The second day of competition at the Junior Pan American Games Asunción 2025 marked the long-awaited start of the women’s hockey tournament. With the Estadio Mundialista as the stage, four matches kicked off the group phase in a day full of decisive wins, historic rivalries, and a tense finale.

Junior Pan American Games - Asuncion 2025

Argentina dominated from start to finish to beat the USA 3-0 and hoist the Pan American Cup for the seventh-straight time.

Argentina put away 10 goals on USA to dominate their way to a fourth-straight Pan American Cup and, ultimately, book their ticket to the 2026 FIH World Cup.

Canada and Uruguay battled to bronze at the 2025 Pan American Cups, each earning hard-fought wins over Chile in front of passionate crowds. While Canada repeated their podium finish in a gritty 2-1 win, Uruguay made history with their first-ever medal at the continental tournament.

Mexico and Canada both ended their Pan American Cup campaigns with statement wins, as Mexico’s men edged Brazil in a 3-2 shootout thriller to take seventh place, while Canada’s women shut out Mexico 2-0 to secure fifth. Strong finishes from both sides capped off challenging tournaments with positive momentum.

Argentina and USA are headed to the women’s final of the 2025 Pan American Cup, each securing hard-fought semifinal victories. With their wins, both teams have also officially punched their tickets to the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup.

Argentina beat Canada 9-1 in the opening semifinal with a four-goal game from Tomas Domene and a celebration of 100 internationals for Thomas Habif. The USA-Chile semifinal was tense and tied 1-1 in regular time and the USA stunned their opponents with a 3-1 victory in shootouts to return to the Pan American final for the first time since 2009.

On Day 7 of the Pan American Cup both Mexican sides were victorious. Two empty-net goals in the fourth quarter added the cushion for a 4-1 win for the Mexico men’s side over hosts, Uruguay. The women beat Paraguay 4-1 thanks to two penalty corner goals from Dayana Cuevas.

USA men and Chile women each edged out 1–0 wins, while Argentina’s Leones cruised past Uruguay 12–0 to close pool play.