Tuesday 07 / April / 2026
Bangkok--- The national hockey team of the Sultanate of Oman continued its strong performance in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 Asian Games finals, securing a well-deserved 5–1 victory over Kazakhstan in the final match of the group stage. With this result, Oman clinched the top spot in Group 1 with a perfect record of 12 points, having suffered no losses.
The win reaffirmed the high technical readiness of the national team, which imposed its dominance from the outset thanks to tactical organization, defensive discipline, and attacking efficiency, extending its winning streak in the tournament.
With this victory, Oman will face Uzbekistan (runners-up of Group 2) this Thursday in the semi-final. The other semi-final will bring together Sri Lanka (winners of Group 2) and Indonesia (runners-up of Group 1). The winners of both matches will advance to the final, scheduled for Friday, 10 April while the losing teams will compete for third and fourth places.
Oman had already secured official qualification for the 2026 Asian Games finals, to be held in Nagoya, Japan, from 19 September to 4 October, following its outstanding results in the qualifiers.
The qualifiers featured nine Asian teams divided into two groups. Group 1 included the Sultanate of Oman, Hong Kong, Thailand, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia, while Group 2 comprised Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, and Uzbekistan.
The group stage was contested in a single round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals.
Six teams from these qualifiers will complete the lineup of participants for the continental finals, joining the teams that had already secured qualification: India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and China.
