6.182025
SAMURAI JAPAN (Men’s National Hockey Team) “The 3rd FIH Nations Cup (2025/Kuala Lumpur)”Third Game Result [Japan 1-3 Malaysia] -Passes Preliminary Round 4, advances to Preliminary Round 5-8
The Japanese men’s field hockey team, Samurai Japan (World Ranking: WR16), lost 1-2 to Malaysia (WR13) in the third round of the 3rd FIH Nations Cup (2025/Kuala Lumpur) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
With three losses, Japan finished in fourth place in the preliminary league.
Japan will play Wales (WR18, 3rd in Qualifying League A) in the preliminary match for 5th-8th place on June 20 at 14:30 (Japan Standard Time). (The start time may be changed depending on the tournament situation.)
This tournament will be streamed live on Watch.Hockey WEB site (paid and scheduled).
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Match reports [International Hockey Federation (FIH) official website]
*FIH World Ranking as of June 15 (before the tournament)
| Japan | vs | Malaysia | ||
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1 – 2 |  |
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Official Match Record for Round 3 [Updated: 2025.6.18].
Score
- 56 min FG – #1 FW Koji Yamasaki (BlueSticks SHIGA)
Related Information
- Samurai Japan (Men’s National Hockey Team)“3rd FIH Nations Cup (2025/Kuala Lumpur)”
- FIH International Hockey Federation [Official Website]
- NATIONS CUP [FIH Official Website]
- FIH – TMS [Official Website]
- FIH official social media [Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube]
- Watch.Hockey [Field Hockey Video Streaming Site]
- Japan Hockey Men’s National Team “Samurai Japan”
