The boys’s Pan American Cup 2025 got here to an finish at the moment with Argentina defeating USA within the males’s last to win the gold medal and safe qualification to the upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026!
With one direct qualification spot accessible to the Americas on the upcoming World Cup, the winner of the ultimate was assured qualification to the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026 and with Argentina securing a 10-0 win over USA within the last, they turn into the fifth staff to ebook their place in hockey’s premier world occasion subsequent yr.
Argentina, positioned in Pool A went unbeaten by the match, profitable all three of their pool stage matches, adopted by wins within the semi-final and the ultimate. They began off their marketing campaign in excellent style profitable 13-0 in opposition to Brazil and adopted that up with a medical 3-0 win over USA who they’d face within the last as soon as once more. A 12-0 win within the last pool match in opposition to hosts Uruguay secured the highest spot in Pool A for Argentina sending them by to the semi-final.
Argentina had been paired up in opposition to Canada within the semi-final, who completed second in Pool B behind Chile. Argentina as soon as once more confirmed their continental supremacy dispatching Canada in a 9-1 win, regardless of Canada scoring the primary purpose of the sport. Tomas Domene with 4 objectives and Nicolas della Torre with 3 objectives starred within the semi-final, taking Argentina one step nearer to world cup qualification.
The Leones had been relentless on assault within the last and put the American defence to sword, profitable the competition with an enormous 10-0 scoreline. Tomas Domene, Tadeo Marucci and Bautista Capurro scored a brace every, with Nicolas della Torre, Lucas Toscani, Lucas Martinez and Lucio Mendez additionally getting on the scoresheet. The win offers Argentina their fourth consecutive, and fifth total title within the Pan American Cup, and punches their ticket to the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026.
Match prime scorer Tomas Domene, who additionally made his a centesimal look for Argentina, stated: “I’m very glad, past the rest, to play and characterize Argentina 100 occasions. I believe that I’m very emotional at the moment, with the staff having certified for the World Cup, which was our goal from the beginning of the match. I believe we had an incredible match, from begin to end, we confirmed who we’re. We tried to present our greatest in each match, and I believe that confirmed, and this end result displays that.”
Argentina have turn into the fifth staff to safe qualification to the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026. Belgium and Netherlands, on account of being hosts of the occasion, secured direct qualification. On the FIH Hockey Professional League 2023/24, it was Australia who certified for the World Cup as champions of the season. Spain had been the fourth staff to safe their spot, ending second behind already certified Netherlands within the 2024/25 season of the Professional League. Continental championships in Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania over the approaching months will decide 4 extra direct qualifiers for the occasion, with the remaining seven groups qualifying by the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers in 2026.
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