It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 30 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 11 August.

All games were played at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom.

Defending champions Germany won the gold medal for the fourth time after defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final.

All other teams play classification matches to determine the final tournament rankings.

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.