Japan’s men’s national team, the Samurai Japan (World Ranking: WR15), lost 0-1 to Ireland (WR13) in the third round of the 33rd Olympic Games (2024/Paris) Hockey Final Qualifying Tournament (2024/Valencia) in Valencia, Spain. (WR13) in the third round of the “Hockey – Final Qualifying Tournament (2024/Valencia)”, losing 0-1.

With a win and two losses (3 points), Japan finished 3rd in the group.

Japan will play Egypt (WR20, Group B 4th) in the preliminary match for 5th-8th place on January 19 at 18:00 (Japan Standard Time).

FIH World Ranking as of January 12

The tournament will be streamed live on Watch Hockey. (* Free account registration is required.)

Official match record of the 3rd game [Updated: 2024.1.18].

Related Information

• Japan Men’s National Team Samurai Japan “33rd Olympic Games (2024/Paris) Hockey – Final Qualifying Tournament (2024/Valencia)
• FIH “The 33rd Olympic Games (2024/Paris) Hockey – Final Qualifying Tournament (2024/Valencia)” Official Website
• FIH – The 33rd Olympic Games (2024/Paris) – Hockey – Final Qualifying Tournament (2024/Valencia) Official Site
• FIH – TMS official site
• Watch.Hockey [Hockey Video Streaming Site]
• FIH Official Social Media [Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube] 
• Japan Women’s National Team “Samurai Japan”