Women's Hockey team full schedule for Paris Olympics 2024: Heavyweights Netherlands, Belgium, Germany in same group

Netherlands women’s team are the most decorated side with record nine medals.

The Hockey International Federation (FIH) has officially announced the hockey schedule for both the men’s and women’s team ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024. The hockey event will get underway on July 27 (Saturday) with all matches set to be played at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium. The top 12 teams across each division (men and women) have qualified for the Paris Olympics and will compete for top hounours.

Regrettably, the Indian women’s hockey team did not qualify for the Paris Olympics 2024, having lost the third-fourth place classification match against Japan at the FIH Women’s Qualifier in Ranchi earlier this year. A victory over Japan was necessary for the Olympic berth, but India fell short, losing 1-0.

Despite India not qualifying, the women’s hockey will provide exhilarating matchups with teams divided in two groups.

The tournament kicks off with France, the host nation, taking on the Netherlands, a team with four World Cup titles to their name. Meanwhile, Argentina, the world’s top-ranked team, will face the challenge of the United States, who are eager to claim their first medal since the Los Angeles Games.

As the competition begins, Australia, the reigning champions, will start their title defense against South Africa. In another highly anticipated match, Great Britain, known for their consistent performance, will compete against Spain, who triumphed in the 1992 Olympics.

Here’s everything you need to know about women’s hockey schedule for Paris Olympics 2024

Groups

Pool A: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Japan, China, and France.

Pool B: Australia, Argentina, Great Britain, Spain, the United States, and South Africa

Twelve teams have been split into two pools, with each pool comprising six teams. The top four teams from each group will progress to the knockout stage, where they will compete in the quarterfinals on August 5. The semifinals are set for August 7, leading up to the bronze medal match two days later. Finally, the highly anticipated gold medal showdown will take place at 8:00 PM after the bronze medal match on August 9.

Women’s hockey schedule for Paris Olympics 2024 (Timings in IST)

July 27 (Saturday)

• Argentina vs United States – 19:45
• Netherlands vs France – 20:15

July 28 (Sunday)

• Belgium vs People’s Republic of China – 10:00
• Australia vs South Africa – 12:45
• Germany vs Japan – 10:30
• Great Britain vs Spain – 13:15

July 29 (Monday)

• Great Britain vs Australia – 17:00
• Germany vs Netherlands – 19:45
• Japan vs People’s Republic of China – 10:30
• Spain vs United States – 13:15
• South Africa vs Argentina – 17:30
• France vs Belgium – 20:15

July 31 (Wednesday)

• Argentina vs Spain – 10:00
• France vs Germany – 12:45
• Belgium vs Japan – 17:00
• South Africa vs Great Britain – 10:30
• Australia vs United States – 13:15
• Netherlands vs People’s Republic of China – 20:15

August 1 (Thursday)

• United States vs Great Britain – 17:00
• Japan vs France – 19:45
• Spain vs South Africa – 17:30
• Argentina vs Australia – 20:15

August 2 (Friday)

• People’s Republic of China vs Germany – 10:00
• Belgium vs Netherlands – 12:45

August 3 (Saturday)

• Great Britain vs Argentina – 10:00
• Australia vs Spain – 12:45
• People’s Republic of China vs France – 17:00
• Germany vs Belgium – 19:45
• Netherlands vs Japan – 10:30
• United States vs South Africa – 13:15

August 5 (Monday)

• Quarter-final – 10:00
• Quarter-final – 12:30
• Quarter-final – 17:30
• Quarter-final – 20:00

August 7 (Wednesday)

• Semi-final – 14:00
• Semi-final – 19:00

August 9 (Friday)

• Bronze medal match – 14:00
• Gold medal match – 20:00

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