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SAMURAI JAPAN (Men’s National Hockey Team) “The 3rd FIH Nations Cup (2025/Kuala Lumpur)” Result of the match to decide 7th place [Japan 2-1 South Africa] – 7th place in this tournament
Japan’s men’s field hockey team, the Samurai Japan (World Ranking: WR16), finished in 7th place at the 3rd FIH Nations Cup (2025/Kuala Lumpur) with a 2-1 win over South Africa (WR11) in the 7th place playoff in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Japan finished the tournament in 7th place.
The player of the match was #24 FW Kosei Kawabe (Gifu Asahi Club)
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Match reports [International Hockey Federation (FIH) official website]
*FIH World Ranking as of June 15 (before the tournament)
| Japan | vs | South Africa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 – 1 |  |
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Official Match Record for the 7th place game [Updated: 2025.6.21].
Score
- 35 min FG – #35 FW Ryosuke Shinohara (Yamanashi Gakuin University)
- 42 min FG – #24 FW Kosei Kawabe (Gifu Asahi Club)
Final Result
| Team | World Ranking | Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |  New Zealand |
12th | B |
| 2nd |  Pakistan |
15tb | B |
| 3rd |  France |
9th | A |
| 4th |  Korea |
14th | A |
| 5th |  Wales |
18th | A |
| 6th |  Malaysia (Host) |
13th | B |
| 7th |  Japan |
16th | B |
| 8th |  South Afria |
11th | A |
FIH World Ranking as of June 15 (before the tournament)
Current FIH World Ranking (Please select Men’s) [FIH Official Website]
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”
