Pakistan defeated Japan 4-3 in the FIH Hockey World Cup classification match, giving Pakistan its first win in the World Cup in 16 years.

Rana Waheed scored 2 goals for Pakistan, while Hanan Shahid and Hammad scored one goal each.

The national hockey team had previously defeated Spain 1-2 in the 2010 World Cup, after which Pakistan had not won a match in the World Cup.

Pakistan had not even qualified for the 2014 World Cup, while the national team failed to win a single match in the 2018 World Cup.