Netherlands and Germany have been drawn apart at next summer’s men’s EuroHockey in the hotly-anticipated men’s rematch of the Olympic final.
The EuroHockey Championships 2025 group stage line-up was confirmed on Thursday for next summer’s men’s and women’s tournament in Mönchengladbach.
Dutch gold medallist Duco Telgenkamp left Germany seething following his antics in the Olympic men’s final last month.
Now German fans will have to wait for the semi-finals at the earliest where the home fans are likely to give the Oranje a hostile reception.
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The Netherlands and Belgium meet in a rematch of their thrilling 2023 semi-final encounter which the Dutch won 3-2. Olympic semi-finalists Spain and qualifiers Austria make up a competitive Pool A.
In Pool B, Germany faces another rematch of the memorable 2023 semi-finals when they come up against England.
World number 10 side France will push for a first final four spot since 1970 while Poland completes the pool following their incredible run to qualification, eliminating three higher-ranked nations.
On the women’s side, hosts Germany will face the reigning champions the Netherlands in the group stages for the first time since 1991 in one particularly eye-catcing battle.
They are both in women’s Pool A along with Ireland and France, the latter qualifying for the top tier of the competition for the first time since 2005.
In Pool B, 2023 finalist, and Olympic semi-finalist Belgium has been pitted against world number seven England, eighth-ranked Spain, and Scotland who won their August qualifier in Glasgow.
Women
Pool A: Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, France
Pool B: Belgium, England, Spain, Scotland
Men
Pool A: Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Austria
Pool B: Germany, England, France, Poland
