Argentina, France and Spain are the favorites, while Israel will hope to make a similar impact to what they did in the U-20 World Cup in 2023. Argentina vies for gold in the women’s tournament after clinching silver at Tokyo 2020 and coming in second at the 2022 World Cup. The men’s team wants to repeat the gold medal they achieved at Rio 2016, the only time they reached the podium. Top-ranked FIH The Netherlands, world cup winners Germany and Great Britain with many of England’s 2023 European runners-up stand in Argentina’s way. The main candidates for the gold are Tokyo 2020 gold medallists France, World Cup winners Italy, and perennial powerhouse Brazil.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 23, 2024 23:07 UTC