and Niklas Wellen are both key men to watch out forDate: January 27, 2023.Time: 4:30 PM IST.The clash of the titans in Bhubaneswar will be a repeat of the 2021 Olympic semifinals where Colin Batch's team beat Germany 3-1.The Australians have had the upper hand against their arch rivals in recent times. However, Friday's encounter promises to be a thriller going by the manner in which both teams have performed in the competition thus far.International Hockey Federation@FIH_HockeyThe biggest stars of the game on the biggest stage of all. Tomorrow's semifinals are going to be EPIC Australia vs Germany Belgium vs Netherlands Watch the two FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 semifinals live on the Watch.Hockey app 152The biggest stars of the game on the biggest stage of all. Tomorrow's semifinals are going to be EPIC 🙌🇦🇺 Australia vs Germany 🇩🇪🇧🇪 Belgium vs Netherlands 🇳🇱Watch the two FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 semifinals live on the Watch.Hockey app 📲 https://t.co/xiHjsFsr1BThe Aussies got their campaign off to a flyer with a 8-0 rout of France before riding on a late Blake Govers goal to salvage a 3-3 draw against Argentina. The Kookaburras then came down hard on South Africa with a whopping 9-2 win which helped them top their group.The Aussies would consider themselves fortunate to have come away with a 4-3 win against Spain in the last round. They had goalkeeper Andrew Charter to thank for saving a penalty stroke in the dying stages of the game.Meanwhile, the Germans made short work of Asian rivals South Korea and Japan to kick off their Hockey World Cup campaign. They then drew 2-2 with defending champions Belgium to finish second in their group before thrashing France 5-1 in the crossovers.Andre Henning's side then trailed England by a couple of goals until the 57th minute last time out. However, they worked their magic, producing two quick goals in the space of 40 seconds, before emerging triumphant in the resultant shootout.Hockey India@TheHockeyIndiaBlake Govers is your Player of the Match for scoring 4 magnificent goals against South Africa.#IndiaKaGame #HockeyIndia #HWC2023 #StarsBecomeLegends #HockeyWorldCup #AUSvsRSA @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports @Media_SAI @Kookaburras174Blake Govers is your Player of the Match for scoring 4 magnificent goals against South Africa.#IndiaKaGame #HockeyIndia #HWC2023 #StarsBecomeLegends #HockeyWorldCup #AUSvsRSA @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports @Media_SAI @Kookaburras https://t.co/OAyaasqfC4Jeremy Hawyard has been on target with his PC's when Blake Govers hasn't, and the two drag flickers have scored 12 goals between them thus far for Australia. For Germany, Niklas Wellen has scored five crucial goals.Christopher Ruhr has been at his lively best throughout the tournament. However, the 29-year-old from Dusseldorf will need to keep a check on his tempestuous attitude after having picked up a flurry of green and yellow cards.Australia vs Germany prediction for Hockey World Cup 2023Australia 3-2 GermanyAustralia vs Germany Hockey World Cup 2023 match Live Streaming detailsThe Australia vs Germany Hockey World Cup match will take place on Friday, January 27, 2023, at 4:30 pm IST.Star Sports Network has acquired the broadcast rights for the 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup in India. The match will be live on Star Sports First, Star Sports Select 2 HD, Star Sports Select 2 SD, and on the Disney + Hotstar App across the Star Sports Network from 4:30 pm IST.Viewers in Australia can watch the Hockey World Cup match on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports.German viewers can catch live action on DAZN.