On the penultimate day of the Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026, the bottom 12 classifications have been completed, while only the ultimate medal matches remain for the final day. India Women achieved their best tournament record in the last 50 years, while New Zealand Women, Chile Women, and Scotland Women managed their worst World Cup finishes.
Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026: Classification Match Results
15th Place match
Chile 2–3 New Zealand
15th Place Team: New Zealand
New Zealand recorded their worst position in World Cup history. Their previous worst performance was finishing in 11th place in the 1998 and 2018 editions.
16th Place Team: Chile
In their second World Cup appearance, Chile recorded their worst finish. On their World Cup debut in the 2022 edition, they finished 13th.
13th Place match
South Africa 0–1 Ireland
13th Place Team: Ireland
The World Cup 2022 runners-up Ireland finished in 13th place, their second-worst World Cup finish. In the 2002 edition, they finished in 15th position, which is still their worst World Cup finish.
14th Place Team: South Africa
South Africa managed their second-worst World Cup finish, 14th place. In both the previous two editions (2018 and 2022), they finished in 15th place.
11th Place match
Japan 2–1 Scotland
11th Place Team: Japan
With their 11th place finishing, Japan managed their joint second-worst World Cup finish (1990, 2006, 2022, and 2026), while their worst record was the 13th-place finish in the 2018 edition.
12th Place Team: Scotland
The 12th-placed side Scotland achieved their joint worst World Cup finish, leveling their status in the 2002 edition.
9th Place match
England 3–1 United States
9th Place Team: England
England, whose best World Cup finish was in the 2010 edition with the third-place finish, recorded their joint second-worst World Cup finish (level with 1994, 1998, and 2026), while their worst record was 11th place in 2014.
10th Place Team: United States
The 1994 bronze medalists, the United States, recorded their third-worst World Cup finish after managing 10th place in this tournament. They finished in the 12th and 14th places in the 1990 and 2018 editions, respectively.
7th Place match
China 1(0)–1(1) Spain
7th Place Team: Spain
The World Cup 2018 bronze medalists, Spain, equalled their previous edition's status (2022), the seventh-place finish. In six World Cup editions, they recorded a lower finishing status than in the ongoing tournament; their worst record was the 12th-place finish in 2010.
8th Place Team: China
The World Cup 2002 bronze medalists, China, achieved their best performance in the last three World Cup editions after managing eighth place. Their worst record was the 16th-place finish in the 2018 edition.
5th Place match
India 3–1 Germany
5th Place Team: India
The inaugural World Cup fourth-placed team, India, achieved their second-best World Cup finish with the fifth-placed finish.
6th Place Team: Germany
Two-time champions and four-time finalists Germany recorded their worst World Cup finish in the last three World Cups, and third worst overall World Cup finish.
