The 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 18th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship, the biennial international men's

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championship of

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organised by the

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. The tournament was held alongside the

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at the Wagener Stadium in

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, Netherlands and was originally scheduled to take place from 20 to 29 August 2021. However, following the postponement of the

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to July and August 2021 because of the

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the tournament was rescheduled and took place from 4 to 13 June 2021. The top five teams qualified for the 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup. The hosts

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won the tournament for the sixth time, beating

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in a 4–1 penalty shoot out after a 2–2 tie. The previous title holders

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won the bronze medal, defeating

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with 3–2.

Qualification

Along the hosts, the Netherlands, the top 5 teams at the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, which was held in Antwerp from 16 to 24 August, and the top 2 teams from the 2019 EuroHockey Championships II qualified. The numbers in brackets are the pre-tournament world rankings of when the draw was made.

Squads

Preliminary round

The pools were announced on 11 May 2020. ''All times are local (

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).''

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to eighth place classification

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First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Goalscorers

References

External links

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International field hockey competitions hosted by the Netherlands

Sports competitions in Amstelveen