England’s men delighted the home crowd in London with a crucial victory over Australia as the FIH Hockey Pro League action continued across three venues on Sunday.

The result left the two teams level on points in second and third place in the standings, although the Kookaburras still have a game in hand. In Amsterdam, the Netherlands also gave their fans plenty to celebrate, edging India 3-2 in a hard-fought contest.

In the women’s tournament, Belgium and Argentina did little to boost their title ambitions after playing out a 2-2 draw, with Argentina securing the bonus point by winning the shootout. The Netherlands, meanwhile, extended their commanding lead at the top of the table with another emphatic victory over Ireland, while Germany claimed their second straight win over England.

(Women’s) Belgium 2 – 2 Argentina (SO: 1 – 2)

Argentina squandered a two-goal advantage in their 2-2 draw against Belgium, but they recovered to win the shootout 2-1 for an important bonus point.

The Argentinians looked far livelier from the pushback than they did on Saturday, and they bossed the first half. Brisa Bruggesser fired them ahead in the 5^th minute, showing good hands in confined space before flipping the ball across the line. A sharp save from Maïté Bussels denied them a second soon afterwards. Las Leonas earned a couple of penalty corners, but there were no further goals in the half, and they held a 1-0 lead at half-time.

Zoe Diaz doubled Argentina’s lead in the 33^rd minute, taking a quick free hit and working her way into the circle before unleashing a devastating tomahawk into the far corner. Belgium responded immediately, dispossessing Argentina on the halfway line and moving the ball quickly to Delphine Marien, who clattered it in from close range. The goal proved to be a much-needed spark for the Belgians and play ebbed and flowed as they wrested control from the Argentines.

Stephanie Vanden Borre levelled the scores with an exceptional drag flick in the 47^th minute. A frantic final quarter saw Belgium looking more composed, but neither defence would crack. Lottie Englebert had a shot to win it for the Belgians on the final hooter, but Cristina Consentino stepped up smartly to cut the angle and send the game to a shootout where Argentina prevailed.

Argentina’s Sofia Cairo was awarded the player of the match award and said: “I think it was a really tough match, we defended a lot. Obviously a bonus point is very important, but I think we need to take that defence and win it on the field.”

(Women’s) Netherlands 4 – 0 Ireland

The Netherlands’ Sanna Koolen and Ireland’s Roisin Upton both celebrated their 150^th caps as the teams went head-to-head once again, with the Dutch emerging 4-0 winners.

Ireland conceded a penalty corner within the opening two minutes, and Yibbi Jansen made no mistake, burying the ball into the left corner to give the Netherlands an early lead. Jansen was off the field when Frédérique Matla earned another penalty corner for the Dutch, so Matla took matters into her own hands, firing home her side’s second goal. Despite falling behind, Ireland showed far greater urgency than they had the previous day, limiting turnovers and making it much harder for the Netherlands to penetrate the circle at will. Goalkeeper Holly Micklem also produced several important saves to keep the deficit at 2-0 by the end of the first quarter.

Micklem was called into action again midway through the second quarter, denying another Dutch penalty corner effort. Ireland looked set to reach half-time without further damage, but Joosje Burg eventually found a way through, sending the Netherlands into the break with a 3-0 advantage.

Matla was denied what she felt should have been a penalty stroke in the third quarter when the umpire waved play on, but Felice Albers eventually bundled the ball in, with the help of a few Irish defenders. Ayeisha McFerran, who replaced Micklem in goal at half-time, also delivered a solid performance. With a far more resolute defensive display overall, Ireland kept the Dutch scoreless in the final quarter, although the Netherlands still cruised to a 4-0 victory.

Felice Albers was named player of the match for the Netherlands and said: “I think they were very low in their pressing so it was hard to score some goals, but I think with our penalty corners, we did a great job and we scored some nice goals so I think a good win.”

(Men’s) England 4 – 3 Australia

England have found goal-scoring form at a critical moment in the season, notching up a 4-3 win against Australia. This takes them to nine goals from two matches in this leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League.

There was very little to separate the teams in a tight first quarter. England flashed a half-chance over the crossbar and Australia had their only penalty corner shut out by the first wave runner. Nathan Ephraums, playing in his 100th match for Australia, opened the scoring in the 13^th minute, getting a fraction ahead of his marker to complete a deflection from open play. England finished the first quarter with three penalty corners but came away empty-handed. The battle continued through a goalless second quarter, and the Kookaburras held a slender 1-0 lead at half-time.

England got on the scoreboard in the 40^th minute as Will Calnan cleaned up the scraps on the goal line after a well-worked circle entry. They struck again two minutes later, Nick Bandurak getting himself into an excellent position on the baseline to receive a pass and slip the ball across goal for the sliding David Goodlfield to tap in. Australia surged forward towards the end of the third quarter, but James Mazarello did sterling work in England’s goal to keep them at bay.

Tom Sorsby gave England a vital two-goal cushion with a brilliant individual goal in the 48^th, finding the roof of the net with a flick off the reverse stick from an acute angle. Hooper added a drag flick in the 55^th minute and that should have been that. But Australia showed how quickly they can turn a game around with two quick goals. Ephraums completed his brace in the 57^th, leaning in for a deflection and then smashing the ball in tennis style as it popped up to him. The Aussies immediately won a penalty corner and Ky Willot converted with a diving tap-in at the right post. England closed out the game as deserved winners, leading the penalty corner count 8-3.

England’s Tom Sorsby received the player of the match award and said: “At 4-1 we were really happy, and it’s so difficult, second game in two days trying to close it out when you’re obviously very tired. I think that’s something we need to get better at for next time is not letting them get a sniff and get back into it at the end.”

