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Samurai Japan (Japan Men’s National Hockey Team) “4th FIH Nations Cup (2026, Cape Town)” Match 2 Result [Japan 4-1 Malaysia]

The Japan Men’s Hockey National Team “Samurai Japan” (World Ranking: WR15) defeated Malaysia (WR14) 4–1 in their 2nd match of the “4th FIH Nations Cup (2026/Cape Town)” being held in Cape Town, South Africa, bringing their record to 1 win and 1 draw (4 points).

Their 3rd match will be played against Scotland (WR17) on June 14 at 21:45 (Japan Time).
(Match schedule and start times are subject to change depending on tournament conditions.)

Player of the Match was awarded to #11 FW Kazumasa Matsumoto (ALL STICKS CLUB).

※ This tournament is scheduled to be live-streamed on the Watch.Hockey website.
  Account registration and purchase of a PASS (paid) are required to watch.

※ Live Match Updates [International Hockey Federation (FIH) Official Website]

※ FIH World Rankings as of June 10 (prior to the tournament)

Match No. 5 Friday, June 12, 23:45 (Japan Time)
Japan vs Malaysia
4 1Q 0-1
2Q 2-0
3Q 0-0
4Q 2-0
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Match 2 Official Game Record [Updated: 2026.6.13]

Goals

  • 26′ PC – #38 DF Hyota Yamada (Asahi University)
  • 28′ FG – #11 FW Kazumasa Matsumoto (ALL STICKS CLUB)
  • 50′ FG – #18 FW Tsubasa Tanaka (ALL STICKS CLUB)
  • 55′ PC – #14 FW Raiki Fujishima (ALDER Hanno)

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