FIH Hockey Women's World Cup 2026, Semi-final: Argentina vs Australia | #HWC2026

It's the final day of action in the Women's FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 here in Wavre and this is the last women's match to be hosted here. A place in the World Cup final is up for grabs as Argentina take on Australia. Australia in their golden green they get us underway attacking the goal away to our left-hand side in this second semi-final of this Women's FIH Hockey World Cup and Argentina in their change strip of all black. Cairo once again, pass one into the circle looking for Maria Granato. Oh they thought the whistle gone, they stopped playing there Australia. Granato through the middle, well Australia somehow just stopped. Take another look, well. Okay so they didn't think, didn't think they were five when the jab tackle comes in but then Alastra, the first touch in the circle is loose and there is the first penalty corner of the evening for Argentina. and it comes somewhat three and a half minutes in yeah bounces up into the knee of the australian defender and Zolani's castle takes a step to the left it goes to Raposo, Raposo with the hit doesn't get hold of it it's cut back off the post across the face of goal there for Yankunas, Yankunas takes the shot and Bartram makes the save It was mishit by Raposo, it seemed to... I think that... So it came out to the second castle, the mishit, I mean it's sometimes one of the trickiest things to defend, but it's well caught by Bartram. Put on the end of the circle, the edge of the circle, here is Maria Granato, good work from Kershaw. Yeah really good from Kershaw to Granato. It's so difficult to get the ball off her, she's so quick with those hands and there's a pause here just for... There's Grace Young again. Still going, Sofia Kyra, pulls it back in. Here's Maria Granato, with Granato to goal. She has showed back at Jankunas. Jankunas trying to get her out for a shot, and finally wins the penalty corner. For a start in this final quarter for Argentina, it's far too high on that. Again, they go to Guazzolani. Guazzolani, that's come off Kavanagh, I think. Either way, another penalty corner. What's going on? Third in a row, PC from Australia will now really be feeling the pressure. They go to Raposo now on that right-hand side, the slip to Guazzolani, back to Raposo. It's all sort of broken down. I think there's a foot, there's a foot in that, there's a foot in that. No, no, no, no, no. Question, please let me ask it. Dan. Maureen, go ahead. We played on, team referral from Argentina asking for a foot on the top of the circle. So I check whether there's a foot or not. Yes, we have stick. Yeah, she's on the ground, it's definitely hit Kavanagh as it comes through, but yeah, it was all a little bit messy. Guazzolani was looking for almost that in and out, but I think Kavanagh, she got in the way nicely, the ball was meant to go. the ball did touch the leg of the defender so restart with a penalty corner and they keep their referral. Have you confirmed there is nothing deliberate? yeah for me not deliberate. okay thank you here it comes, Gorsalani, a bit more space, the flicks, and it's in, it's Jankunas! the deep breath from Gorsalani, the start Comes back to the injector position, it is fired across and it gets in, in almost slow motion. The goal is fantastic, the celebration even better, I mean, sticks on the floor, flying. More than, Vittorio Granato and the stick shield, they're going to review this, they have to. This is all or nothing here. Australia, on a free-hooked fence, they're tapping foul. They're asking for a stick check and a foot from the fence. Okay, so I'm checking for a stick tackle and a foot. Yes. Oh, wow, there is a foot. Yep. There is a foot. Stuart is right by that. Yeah, it's the foot. Okay, Hannah. Yeah. There was a foot of the defender, but you had already blown your whistle. Yeah. So we restart with a free hit defence, and they lose their referral. Resilience is broken. Rosalani throws it long. The clock will expire. And that is it. And two now. 2-7 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Final at the start of the final quarter. It is the difference between these two sides and Argentina travelled to Amsterdam on Saturday to take the Dutch on in the final because they've beaten Australia by a goal to nil.