[1][2] However, following the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to July and August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled and takes place from 5 to 13 June 2021.

[4] The hosts Netherlands won the tournament for the eleventh time, beating Germany 2–0 .

[5] Along with the hosts, the Netherlands, the top 5 teams at the 2019 EuroHockey Championship which was held in Antwerp from 16 to 25 August 2019 and the top 2 teams from the 2019 EuroHockey Championships II qualified.

[1] The numbers in brackets are the pre-tournament world rankings of when the draw was made.

[7] The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team will be carried over.