Belgium vs New Zealand Preview & Prediction | 2026 Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup | First Round
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Belgium and New Zealand get their respective Pool C campaigns underway with home advantage in the favour of the former.
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How to watch on TV: UK – not televised / USA – USA’s matches will be televised live on CBS
How to watch online: UK – British home nation matches can be streamed live for free on Channel 4 Sport YouTube, while all matches can be streamed live on FIH Watch.Hockey / USA – USA’s matches can be streamed live on CBS digital platforms, while all matches can be streamed live on FIH Watch.Hockey
Belgium vs New Zealand prediction
Whilst Belgium are not the number one ranked team in the world like their male counterparts, they are a strong team regardless, ranking number three and the expectation is that they’ll dominate against New Zealand, who are seeded tenth and qualified courtesy of winning the 2025 Oceania Cup after beating Australia on penalties in the final.
Playing the World Cup is a different level of beast though and Belgium are a better outfit, whose motivation will be extremely high when taking account their underperformances down the years when it comes to this tournament. Therefore, back the Belgians to pick up the points.
Belgium vs New Zealand tip: Belgium to win
