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Germany's Hockey Teams Win Home Tests in Berlin Ahead of World Cup

Each victory gives coaches live match practice plus clear selection data for the 15–30 August World Cup.

Overview

  • The German women's team opened the Berlin Pro League block with a 2-0 win over Ireland on Tuesday, June 23, and followed with a 2-1 victory against China on Thursday, June 25.
  • Lynn Krings and Sara Strauss scored in the 2-0 win over Ireland while Sophia Schwabe and Felicia Wiedermann put Germany ahead in the 2-1 win over China before China pulled one back late.
  • The German men beat Argentina 2-1 on Wednesday, June 24, with Justus Weigand scoring both German goals and Martin Ferreiro netting the Argentine equaliser in between.
  • Those results leave the women with five wins from 14 Pro League matches and placed sixth in the table while the men have five wins from 13 games and remain in a squad rebuild under coach André Henning.
  • Both teams will use the remaining Berlin rematches at the Ernst-Reuter-Sportfeld and roughly seven weeks until the World Cup to finalise lineups, test tactics, and build confidence with live international opposition.