World Cup: Ambitious India Knocks on the Door at the Top of the World

No fewer than 44 matches will be played during the Women’s World Cup in Amsterdam and Terrassa. Every day we pick out a striking showdown between two foreign teams. England and India saw a repeat of the opening games of the last World Cup, drawing 1-1. Why is this duel special?Both countries have medal ambitions […]
World Cup: Match Day 3 Review

Women’s Hockey World Cup Day 3⃣ Review
Spain and the Netherlands 2⃣0⃣2⃣2⃣
Written by @TaoMacLeod – @HalfCourtPress1
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World Cup: All Square in Group B as England and India Draw 1-1

FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup Pool B England 1 India 1 For the second successive World Cup tournament, England and India drew 1-1 in each nation’s opening match, to leave all four teams in Pool B level on a point, with New Zealand and China occupying the top two places on goals scored following their […]
World Cup: Match Day 2 Review

Match Day 2 Review by Hockey World News Media Partner Half Court Press Saturday 2 July Results New Zealand 2 – 2 China Germany 4 – 1 Chile Argentina 4 – 0 South Korea Netherlands 5 – 1 Ireland Australia 2 – 0 Japan What’s Happened Today New Zealand 2 – 2 China; the first […]
World Cup: Reigning Champions Netherlands Start Strong Title Defence Vs Ireland

The Netherlands kicks off the World Cup with a carefree victory over Ireland The Orange Women have started their World Cup convincingly. In a sold-out Wagener Stadium, 9500 spectators witnessed a 5-1 victory over Ireland. A win that signalled that the hunt for title renewal is on and marks a new era. For months, […]
World Cup: Argentina Show Penalty Corner Power

Argentina v South Korea 4-0 Argentina scored four times from five penalty corners. That penalty corner efficiency gave the two-time world champion and the biggest challenger of the Orange Women the big 4-0 victory over South Korea over the next two weeks in the battle for the world title. The Argentinian team got off to […]
World Cup: Germany Too Strong for Debutants Chile

World Cup women: Germany vs. Chile 4: 1 (2: 1) Germany succeeds in opening the World Cup At the World Championships in Spain and the Netherlands, the Danas made a successful start to the tournament. In Amstelveen, in the Wagener Stadium, they defeated the World Cup debutants from Chile 4-1. Densie Krimerman met Losada for […]
World Cup: New Zealand Hold on to Draw Against China

New Zealand – China 2-2 The China of former Orange national coach Alyson Annan started the World Cup with a draw against New Zealand in group B. In a well-filled and atmospheric Wagener Stadium, the Asian women had the best chances for the victory, but in the end it was 2-2 In an open and […]
Belgium: Wavre Candidate City

Wavre candidate to organize the 2026 World Hockey Championships, “a logical choice” for the ARBH Belgium, which has proposed Wavre as the host city, and the Netherlands, with Amstelveen, have submitted a joint bid to organise, in 2026, the Women’s and Men’s Hockey World Cups. “Our file presenting the outline of our candidacy has returned […]
FIH: Bids Are In for World Cup 2026

Nations from four continents bidding for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups! Lausanne, Switzerland: After completion of the bidding process for hosting the 2026 FIH Hockey Men’s and Women’s World Cups, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is glad to announce that bids from four continents (Africa, the Americas, Europe and Oceania), to host either one or […]