(Men’s) Pakistan 1 – 5 Spain

Having conceded seven goals to Belgium on Saturday, Pakistan did well to do some damage control but still went down 5-1 to Spain as the two sides clashed for the first time since the 2012 Olympic Games.

The Spanish created several early chances, and the breakthrough came in the 11^th minute from a long corner with Nicolas Alvarez providing the slick, one-touch finish to edge his side in front.

Pakistan had their first real chance off a penalty corner in the second quarter, but it was well kept out by Luis Calzado. At the other end, Ali Raza made a good save of his own off another long corner, but Pepe Cunill pounced on the rebound and fired in to make it 2-0 to Spain in the 23^rd minute.

With just 12 seconds left in the half, Cunill added a third for Spain off a penalty corner to take them into the break 3-0 up.

Pakistan managed to pull one back in the 43^rd minute, thanks to Abu Mahmood’s drag from a penalty corner. But just five minutes later, Spain had restored their three-goal cushion thanks to a Marc Reyne field goal. A defensive blunder led to Alvarez slotting in his second and Spain’s fifth in the 52^nd minute, well and truly taking the game out of reach.

The player of the match was awarded to Spain’s Xavier Gispert, who said: “It was a great performance. I still think we have a lot to learn, but a good start to the series though, so we are very happy.”

(Women’s) England 0 – 3 Germany

Germany made the most of their chances as they posted a 3-0 win against England, just their second victory of the tournament so far.

An evenly contested first half saw Germany edge ahead in the 13^th minute from gorgeous open play. Flowing movement and slick passing found Felicia Wiedermann on the run near the p-spot, and she held her shot until the goalkeeper was forced to go to ground before pulling the ball wide and flicking high into the net. Germany carried a 1-0 lead to the half-time break.

England started building momentum as the third quarter progressed, but they couldn’t convert pressure into goals and ended up conceding a second in the 45^th minute. German Debutant Friederike Heusgen pounced on a half clearance off the pads and lofted expertly into the roof of the net off her reverse stick. Germany then sealed the win in the 48^th minute, breaking out from their own circle and working the ball up quickly for Johanna Hachenberg to finish in style, once again showing her ability to hold her shot under pressure until the goalkeeper was forced to commit to ground. Two wins in succession have lifted Germany from ninth to sixth on the table, one point ahead of England in what could be a tight relegation battle.

Linnea Weidemann received the player of the match award for Germany and said: “It’s really important for us as a team because we really fought well. We struggled before we came here, but we love to play here in London and we’re very happy to take the second win.”

(Men’s) Netherlands 3 – 2 India

The Netherlands held on for a 3-2 win in an action-packed encounter with India, who are still chasing their first regulation-time victory of the Pro League season.

The Netherlands piled on the pressure from the start, earning a flurry of penalty corners. India defended them well, but the pressure eventually told when Miles Bukkens produced a stunning upright backstick shot over the goalkeeper’s head to give the home side the lead in the third minute.

India played their way back into the match when a superb long pass down the length of the pitch found Dilpreet Singh in the circle, and his fierce shot took a fortunate deflection off a Dutch defender on its way in for the equaliser. But Koen Bijen’s deflection at the far post put the Dutch back in front in the 23^rd minute as the end-to-end action continued until half-time.

India earned their first penalty corner in the third quarter and, while the Dutch had failed to convert any of their first 10, the visitors made theirs count with a well-worked variation that Sukhjeet Singh finished off for the equaliser in the 33rd minute.

The Dutch finally broke their penalty-corner drought seven minutes later with a variation of their own, Tijmen Reyenga’s powerful low slap finding the bottom corner to put his side back in front. India pulled their keeper in the closing minutes to chase another goal, and earned several late penalty corners, but this time, they couldn’t beat the Dutch defence.

The player of the match was awarded to Derck de Vilder, who said: “I think it was a good game. We started pretty well. We had a lot of corners and an early goal, so I think it was overall a good game.”

Current Hero Top Scorers:

Women – Yibbi Jansen (NED) (10 goals)

Men – Tomas Domene (ARG) (12 goals)

To see the current standings in the FIH Hockey Pro League, click here.

FIH Hockey Pro League – 14 June 2026

Belfius Hockey Area, Wavre (BEL)

Women

Result: Match 40 (W)

Belgium 2 – 2 Argentina (SO: 1-2)

Player of the match: Sofia Cairo (ARG)

Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA), Sean Edwards (ENG), Ben Grant (NZL-video)

Men

Result: Match 41 (M)

Pakistan 1 – 5 Spain

Player of the match: Xavier Gispert (ESP)

Umpires: James Unkles (AUS), Daniel Veerman (NED), Maggie Giddens (USA-video)

HC Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NED)

Women

Result: Match 42 (W)

Netherlands 4 – 0 Ireland

Player of the match: Felice Albers (NED)

Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS), Jayden Pearson (AUS), Dan Barstow (ENG-video)

Men

Result: Match 42 (M)

Netherlands 3 – 2 India

Player of the match: Derck de Vilder (NED)

Umpires: Rawi Anbananthan (MAS), Tamara Leonard (AUS), Juan Pedro Rodriguez (ARG-video)

Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London (UK)

Men

Result: Match 40 (M)

England 4 – 3 Australia

Player of the match: Tom Sorsby (ENG)

Umpires: Ivona Makar (CRO), Paul van den Assum (NED), Lorijn de Kraker (NED-video)

Women

Result: Match 41 (W)

England 0 – 3 Germany

Player of the match: Linnea Weidemann (GER)

Umpires: Lisette Baljon (NED), Ayden Shrives (RSA), Alison Keogh (IRL-video)