Hockey: Argentine delight at Pan American Cups 2025

Montevideo: The Pan American Cup 2025 came to an end at Montevideo, Uruguay, with Argentina men and women winning the gold medals. United States men and women took the silver medals in both competitions, with Canada men and Uruguay women winning bronze.

Argentina men and USA women also secured a place at the upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup, Belgium and Netherlands 2026, through their first and second-place finishes, respectively, at the competition. Argentina women had already secured their place in the World Cup via the FIH Hockey Pro League, leaving second-placed USA to get the one available women’s World Cup spot through the continental competition.

In the men’s competition, Argentina were the dominant team in Pool A, winning all three matches to finish in first place. They scored 28 goals through the league stage while keeping three clean sheets! The USA finished in second with two wins and one loss. In Pool B, Chile finished atop the table with three wins, followed by Canada in second with two wins.

In the first semifinal, Argentina dispatched Canada with consummate ease, winning 9-1, despite Canada scoring the first goal of the game. Tomas Domene with 4 goals and Nicolas della Torre with 3 starred for the Leones. The second semi-final was a tightly contested affair with the USA and Chile playing out a 1-1 draw in regulation time. The ensuing shoot-out saw the USA prevail 3-1 to earn a chance at the gold medal against Argentina.

The final once again highlighted Argentina’s continental supremacy as they ran a rout against the USA defence, winning the contest 10-0 to secure a fourth consecutive Pan American Cup title, and their fifth title overall.

Tomas Domene was awarded player of the tournament and said, “I am very happy with the win today. I think we are so excited because we have qualified for the World Cup, which was ultimately our goal."

In the women’s competition, Argentina finished at the top of Pool A, winning all three of their matches, ahead of hosts Uruguay in second. In Pool B, it was the United States finishing in first place, followed by Chile in second place, with all four teams securing a semi-final spot.

In the first semifinal, Argentina got the better of Chile in a closely contested match that ended 2-0 in favour of the eventual champions. Victoria Granatto put the Leonas ahead in the first quarter, and Agustina Gorzelany added a second in the third quarter to secure the victory. The second semi-final was a nervy affair with the winning team assured of World Cup qualification. USA scored the first goal of the game in the second half, but Uruguay fought back to equalise in the final quarter, sending the match into a shoot-out. USA keeper Kelsey Bing’s shoot-out heroics sent the hosts out, and punched USA’s ticket to the final and the upcoming World Cup.

Argentiana won the final against USA 3-0. (IANS)

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