Japan vs South Africa Preview & Prediction | 2026 Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup | Classification Round
by Alex Sarwar ·
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Can Japan recover following such a hammering by Netherlands to perform strongly in the classification round, starting against South Africa?
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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
Japan vs South Africa prediction
Whilst Japan had given themselves a chance of second round qualification with a memorable 0-3 win over Chile, Netherlands brought them down to earth with a bump in the final set of first round fixtures. Thrashing the Japanese by nine goals to nil, knocked them out of the tournament and into the classification round.
South Africa meanwhile, failed to gain a single point and conceded a tournament worst 15 goals across the entire first round. They appear the weakest team of all the competition and Japan should get the better them in a high-scoring encounter.
Japan vs South Africa tip: Japan to win with over 4.5 total goals
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