# 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2

The 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 was the first edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2, the annual qualification tournament for the FIH Hockey Nations Cup organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held in Muscat, Oman from 17 to 23 February 2025.

## Teams

The eight highest ranked teams not participating in the 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League and 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup participated in the tournament.
* Austria
* Chile
* China
* Egypt
* Oman
* Poland
* Scotland
* United States

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+4).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |
* 17 February 2025 12:45
| Egypt | 5–4 | China |
| El-Ganaini 4', 30' Nasr 29' Adel 39' H. Ragab 42' | Report | Chen B. 21', 25' Lu 38' Gao 56' |
* Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Hussain Al-Hasani (OMA)
* 17 February 2025 14:45
| Chile | 0–4 | Poland |
| | Report | Bembenek 17' Koperski 43', 56' Gumny 54' |
* Umpires: Sourabh Rajput (IND) Sheena Hori (JPN)
* 18 February 2025 12:45
| China | 1–1 | Poland |
| Chao 2' | Report | Jarzyński 60' |
* Umpires: Titus Mulwa (KEN) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
* 18 February 2025 14:45
| Chile | 1–3 | Egypt |
| Amoroso 6' | Report | El-Ganaini 15' Mos. Ragab 55' Moh. Ragab 59' |
* Umpires: Jayden Pearson (AUS) Clare Barwood (WAL)
* 20 February 2025 12:45
| Egypt | 2–2 | Poland |
| Adel 11' El-Ganaini 60' | Report | Koperski 25' Jarzyński 48' |
* Umpires: Hussain Al-Hasani (OMA) Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
* 20 February 2025 14:45
| China | 2–1 | Chile |
| Deng 31' Lu 49' | Report | L. Valenzuela 9' |
* Umpires: Sourabh Rajput (IND) Jayden Pearson (AUS)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Oman (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 | |
* 17 February 2025 16:45
| Austria | 0–1 | United States |
| | Report | Charasika 6' |
* Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Mohammad Shahbaz (BAN)
* 17 February 2025 19:00
| Scotland | 10–1 | Oman |
| Golden 4', 11' McConnell 6', 21', 43' Walker 7', 10' Nairn 22' Douglas 42' Falconer 56' | Report | A. Al-Shaaibi 50' |
* Umpires: Clare Barwood (WAL) Titus Mulwa (KEN)
* 18 February 2025 16:45
| Scotland | 2–3 | Austria |
| Golden 26', 58' | Report | Winkler 35' Steyrer 45' Losonci 57' |
* Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Sourabh Rajput (IND)
* 18 February 2025 19:00
| United States | 4–0 | Oman |
| Leser 11' Charasika 43', 47' Motta 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sheena Hori (JPN) Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
* 20 February 2025 16:45
| United States | 2–3 | Scotland |
| Charasika 16', 28' | Report | Walker 2', 47' Golden 4' |
* Umpires: Sheena Hori (JPN) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
* 20 February 2025 19:00
| Austria | 5–3 | Oman |
| Wellan 39', 57' Losonci 43' Winkler 44' Kaltenböck 55' | Report | Barazahan 11' Al-Fazari 35' Al-Wahaibi 56' |
* Umpires: Mohammad Shahbaz (BAN) Titus Mulwa (KEN)

## Classification round
### Bracket

| Crossovers | Crossovers | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 22 February | 22 February |
| China | 4 |
| China | 4 | 23 February | 23 February |
| Oman | 1 | 23 February | 23 February |
| Oman | 1 | China | 1 |
| 22 February | 22 February | | China | 1 |
| 22 February | 22 February | Austria | 3 |
| Austria | 3 | Austria | 3 |
| Chile | 2 | | |
| Chile | 2 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 23 February | 23 February |
| | | Oman | 1 |
| | | Chile | 2 |

### Crossovers

* 22 February 2025 11:00
| China | 4–1 | Oman |
| Chen B. 1' Gao 4', 25' Du 20' | Report | Bait 20' |
* Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Mohammad Shahbaz (BAN)
* 22 February 2025 13:15
| Austria | 3–2 | Chile |
| Losonci 9' Wellan 23' Fink 46' | Report | Amoroso 15' A. Valenzuela 54' |
* Umpires: Benjamin Messerli (SUI) Hussain Al-Hasani (OMA)

