FIH World Cup 2026: In an exciting battle of wits, Germany was victorious  

Germany scores a 1-0 win over Spain to retain the men’s hockey title.

Winners of men’s FIH World Cup. Photo credit: FIH

In an exciting battle of wits, Germany was victorious, beating Spain by a solitary goal to retain the men’s hockey team. Germany is the first nation to win back-to-back titles in Wavre on Sunday.

Germany’s Christopher Rühr was named Player of the Match. “It was unbelievably tough. I think Spain played a hell of a tournament. We always struggle against Spain. They are a tough side, and they played a really good game, and we had the luckier end,” Christropher Ruhr told FIH in post-match interaction.”

In the bronze medal playoff match, Argentina’s men outplayed the Netherlands 2-1.