The 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup final was the final match of the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup, the 16th edition of the quadrennial world championship for women's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. The match was played at Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on 29 Augudt 2026, and was contested by co-hosts Netherlands and ArgentinaLas Leonas son finalistas on cahockey.org.ar, 27 Aug 2026.
The tournament involved co-hosts Belgium and Netherlands alongside 14 other teams. The 16 teams competed in a group stage, from which 8 teams qualified for the second round and 4 later advanced to the semifinals.
For the Netherlands, it was their fourteenth final, while it was the sixth final for Argentina. This was the fifth time the two teams met in a World Cup final after 1974, 2002Las Leonas: A 10 años del primer título mundial on cahockey.org.ar. 8 Dec 2012, 2010A UNA DÉCADA DEL TÍTULO MUNDIAL DE ROSARIO on cahockey.org.ar. 11 Sep 2020, and 2022Mundial de hockey 2026: la increíble racha que Las Leonas le cortaron a Países Bajos on espn.com.ar. 29 Aug 2026. Both teams have won two finals against each other. This was a rematch of the 2022 final where the Dutch won 3–1.
Argentina won their third title after beating the Netherlands 3–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in Amstelveen.Las Leonas, campeonas del mundo: vencieron en penales australianos a Países Bajos on tycsports.comLas Leonas campeonas del mundo on lanacion.com.ar
Background The 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup was the 16th edition of the Women's FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for women's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It is being held from 15 to 30 August 2026 in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.
Belgium and Netherlands were given the hosting rights in November 2022, beating bids from Australia, South Africa and Uruguay in the process. This is the second time the women's event is co-hosted after 2022. This also marks Belgium's first and Netherlands' fifth time hosting. This is also the first time the men's and women's world cup are held as one joint tournament.
16 teams are participating for the third time after the expansion in 2018. Qualification was an amalgamation of the FIH Pro League, continental championships and the World Cup Qualifiers. Qualification took place in December 2023 to March 2026 to decide the qualifiers.
Netherlands were the defending champions after defeating the Argentina 3–1 at the 2022 final in Terrassa.
Route to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. Round Opponent Result First round Opponent Result 2–0 Match 1 1–1 4–2 Match 2 3–2 9–0 Match 3 2–0 Pool A placement Final standings Pool B placement Opponent Result Second round Opponent Result 2–0 Match 4 3–0 4–1 Match 5 0–0 Pool E placement Final standings Pool F placement Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result 1–0 Semifinals 1–0
Venue
The Wagener Stadium hosted the final. This will be the second time they host the final, the first being in 1986.
AmstelveenWagener StadiumCapacity: 10,000
Match
Details
GK 1 Anne Veenendaal DF 5 Lisa Post DF 14 Sanne Koolen DF 9 Renée van Laarhoven (c) MF 11 Pien Sanders MF 7 Xan de Waard MF 8 Yibbi Jansen MF 10 Felice Albers FW 21 Pien Dicke FW 19 Marijn Veen FW 16 Joosje BurgSubstitutions: DF 3 Rosa Fernig MF 12 Luna Fokke FW 18 Freeke Moes MF 17 Marleen Jochems FW 37 Guusje Moes Manager: Raoul Ehren
GK 13 Cristina Cosentino DF 2 Sofía Toccalino DF 3 Agustina Gorzelany DF 25 Juana Castellaro DF 4 Valentina Raposo MF 5 Agostina Alonso MF 17 Sofía Cairo MF 10 María Granatto (c) MF 22 Eugenia Trinchinetti FW 28 Julieta Jankunas FW 33 Zoe Díaz Substitutions: FW 23 Lara Casas DF 29 Victoria Miranda FW 60 Brisa Bruggesser Manager: Fernando Ferrara
Technical official: Tammy Standley Scoring judge: Benoit Coppieters Timing judge: Josh Burt Video umpire: Zeke Newman Reserve umpire: Ben GoentgenMatch rules Four quarters of 15 minutes (60 minutes in total) Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Statistics Sources:https://tms.fih.ch/matches/22433/reports/matchreport
+PlayerGoals1Anne Veenendaal00005Lisa Post00009Renée van Laarhoven (C)000014Sanne Koolen00007Xan de Waard00008Yibbi Jansen101011Pien Sanders000010Felice Albers000016Joosje Burg000019Marijn Veen000021Pien Dicke0000Substitutions22Josine Koning00003Rosa Fernig000017Marleen Jochems000012Luna Fokke000015Frédérique Matla000018Freeke Moes000037Guusje Moes0000Head coachRaoul Ehren
Statistics3833%12.5%000%0%
+CardsTeam00000100
+ReviewsTeam0000000000Umpire00001
+Penalty corners1 (29:08)1 (32:43)2 (30:29)2 (32:49)3 (49:49)3 (34:15)4 (43:26)5 (43:38)6 (51:06)7 (51:12)8 (53:48)
+PlayerGoals13Cristina Cosentino00002Sofía Toccalino00003Agustina Gorzelany00004Valentina Raposo000025Juana Castellaro00005Agostina Alonso000020Sofía Cairó000022Eugenia Trinchinetti000010María Granatto (C)101028Julieta Jankunas000033Zoe Díaz0000Substitutions40Mercedes Artola000043Emma Knobl000018Victoria Sauze000029Victoria Miranda000021Victoria Granatto000023Lara Casas000060Brisa Bruggesser0000Head coachFernando Ferrara
Notes
References
External links Official website