Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 28 February–8 March 2026 | ||
Teams | 16 (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]
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.
Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
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2025 Pan American Cup | 24 July–3 August 2025 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2025 EuroHockey Championship II | 27 July–2 August 2025 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2025 EuroHockey Championship | 8–17 August 2025 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2025 Asia Cup | 29 August−7 September 2025 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() ![]() |
2025 Hockey Africa Cup of Nations | 11–18 October 2025 | ![]() | 1 | |
Total | 16 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
3rd Pool A | ||||||
4th Pool B | ||||||
W C1 | ||||||
W C2 | ||||||
3rd Pool B | ||||||
4th Pool A | ||||||
Seventh place | ||||||
L C2 | ||||||
L C2 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
1st Pool A | ||||||
2nd Pool B | ||||||
W SF1 | ||||||
W SF2 | ||||||
1st Pool B | ||||||
2nd Pool A | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
L SF1 | ||||||
L SF2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
3rd Pool A | ||||||
4th Pool B | ||||||
W C1 | ||||||
W C2 | ||||||
3rd Pool B | ||||||
4th Pool A | ||||||
Seventh place | ||||||
L C2 | ||||||
L C2 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
1st Pool A | ||||||
2nd Pool B | ||||||
W SF1 | ||||||
W SF2 | ||||||
1st Pool B | ||||||
2nd Pool A | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
L SF1 | ||||||
L SF2 |
Pos | Team | Qualification |
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1 | Team 1 | Hockey World Cup |
2 | Team 2 | |
3 | Team 3 | |
4 | Team 4 | |
5 | Team 5 | |
6 | Team 6 | |
7 | Team 7 | |
8 | Team 8 | |
9 | Team 9 | |
10 | Team 10 | |
11 | Team 11 | |
12 | Team 12 | |
13 | Team 13 | |
14 | Team 14 | |
15 | Team 15 | |
16 | Team 16 |