2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

Tournament details
Host countries	Chile Egypt
Dates	1–8 March 2026
Teams	16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue	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]

Two events will be held in Santiago, Chile and Ismailia, Egypt. ^[2]

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 will qualify for the World Cup.

Qualified teams

Highlighted are the countries that are participating in the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers.

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
2025 Pan American Cup	24 July–3 August 2025	Montevideo	3	Canada   Chile   United States
2025 EuroHockey Championship II	27 July–2 August 2025	Lousada	3	Ireland   Scotland   Wales
2025 EuroHockey Championship	8–17 August 2025	Mönchengladbach	4	Austria   England   France   Poland
2025 Asia Cup	29 August−7 September 2025	Rajgir	4	China   Japan   Malaysia   South Korea
2025 Hockey Africa Cup of Nations	11–18 October 2025	Ismailia	1	Egypt
2025 Asia Play-offs	13–16 November 2025	Dhaka	1	Pakistan
Total			16

Tournament 1

2026 Men's FIH World Cup Qualifiers Egypt

Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
City	Ismailia
Dates	1–7 March
Teams	8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue	Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semi-finals
2	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Classification round
4	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 1 March 2026. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[3]
(H) Hosts

1 March 2026 18:45 England   v   Japan Report

1 March 2026 20:45 Egypt   v   United States Report

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2 March 2026 18:45 Japan   v   United States Report

2 March 2026 20:45 Egypt   v   England Report

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4 March 2026 18:45 England   v   United States Report

4 March 2026 20:45 Japan   v   Egypt Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semi-finals
2	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Malaysia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Classification round
4	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 1 March 2026. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[3]

1 March 2026 13:00 Malaysia   v   Austria Report

1 March 2026 15:00 Pakistan   v   China Report

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2 March 2026 13:00 Pakistan   v   Malaysia Report

2 March 2026 15:00 Austria   v   China Report

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4 March 2026 13:00 Austria   v   Pakistan Report

4 March 2026 15:00 Malaysia   v   China Report

Classification round

	Crossover				Fifth place
	6 March
	3rd Pool A
					7 March
	4th Pool B
					W C1
	6 March
					W C2
	3rd Pool B
	4th Pool A
					Seventh place
					7 March
					L C2
					L C2

6 March 2026 12:45 3rd Pool A M13 4th Pool B Report

6 March 2026 15:00 3rd Pool B M14 4th Pool A Report

Seventh and eighth place

7 March 2026 12:45 Loser 13 v Loser 14 Report

Fifth and sixth place

7 March 2026 15:00 Winner 13 v Winner 14 Report

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Final
	6 March
	1st Pool A
					7 March
	2nd Pool B
					W SF1
	6 March
					W SF2
	1st Pool B
	2nd Pool A
					Third place
					7 March
					L SF1
					L SF2

6 March 2026 18:45 1st Pool A M15 2nd Pool B Report

6 March 2026 21:00 1st Pool B M16 2nd Pool A Report

Third and fourth place

7 March 2026 18:45 Loser 15 v Loser 16 Report

Final

7 March 2026 21:00 Winner 15 v Winner 16 Report

Tournament 2

2026 Men's FIH World Cup Qualifiers Chile

Tournament details
Host country	Chile
City	Santiago
Dates	1–8 March
Teams	8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue	Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler

The tournament will be held at the Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler in Santiago, Chile from 28 February to 8 March 2026. ^[4]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−4).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semi-finals
2	Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Classification round
4	Chile (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 1 March 2026. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[3]
(H) Hosts

1 March 2026 16:30 France   v   Scotland Report

1 March 2026 19:45 Wales   v   Chile Report

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3 March 2026 18:00 Wales   v   France Report

3 March 2026 20:15 Scotland   v   Chile Report

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4 March 2026 18:00 Scotland   v   Wales Report

4 March 2026 20:15 France   v   Chile Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semi-finals
2	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Classification round
4	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 1 March 2026. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[3]

1 March 2026 12:00 Ireland   v   Canada Report

1 March 2026 14:15 South Korea   v   Poland Report

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3 March 2026 09:00 Canada   v   Poland Report

3 March 2026 11:15 South Korea   v   Ireland Report

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4 March 2026 09:00 Ireland   v   Poland Report

4 March 2026 11:15 Canada   v   South Korea Report

Classification round

	Crossover				Fifth place
	6 March
	3rd Pool A
					7 March
	4th Pool B
					W C1
	6 March
					W C2
	3rd Pool B
	4th Pool A
					Seventh place
					7 March
					L C2
					L C2

6 March 2026 13:00 3rd Pool A v 4th Pool B Report

6 March 2026 15:15 3rd Pool B v 4th Pool A Report

Seventh and eighth place

7 March 2026 13:30 Loser 13 M17 Loser 14 Report

Fifth and sixth place

7 March 2026 15:45 Winner 13 M18 Winner 14 Report

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Final
	6 March
	1st Pool A
					8 March
	2nd Pool B
					W SF1
	6 March
					W SF2
	1st Pool B
	2nd Pool A
					Third place
					8 March
					L SF1
					L SF2

6 March 2026 17:30 1st Pool A M15 2nd Pool B Report

6 March 2026 19:45 1st Pool B M16 2nd Pool A Report

Third and fourth place

8 March 2026 13:30 Loser 15 v Loser 16 Report

Final

8 March 2026 15:45 Winner 15 v Winner 16 Report

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
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

Source: FIH

See also

• 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
• 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

References

1. "Qualification System for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 1 July 2025.
2. "Qualifiers for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 11 December 2025.
3. FIH General Tournament Regulations - May 2025.pdf
4. "All Eyes on 2026: The Race for FIH Hockey World Cup Begins!". fih.hockey. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.

External links

• Official website