Samurai Japan (Japan Men’s National Hockey Team) 16th FIH World Cup Final Qualification Tournament (2026/Ismailia) Third Place Playoff Result [Japan 5-4 Malaysia] ~ Secured 3rd Place in This Tournament and Qualification for the World Cup ~

The Japan Men’s National Hockey Team “Samurai Japan” (World Ranking = WR18) faced Malaysia (WR13) in the third-place match at the “16th FIH World Cup Final Qualification Tournament (2026/Ismailia)” held in Ismailia, Egypt. Japan won 5-4, finishing third in the tournament.

By finishing third in this tournament, Japan secured a spot in the World Cup.

*This tournament is scheduled to be live-streamed on the Watch.Hockey website.
　 Viewing requires account registration and purchase of a PASS (paid subscription).

* Match updates [International Hockey Federation (FIH) official website]

*FIH World Rankings as of February 27 (prior to the tournament)

Game №.19　Egypt 22:00 AM Start
Japan		vs	Malaysia
		5 – 4

3rd-Place Playoff Official Match Record [Updated 2026.3.7]

Score

15′ FG – #19 FW Ryoma Ooka (LIEBE Tochigi)
38′ FG – #11 FW Kazumasa Matsumoto (Miyazaki Prefecture Sports Association)
52′ PC – #14 MF Raiki Fujishima (ALDER Hannō)
55′ FG – #1 FW Kōji Yamazaki
57′ FG – #1 FW Kōji Yamazaki

Final Result

	Team	World Rankings (Before the Tournament)	World Rankings (After the Tournament)	Gr
Champion	England	4th	4th	A
2nd	Pakistan	14th	12th	B
3rd	Japan	18th	14th	A
4th	Malaysia	13th	15th	B
5th	China	23rd	22nd	B
6th	Egypt (Host Country)	17th	18th	A
7th	Austria	21st	24th	B
8th	United States	25th	25th	A

FIH World Rankings as of February 27 (pre-tournament) and March 8 (post-tournament)

* The top 3 countries and the country with the higher world ranking (as of late night on the final day of the final qualifiers) among the 4th-place finishers at each venue (Ismailia and Santiago) qualify.
* Santiago (Chile) venue [FIH – TMS Official Site]

* Current FIH World Rankings (Please select Men’s.) [FIH Official Site]