World cups
Dutch Retain Top Spots, India Men Suffer Sharp Drop -- A Look At How FIH World Rankings Shook Things Up In 2025
International hockey in 2025 delivered a relentless calendar of top-flight action — from the FIH Hockey Pro League battles to Nations Cup and Nations Cup 2 drama, along with Continental Championships across all continents—sparking notable shifts in the World Rankings, the sport's global governing body reported on its official website on Tuesday.
As the year wound to a close, across both the men’s and women’s games, familiar powers consolidated their positions while emerging teams made meaningful gains.
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