2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates28 February–8 March 2026
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers will be the final stage of the qualification for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup. It will be held at 28 February to 8 March 2026.[1]

Format

Teams not qualifying from the continental qualification tournament are participating in this tournament according to the respective spots received by the FIH. The 16 teams will be split into two eight team tournaments. In each tournament the eight teams will be divided into two four-team pools. After the round-robin stage the top two teams advance to the semifinals. The top three teams of each tournament and the highest World Ranked team that finishes in 4th place in each Event qualify for the World Cup.

Qualified teams

Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified team
2025 Pan American Cup 24 July–3 August 2025 Uruguay Montevideo 3  Canada
 Chile
 United States
2025 EuroHockey Championship II 27 July–2 August 2025 Portugal Lousada 3  Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
2025 EuroHockey Championship 8–17 August 2025 Germany Mönchengladbach 4  Austria
 England
 France
 Poland
2025 Asia Cup 29 August−7 September 2025 India Rajgir 5
2025 Hockey Africa Cup of Nations 11–18 October 2025 Egypt Ismailia 1
Total 16

Tournament 1

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Classification round
4 Team 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 28 February 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[2]

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Classification round
4 Team 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 28 February 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[2]

Classification round

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
3rd Pool A
 
 
 
4th Pool B
 
W C1
 
 
 
W C2
 
3rd Pool B
 
 
4th Pool A
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
L C2
 
 
L C2

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
1st Pool A
 
 
 
2nd Pool B
 
W SF1
 
 
 
W SF2
 
1st Pool B
 
 
2nd Pool A
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
L SF1
 
 
L SF2

Tournament 2

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Classification round
4 Team 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 28 February 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[2]

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Classification round
4 Team 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 28 February 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[2]

Classification round

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
3rd Pool A
 
 
 
4th Pool B
 
W C1
 
 
 
W C2
 
3rd Pool B
 
 
4th Pool A
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
L C2
 
 
L C2

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
1st Pool A
 
 
 
2nd Pool B
 
W SF1
 
 
 
W SF2
 
1st Pool B
 
 
2nd Pool A
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
L SF1
 
 
L SF2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Qualification System for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d FIH General Tournament Regulations - May 2025.pdf
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