Tournament Overview

Name	4th FIH Nations Cup (2026, Auckland)
Organizer	FIH International Hockey Federation
Schedule	June 15 (Mon) – June 21 (Sun), 2026 (7 days)
Host City	Auckland, New Zealand UTC+13 (3 hours ahead of Japan)
Participating Countries	8 countries Group A: Japan, India, United States, Uruguay Group B: Chile, France, South Korea, New Zealand (Host Country) * Details on participating countries [FIH Official Website]

Japanese National Team

• Sakura Japan (Japan Women’s National Hockey Team) “4th FIH Nations Cup (2026, Auckland)” Squad [Updated May 28, 2026]

Participating Nations

Team	World Ranking	Gr
Japan	15th	A
Republic of India	9th	A
New Zealand (Host)	10th	B
Republic of Chile	11th	B
United States of America	12th	A
France	16th	B
Oriental Republic of Uruguay	17th	A
Korea	18th	B

FIH World Rankings as of June 15 (prior to the tournament)

※ Current FIH World Rankings (please select “Women”) [FIH Official Website]

Match Schedule & Results

※ WR = FIH World Ranking

Match Schedule [FIH – TMS Official Website]

Group A

№	Date & Time		Fixture			Game Record
1	Day 1 Group A	Auckland	India WR9	3-2	USA WR12
	6/15 7:45
2	Day 1 Group A	Auckland	Japan WR15	3-1	Uruguay WR17
	6/15 10:00
5	Day 2 Group A	Auckland	USA WR12	7-2	Uruguay WR17
	6/16 7:45
6	Day 2 Group A	Auckland	Japan WR15	1-2	India WR9
	6/16 10:00
9	Day 3 Group A	Auckland	India WR9	3-2	Uruguay WR17
	6/18 7:45
10	Day 3 Group A	Auckland	Japan WR15	0-4	USA WR12
	6/18 10:00

Group B

№	Date & Time		Fixture			Game Record
3	Day 1 Group B	Auckland	Chile WR11	2-0	France WR16
	6/15 12:45
4	Day 1 Group B	Auckland	New Zealand WR10	3-1	Korea WR18
	6/15 15:00
7	Day 2 Group B	Auckland	Korea WR18	1-1	France WR16
	6/16 12:45
8	Day 2 Group B	Auckland	Chile WR11	2-3	New Zealand WR10
	6/16 15:00
11	Day 3 Group B	Auckland	Korea WR18	2-2	Chile WR11
	6/18 12:45
12	Day 3 Group B	Auckland	New Zealand WR10	2-1	France WR16
	6/18 15:00

Finals & Classification Matches

№	Date & Time		Fixture			Game Record
13	Day 4 5th–8th Place Playoff	Auckland	Japan WR15	1-1 (3so1)	France WR16
	6/20 8:00
14	Day 4 5th–8th Place Playoff	Auckland	Korea WR18	2-1	Uruguay WR17
	6/20 10:30
15	Day 4 Semi-Final	Auckland	India WR9	6-0	Chile WR11
	6/20 13:00
16	Day 4 Semi-Final	Auckland	New Zealand WR10	1-1 (4so1)	USA WR12
	6/20 15:30
17	Final Day　7th Place Match	Auckland	France WR16	3-0	Uruguay WR17
	6/21 8:00
18	Final Day　5th Place Match	Auckland	Japan WR15	0-0 (4so5)	Korea WR18
	6/21 10:30
19	Final Day　3rd Place Match	Auckland	Chile WR11	–	USA WR12
	6/21 13:00
20	Final Day　Final	Auckland	India WR9	–	New Zealand WR10
	6/21 15:30

Group Stage Standings

Group Stage Standings [FIH – TMS Official Website]

Group A

Rank	Team		MP	W	D	L	GF	GD	Pts
1		India	3	3	0	0	8	3	9
2		USA	3	2	0	1	13	8	6
3		Japan	3	1	0	2	4	-3	3
4		Uruguay	3	0	0	3	5	-8	0

Group B

Rank	Team		MP	W	D	L	GF	GD	Pts
1		New Zealand	3	3	0	0	8	4	9
2		Chile	3	1	1	1	6	1	4
3		Korea	3	0	2	1	4	-2	2
4		France	3	0	1	2	2	-3	1

Highlight Videos

Match 1: Japan vs Uruguay

※ Player of the Match: #23 MF Maho Segawa (Club de Polo / Tokyo Verdy Women’s Hockey Team)

Match 2: Japan vs India

Match 3: Japan vs USA

5th–8th Place Playoff: Japan vs. France

* Player of the Match: #10 MF Amiru Shimada (GIFU ASAHI BLUE BEES)

FIH Official YouTube Channel

Venue

Auckland, New Zealand

Related Information

• FIH International Hockey Federation [Official Website]
• FIH Official Social Media [Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube] 
• Watch.Hockey [Hockey Streaming Site]
• FIH – TMS [Official Site]
• Sakurai Japan (Japan Women’s National Hockey Team)