{"id":122734,"date":"2025-08-04T16:47:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=122734"},"modified":"2025-08-04T16:47:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:47:46","slug":"road-to-fih-hockey-world-cup-2026-eurohockey-cship-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/road-to-fih-hockey-world-cup-2026-eurohockey-cship-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Road to FIH Hockey World Cup 2026: EuroHockey C\u2019ship Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Aug 04 :The Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s EuroHockey Championship 2025 will be hosted by Monchengladbach, Germany starting August 8.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, Europe\u2019s premier hockey tournament running August 8 to 17, with the champions punching their tickets to the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium &#038; Netherlands 2026, said a press release.<br \/>\nBoth men\u2019s and women\u2019s tournaments will feature 8 teams, split into Pool A &#038; B, with the top two from each pool advancing to semi-finals while the bottom two teams will play for classifications and world ranking points.<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Pools- Pool A: France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands; Pool B: Belgium, England, Scotland, Spain.<br \/>\nMen\u2019s Pools- Pool A: Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain; Pool B: England, France, Germany, Poland.<br \/>\nThe men\u2019s tournament will begin the competition with Pool B action on August 8, as England will take on Poland in the first match followed by hosts Germany taking on France in the evening. Pool A action will follow on August 9 with Belgium taking on Austria in match one, followed by Netherlands vs Spain.<br \/>\nThe pool stages for the men\u2019s competition will be played from August 8 to 12, followed by positional playoffs and medal matches being played from August 14 to 16.<br \/>\nThe women\u2019s competition begins on August 9 with Pool A teams in action. Netherlands vs Ireland will start off the competition, followed by hosts Germany taking on France later in the evening. Pool B teams will get their competition underway on the following day, August 10, with England taking on Scotland in the first match, followed by Belgium taking on Spain in the second.<br \/>\nThe pool stages for the women\u2019s competition will be played from August 9 to 13, followed by positional playoffs and medal matches being played from August 15 to 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Aug 04 :The Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s EuroHockey Championship 2025 will be hosted by Monchengladbach, Germany starting August 8. 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