### Seventh and eighth place

* 23 February 2025 11:00
| Oman | 1–2 | Chile |
| K. Al-Shaaibi 42' | Report | Gesswein 4' García 43' |
* Umpires: Mohammad Shahbaz (BAN) Titus Mulwa (KEN)

### Fifth and sixth place

* 23 February 2025 13:15
| China | 1–3 | Austria |
| Gao 14' | Report | Frey 30+', 41' Wellan 58' |
* Umpires: Sheena Hori (JPN) Hussain Al-Hasani (OMA)

## Medal round
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 February | 22 February |
| Egypt | 4 |
| Egypt | 4 | 23 February | 23 February |
| United States | 2 | 23 February | 23 February |
| United States | 2 | Egypt | 2 |
| 22 February | 22 February | | Egypt | 2 |
| 22 February | 22 February | Scotland | 4 |
| Scotland | 4 | Scotland | 4 |
| Poland | 1 | | |
| Poland | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 23 February | 23 February |
| | | United States | 2 (1) |
| | | Poland (pen.) | 2 (3) |

### Semi-finals

* 22 February 2025 15:30
| Egypt | 4–2 | United States |
| Nasr 7' Mos. Ragab 17' Mamdouh 49' El-Ganaini 59' | Report | K. Kaeppeler 6' Charasika 15' |
* Umpires: Sourabh Rajput (IND) Clare Barwood (WAL)
* 22 February 2025 17:45
| Scotland | 4–1 | Poland |
| Golden 46', 51' Walker 47', 59' | Report | Koperski 55' |
* Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Jayden Pearson (AUS)

### Third and fourth place

* 23 February 2025 15:30
| United States | 2–2 | Poland |
| A. Kaeppeler 39' Grewal 41' | Report | Koperski 13' Jarzyński 36' |
| Penalties |||
| Heldens A. Kaeppeler Harris Charasika | 1–3 | Hołosyniuk Koperski Janicki |
* Umpires: Clare Barwood (WAL) Jayden Pearson (AUS)

### Final

* 23 February 2025 17:45
| Egypt | 2–4 | Scotland |
| Ragab 52' El-Ganaini 56' | Report | Walker 15', 30' Golden 27' Austin 35' |
* Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Promotion |
| | Scotland | 2025–26 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup |
| | Egypt | |
| | Poland | |
| 4 | United States | |
| 5 | Austria | |
| 6 | China | |
| 7 | Chile | |
| 8 | Oman (H) | |

### Goalscorers

There were 98 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.9 goals per match.
8 goals
* Jamie Golden
* Struan Walker
6 goals
* Ahmed El-Ganaini
* Sekayi Charasika
5 goals
* Maksymilian Koperski
4 goals
* Nikolas Wellan
* Gao Jiesheng
3 goals
* Fülöp Losonci
* Chen Benhai
* Gracjan Jarzyński
* Andrew McConnell
2 goals
* Moritz Frey
* Josef Winkler
* Juan Amoroso
* Lu Yuanlin
* Ziad Adel
* Mohamed Nasr
* Mohamed Ragab
* Mostafa Ragab
1 goal
* Adrian Fink
* Peter Kaltenböck
* Florian Steyrer
* Álvaro García
* Kay Gesswein
* Agustin Valenzuela
* Luis Valenzuela
* Chao Jieming
* Deng Jingwen
* Du Shihao
* Mahmoud Mamdouh
* Hossameldin Ragab
* Ammaar Al-Shaaibi
* Khalid Al-Shaaibi
* Maitham Al-Wahaibi
* Sanad Al-Fazari
* Talal Bait
* Asama Barazahan
* Tomasz Bembenek
* Mikołaj Gumny
* Thomas Austin
* Ali Douglas
* Craig Falconer
* David Nairn
* Mehtab Grewal
* Aki Kaeppeler
* Kei Kaeppeler
* Marius Leser
* Henzor Motta
Source: FIH