FIH Hockey Women's World Cup 2026, Gold Medal Match: Netherlands vs Argentina | #HWC2026

It's final time, the final time, Netherlands and Argentina are the showpiece again in the women's game, back to back, head to head in the FIH Hockey World Cup Final. In the history of the Women's Hockey World Cup, this has been the prize match four times before. For a fifth time, the Netherlands play Argentina. Here we are for the World Cup final at the Vardar Stadium, Amsterdam. Welcome along to the Vardar Stadium in Amsterdam for the final time in this Women's World Cup of 2026. Belgium and the Netherlands have been fabulous hosts, but it's the Netherlands and Argentina that face each other. The Dutch in their resplendent bright orange, Van den Daal was concerned, sliding out and off the sideline it goes. And Van den Daal, a cool head for a long time now for Amsterdam. Into the circle, hadn't gone five metres. Just the bizarre thing about this World Cup, the brilliant thing about this World Cup. Hockey's really been obviously at the centre of it, Nicky. And so hoping to thread that ball through with the reverse, but it didn't come off. Listen to the crowd roar, because the Dutch have generated a penalty corner with 51 seconds to play in the half. They've won all, but they haven't had it all their own way through this world cup. Can't you believe it? Looks like Argentina were expecting her to play to the right hand post, she doesn't. She just whips around at the last minute to take it into the left side near post, and you can see Raúl Ernst's there. This is dangerous for the Dutch. Caro still going pelticorner. And Sofia Caro, I told you how good her form had been. And it's this ability to cut in from the wings and get forward for Argentina. To have multiple people who can do every single element. They went to the far castle, to Gazzolani. And it goes too high. Sarah Wilson is brilliant. She's trying to sing. I'm trying to help you as you say like she's doing the best job and her communication with players is exemplary. Argentina have another chance from the top of the circle. Argentina with that smashed ball in. It was raised, it was bouncing. It's hit into the turf there. You can see in the slow motion that it glances off the foot of Sander Bard, who's the pre-player. Really tricky to try and get on. It goes straight out to Borussia. Now Argentina get it all wrong there. Back to Castellaro, slap ball. And Dal saves, where's the ball? No, the ball! Inside of the shin pad for a free hit. Toccolino definitely taking it far. Into the circle it goes. Caro on the ball. Penalty corner. Sofia Caro continues to be outstanding in this game. 71 caps for the Mariano Moreno player. It's difficult. Gorsalani. Well, it's in the back of the net. Renato has scored it. Thank you. Surely the Dutch will review it bearing in mind, no they're not going to, it's one all, it's one all, the Dutch don't review, the Argentinian sticks as they were in Guava on the ground and Maria Granato being of the magnitude we hoped for with six seconds left, Castellaro into the circle. Guess who's there? Zandervaard. We're going, Nicky, to a shootout. I can see the light. Netherlands 1, Argentina 1. After 60 minutes, Raúl Aren's team will be pegged back by the goal of Maria Granato and it will take a shootout, Nicky, to decide whether the Dutch win a fourth World Cup in a row or whether it's an Argentinian dream for a third time ever. Paris and the Dutch into the shootout there as well. Van Sanders, Beat Cosentino for the first, she, no, she doesn't, she misses. Years of age, VanandDal comes out, VanandDal dives down, Granato scores it. Back on Cosentino, he saves it, Cosentino has saved it, Felice Albers misses, and the Dutch can't believe it in the stands. Look at the Buenos Aires player A tough one. VanandDal dives with her stick, she's clattered into Bugessa who sticks it in the top right. It's irrelevant whether there was body contact because that is one of the best finishes you'll see in a shootout. Her team out here, Bessentino again, very lovely finish. She has been so consistent and presence in front of goal for her team in this World Cup. 3-1 ahead and in a great position. VanandDal will have studied Diaz. She comes out to meet. Diaz scores. VanandDal asks for a referral. It didn't look 100% clean. But it will be referred and it will be checked. This is my referral. Can you please check to see if the goal was scored with the back of the stick? And confirming you've given a goal? I have given a goal. So were you looking for a back stick off the shot? You've given a goal. I'll have a look for you. Okay. Shot coming in here. Yeah, this is a great referral from Sarah Wilson. There it is. That's a good one. That's low enough. Sarah, I have advice for you. I just hit the back stick on the shot. Therefore, it should be a free hit out. At Charleston. Santino into the back from Oss. Saves. It's a miss for Moose as well. Benendal comes out to her. Caro has won it. 90-10! Argentina are world champions. Argentina are World Cup winners again. They've taken it on a shootout 3-1. The emotion which they controlled through the game. The two of them, Maria Granato and Agostino Alonso. Granato and Alonso step forward because it's they that get handed the FIH Women's World Cup trophy. To the victor, the spoils, 2026 World Cup winners.