Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament facts for kids
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | France | ||
| City | Paris | ||
| Dates | 30 July – 8 August | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Stade Yves-du-Manoir | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (3rd title) |
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| Runner-up |  Germany |
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| Third place |  India |
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 38 | ||
| Goals scored | 154 (4.05 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Harmanpreet Singh (10 goals) |
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All statistics are correct as of 8 August 2024
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The men's field hockey tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was a super exciting event! It was the 25th time men's field hockey was played at the Summer Olympics. The games took place from July 27 to August 8, 2024, in Paris, France, at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir.
The team from the Netherlands won the gold medal, beating Germany in the final match. India earned the bronze medal, coming in third place.
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How the Competition Worked
The field hockey tournament had a clear plan for how teams would play.
Game Schedule
Games in the first part of the tournament were played on two different fields. The schedule below shows when the different stages of the competition happened.
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Sat 27 | Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | |
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| G | G | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||
Tournament Format
Twelve teams competed in the tournament. They were split into two groups of six teams each. In the first part, called the group stage, every team in a group played against every other team in their group once.
After the group stage, the top four teams from each group moved on to the quarter-finals. These were knockout games, meaning if a team lost, they were out of the tournament. The winners of the quarter-finals went to the semi-finals.
The two teams that won their semi-final matches played for the gold medal in the final. The two teams that lost their semi-final matches played against each other for the bronze medal.
How Teams Qualified
Teams qualified for the Olympics in a few ways. France automatically qualified because they were the host country. The champions from five different regions (called confederations) also got a spot. The remaining teams earned their places through special qualification tournaments held in 2024.
Team Squads
You can find more details about the players on each team by checking out the main article about the men's team squads.
Group Stage Results
The teams were divided into two groups, Group A and Group B. Here's how they finished in their groups.
All times shown are local times in Paris, France (UTC+2).
Group A Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Group B Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Knockout Stage
After the group stage, the top teams moved into the knockout rounds, where every game was crucial!
Tournament Bracket
This bracket shows how teams played each other in the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the medal matches.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| Germany |
3 | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
 Argentina |
2 | |||||||||
| Germany |
3 | |||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| India |
2 | |||||||||
| India (P.S.O.) |
1 (4) | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
 Great Britain |
1 (2) | |||||||||
| Germany |
1 (1) | |||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| Netherlands (P.S.O.) |
1 (3) | |||||||||
| Netherlands |
2 | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
 Australia |
0 | |||||||||
| Netherlands |
4 | |||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
 Spain |
0 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
 Belgium |
2 | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| Spain |
3 | |||||||||
| India |
2 | |||||||||
| Spain |
1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were intense!
- India tied with Great Britain 1-1, but India won in a penalty shootout (4-2).
- Spain defeated Belgium 3-2 in a close match.
- The Netherlands beat Australia 2-0.
- Germany won against Argentina 3-2.
Semi-finals
The winners of the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals.
- The Netherlands had a strong game, winning 4-0 against Spain.
- Germany won a tight match against India, with a score of 3-2.
Bronze Medal Match
The teams that lost in the semi-finals played for the bronze medal.
- India played against Spain and won 2-1, earning the bronze medal!
Gold Medal Match
The final match was for the gold medal!
- Germany and the Netherlands tied 1-1 in regular play. The Netherlands then won the gold medal in a thrilling penalty shootout (3-1)!
Final Ranking of Teams
Here's how all the teams finished in the tournament, from first to last place. In field hockey, if a game is decided by a penalty shootout, it's counted as a draw (tie) in the regular game statistics.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 17 | Gold medal |
| 2 | Germany |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 19 | Silver medal |
| 3 | India |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 14 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Spain |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Belgium |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 13 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Australia |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | |
| 7 | Great Britain |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 9 | |
| 8 | Argentina |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | |
| 9 |  South Africa |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 |  Ireland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 11 |  France (H) |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 1 | |
| 12 |  New Zealand |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
(H) Host.
Top Goal Scorers
A total of 154 goals were scored in 38 matches during the tournament. Here are the players who scored the most goals:
There were 154 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 4.05 goals per match.
10 goals
- Harmanpreet Singh
7 goals
- Blake Govers
5 goals
- Alexander Hendrickx
- Christopher Rühr
- Jip Janssen
4 goals
- Tom Boon
- Timothée Clément
- Gonzalo Peillat
- Justus Weigand
- Duco Telgenkamp
- José Basterra
- Marc Reyné
3 goals
- Maico Casella
- Tomas Domene
- Niklas Wellen
- Gareth Furlong
- Lee Morton
- Thijs van Dam
- Tjep Hoedemakers
- Matthew Guise-Brown
- Marc Miralles
2 goals
- Lucas Martínez
- Florent Van Aubel
- Thibeau Stockbroekx
- Victor Charlet
- Mats Grambusch
- Thies Prinz
- Rupert Shipperley
- Abhishek
- Lee Cole
- Thierry Brinkman
- Jonas de Geus
- Floris Wortelboer
- Sam Lane
- Dayaan Cassiem
- Mustapha Cassiem
- Pepe Cunill
1 goal
- Matías Rey
- Agustín Mazzilli
- Tom Craig
- Lachlan Sharp
- Corey Weyer
- Tom Wickham
- Ky Willott
- John-John Dohmen
- Nicolas De Kerpel
- Antoine Kina
- Arthur De Sloover
- Simon Martin-Brisac
- Charles Masson
- Tom Grambusch
- Teo Hinrichs
- Marco Miltkau
- James Albery
- Nicholas Park
- Phil Roper
- Zach Wallace
- Vivek Prasad
- Mandeep Singh
- Sukhjeet Singh
- Jeremy Duncan
- Benjamin Walker
- Koen Bijen
- Tijmen Reyenga
- Simon Child
- Joe Morrison
- Andrew Hobson
- Keenan Horne
- Tevin Kok
- Bradley Sherwood
- Álvaro Iglesias
- Rafael Vilallonga
