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Japan Men’s National Team SAMURAI JAPAN “The 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (2024/Ipoh)” Final Match Result [Japan 2-2 (SO 4-1) Pakistan] – Winner of This Year’s Tournament
Japan’s men’s national team, the Samurai Japan (World Ranking: WR16), won the final match of the 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (2024/Ipoh) against Pakistan (WR15, 2nd in preliminary league) in Ipoh, Malaysia, 2-2 (SO 4-1). Japan finished the tournament as the winner.
Two Japanese goalkeepers, Takumi Kitagawa (#29) and Takashi Yoshikawa (#30), were selected for the Best Goalkeeper Award.
Match reports [International Hockey Federation (FIH) official website
FIH World Ranking as of May 1
| Japan | vs | Pakistan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 – 2 4 SO 1 |
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Official match record of the Final game [Updated: 2024.5.11].
Score
- 12nd min FG – #5 MF Seren Tanaka (Gifu Asahi Club)
- 47th min FG – #11 FW Kazumasa Matsumoto (Yamanashi Gakuin Club)
Final Result
| Team | World Ranking |
World Ranking |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |  Japan |
16th | 15th |
| 2nd |  Pakistan |
15th | 16th |
| 3rd |  New Zealand |
10th | 10th |
| 4th |  Malaysia (Host Country) |
13rd | 13rd |
| 5th |  Korea |
11st | 12nd |
| 6th |  Canada |
19th | 20th |
FIH World Ranking as of May 1 (before the tournament) and as of May 13 (after the tournament)
*Current FIH World Ranking (Please select Men) [FIH Official Website]
