--- title: "Pakistan hockey team finishes 11th at World Cup" description: "Most outlets reported Pakistan's 11th-place finish at the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, noting it as the team's best result in two decades. BOL News highlighted the team's \"rally\" against South Africa, while Daily Times provided additional context about Pakistan's return to the tournament after an eight-year absence and its status as a four-time world champion." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/5189-pakistan-finish-11th-at-hockey-world-cup-after-beating-south site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan hockey team finishes 11th at World Cup sports · latest filing 29 Aug 2026, 8:00 PM PKT · 28–29 Aug 2026 · 13 articles from 11 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 29 Aug 2026 — Pakistan hockey team finishes 11th at World Cup (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported Pakistan's 11th-place finish at the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, noting it as the team's best result in two decades. BOL News highlighted the team's "rally" against South Africa, while Daily Times provided additional context about Pakistan's return to the tournament after an eight-year absence and its status as a four-time world champion. - **Daily Times** — [Pakistan hockey ends World Cup campaign in 11th place](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1545266/pakistan-hockey-ends-world-cup-campaign-in-11th-place/) · 29 Aug 2026, 8:00 PM PKT > Pakistan’s national hockey team finished the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup in 11th place after a mixed tournament campaign. The four-time world champions returned to the global event after an eight-year absence. Pakistan last appeared at the World Cup in 2018. The 2026 tournament took place jointly in the Netherlands and Belgium. Sixteen teams competed […] - **BOL News** — [Pakistan secures best World Cup finish in 20 years](https://www.bolnews.com/sports/pakistan-secures-best-world-cup-finish-in-20-years/) · 29 Aug 2026, 11:18 AM PKT · 68% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan rallies against South Africa to claim 11th place at the World Cup. ### 28 Aug 2026 — Pakistan finish 11th at FIH Hockey World Cup after beating South Africa in shootout (10 outlets) > Most outlets led with Pakistan’s 11th-place finish at the FIH Hockey World Cup and their 4-3 penalty shootout win over South Africa. Several also highlighted that this was Pakistan’s best World Cup finish in two decades. A few, like the Associated Press of Pakistan and Daily Times, described the victory as a "stunning comeback" or "dramatic comeback," while others, such as 24 News HD and Geo News, provided more neutral framing. The Nation and Minute Mirror used adjectives like "thrilling" and "exciting" to describe the match. Overall, the coverage was largely consistent in reporting the result and its significance, with minor variations in tone. - **Dunya News** — [Pakistan secure 11th place at FIH Hockey World Cup after beating South Africa](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/970288-pakistan-secure-11th-place-at-fih-hockey-world-cup-after-beating-south) · 29 Aug 2026, 10:37 AM PKT > The result gave the Green Shirts their best World Cup finish in two decades - **Minute Mirror** — [Pakistan beat South Africa to finish 11th at Hockey World Cup](https://minutemirror.com.pk/pakistan-beat-south-africa-to-finish-11th-at-hockey-world-cup-620541/) · 29 Aug 2026, 10:06 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan beat South Africa in a thrilling penalty shootout to finish 11th at the 2026 Hockey World Cup, their best World Cup finish in 20... - **The Nation** — [Pakistan edge South Africa in thrilling shootout at Hockey World Cup](https://www.nation.com.pk/29-Aug-2026/pakistan-edge-south-africa-thrilling-shootout-hockey-world-cup) · 29 Aug 2026, 5:29 AM PKT · 66% identical wording to the newest filing > LAHORE - Pakistan produced a dramatic comeback before overcoming South Africa 4-3 in a penalty shootout in the classification round of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026. - **Daily Times** — [Pakistan beat S Africa in FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup classification round](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1545015/pakistan-beat-s-africa-in-fih-mens-hockey-world-cup-classification-round/) · 29 Aug 2026, 4:13 AM PKT · 69% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan secured a stunning comeback victory against South Africa, winning 4-3 on penalty shootouts in the classification round of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026. The match was tied 4-4 at the end of regulation time. Pakistan goalkeeper Waqar delivered an outstanding performance, said a press release. South Africa began aggressively, with Del Lora […] - **Pakistan Today** — [Pakistan secure 11th place with shootout win over South Africa at FIH World Cup](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/08/28/pakistan-secure-11th-place-with-shootout-win-over-south-africa-at-fih-world-cup) · 28 Aug 2026, 11:30 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan wrapped up their FIH Hockey World Cup campaign in 11th place after defeating South Africa 4-3 in a penalty shootout following a 4-4 draw. The result came in Pakistan’s return to the tournament after an eight-year gap. - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Pakistan beat South Africa in FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026 classification round](https://www.app.com.pk/sports/pakistan-beat-south-africa-in-fih-mens-hockey-world-cup-2026-classification-round/) · 28 Aug 2026, 10:59 PM PKT · 70% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan secured a stunning comeback victory against South Africa, winning 4-3 on penalty shootouts in the classification round of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026. - **Geo News** — [Pakistan beat South Africa to finish 11th at FIH Hockey World Cup](https://www.geo.tv/latest/679635-pakistan-beat-south-africa-to-finish-11th-at-fih-hockey-world-cup) · 28 Aug 2026, 9:11 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan players celebrate winning their FIH Hockey World Cup classification match against Japan at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen on August 22, 2026. — FIHAMSTELVEEN: Pakistan finished 11th at the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 on Friday after beating South Africa 4-3 on... - **24 News HD** — [Pakistan finish 11th at Hockey World Cup after beating South Africa](https://www.24newshd.tv/28-Aug-2026/pakistan-finish-11th-hockey-world-cup-beating-south-africa) · 28 Aug 2026, 7:07 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan finished 11th at the Hockey World Cup after defeating South Africa in a penalty shootout in a classification match in the Netherlands on Friday, 24News HD TV reported. - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Pakistan edge South Africa in shootout to finish 11th at Hockey World Cup](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/28-Aug-2026/pakistan-edge-south-africa-in-shootout-to-finish-11th-at-hockey-world-cup) · 28 Aug 2026, 6:12 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan secured an exciting 4-3 win over South Africa in a penalty shootout on Friday to claim 11th place at the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 at Wagener Stadium. The result gave Pakistan their best World Cup finish in two decades. They had finished 12th in 2010 and 2018, while missing the 2014 and 2023 […] - **The Express Tribune** — [Pakistan finish 11th in FIH World Cup](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2626255/Pakistan-finish-11th-in-FIH-World-Cup) · 28 Aug 2026, 2:44 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Green-shirts down South Africa 4-3 in penalty shootout ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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