India, Aug. 13 -- The 16th edition of the FIH Hockey World Cup will kick off this weekend in Belgium and the Netherlands. Running from August 15 to 30, the quadrennial tournament will be jointly hosted by the two nations across two venues - the Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belgium, and the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.

Here is everything you need to know about the tournament.

The men's and women's competition will feature 16 teams, each divided into four pools of four. Co-hosts Belgium are grouped with defending men's champions Germany, while the Netherlands will look to defend their women's crown on home turf. India will face England across both competitions and Pakistan in the men's draw.

Pool A: Argentina,...