2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup

2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Belgium Netherlands
Cities	Wavre Amstelveen
Dates	14–30 August
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue	2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup will be the 16th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be held from 14 to 30 August 2026 in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.

Host selection

The International Hockey Federation announced on 15 June 2022 that they received the following five bids for the 2026 World Cup. ^{[1] [2]}

• London and Northampton, England and Cardiff, Wales (joint bid) ^[3]

• Germany (bid withdrawn in October 2022 due to economic risk) ^[4]
• Potchefstroom, South Africa

The following two bids included holding combined men's and women's world cup simultaneously:

• Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands (joint bid)
• Potchefstroom, South Africa

Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands were awarded the hosting rights on 3 November 2022. ^[5]

Teams

Qualification

Just as in 2018 and 2023, 16 teams will compete in the tournament. Alongside hosts, Belgium and Netherlands, the top-ranked team in the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons in the FIH Pro League and the five continental teams receive an automatic berth. The other 16 teams will compete for the last seven places in the World Cup Qualifiers. ^[6]

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

  Qualified

  Qualified as hosts

  Team whose qualification status has yet to be decided

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
3 November 2022	Hosts	—N/a	2	Belgium   Netherlands
6 December 2023 – 30 June 2024	2023–24 FIH Pro League	—N/a	1	Australia
30 November 2024 – 29 June 2025	2024–25 FIH Pro League	—N/a	1	Spain
24 July – 3 August 2025	2025 Pan American Cup	Montevideo	1	Argentina
8–16 August 2025	2025 EuroHockey Championship	Mönchengladbach	1	Germany
29 August – 7 September 2025	2025 Asia Cup	Rajgir	1	India
4–7 September 2025	2025 Oceania Cup	Darwin	1	New Zealand
11–18 October 2025	2025 Africa Cup of Nations	Ismailia	1	South Africa
28 February–8 March 2026	2026 World Cup Qualifiers	Santiago	7
1–7 March 2026		Ismailia
Total			16

Venues

Following is a list of all venues and host cities.

Amstelveen Wavre	Netherlands	Belgium
	Wagener Stadium	Stade Justin Peeters
	Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 10,000

First round

The hosts schedule was published on 30 September 2025. ^[7]

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round
2	A2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9th–16th classification
4	A4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 15 August 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts

15 August 2026 17:30 A2 v A4 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

15 August 2026 21:00 Belgium   v A3 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

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17 August 2026 17:30 A3 v A4 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

17 August 2026 20:30 A2 v   Belgium Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

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19 August 2026 17:30 A3 v A2 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

19 August 2026 20:30 Belgium   v A4 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round
2	B2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	B3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9th–16th classification
4	B4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 16 August 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

15 August 2026 10:00 B2 v B4 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

15 August 2026 13:00 B1 v B3 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

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17 August 2026 09:30 B3 v B4 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

17 August 2026 12:30 B2 v B1 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

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19 August 2026 09:30 B3 v B2 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

19 August 2026 12:30 B1 v B4 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round
2	C2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	C3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9th–16th classification
4	C4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 16 August 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts

16 August 2026 16:00 Netherlands   v C3 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

16 August 2026 19:00 C2 v C4 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

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18 August 2026 15:00 C3 v C4 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

18 August 2026 18:00 C2 v   Netherlands Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

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20 August 2026 15:00 C3 v C2 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

20 August 2026 18:00 Netherlands   v C4 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round
2	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9th–16th classification
4	D4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 16 August 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

16 August 2026 11:30 D2 v D4 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

16 August 2026 14:30 D1 v D3 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

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18 August 2026 11:00 D3 v D4 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

18 August 2026 14:00 D2 v D1 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

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20 August 2026 11:00 D3 v D2 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

20 August 2026 14:00 D1 v D4 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

Second round

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	E1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semifinals
2	E2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	E3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5th–8th classification
4	E4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

21 August 2026 17:30 1st Pool D v 2nd Pool A Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

21 August 2026 20:30 1st Pool A v 2nd Pool D Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

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23 August 2026 17:30 1st Pool A v 1st Pool D Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

23 August 2026 20:30 2nd Pool A v 2nd Pool D Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	F1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semifinals
2	F2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	F3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5th–8th classification
4	F4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 22 August 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

22 August 2026 16:00 1st Pool C v 2nd Pool B Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

22 August 2026 19:00 1st Pool B v 2nd Pool C Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

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24 August 2026 15:00 2nd Pool C v 2nd Pool B Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

24 August 2026 18:00 1st Pool C v 1st Pool B Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

Classification round

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	G1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	G2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	G3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	G4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

21 August 2026 11:00 3rd Pool D v 4th Pool A Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

21 August 2026 14:15 3rd Pool A v 4th Pool D Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

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23 August 2026 11:30 4th Pool A v 4th Pool D Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

23 August 2026 14:30 3rd Pool A v 3rd Pool D Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	H1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	H2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	H3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	H4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 22 August 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

22 August 2026 10:00 3rd Pool C v 4th Pool B Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

22 August 2026 13:00 3rd Pool B v 4th Pool C Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

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24 August 2026 09:30 4th Pool C v 4th Pool B Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

24 August 2026 12:30 3rd Pool C v 3rd Pool B Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

15th place match

28 August 2026 11:00 4th Pool G v 4th Pool H Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

13th place match

28 August 2026 09:30 3rd Pool G v 3rd Pool H Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

11th place match

28 August 2026 12:30 2nd Pool G v 2nd Pool H Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

9th place match

28 August 2026 14:15 1st Pool G v 1st Pool H Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

7th place match

28 August 2026 17:30 4th Pool E v 4th Pool F Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

5th place match

28 August 2026 15:00 3rd Pool E v 3rd Pool F Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	28 August
	E1
					30 August
	F2
					Winner SF1
	28 August
					Winner SF2
	F1
	E2
					Third place
					30 August
					Loser SF1
					Loser SF2

Semifinals

28 August 2026 18:00 1st Pool F v 2nd Pool E Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

28 August 2026 20:30 2nd Pool F v 1st Pool E Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

Bronze medal match

30 August 2026 14:00 Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

Gold medal match

30 August 2026 16:30 Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 Stade Justin Peeters, Wavre

See also

• 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup

References

1. "Nations from four continents bidding for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups!". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
2. Palmer, Dan (16 June 2022). "Countries from four continents bid for Hockey World Cups in 2026". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games . Retrieved 20 June 2022.
3. "Tottenham Hotspur Stadium one of four venues in Men's 2026 World Cup bids". England Hockey. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. "DHB zieht sein Interesse an der Bewerbung zur Ausrichtung der Feldhockey-WM 2026 zurück". DHB Hockey (in German). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
5. Iveson, Ali (3 November 2022). "Netherlands and Belgium to hold combined Hockey World Cups in 2026". inside the games. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
6. "Qualification System for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
7. "FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026: book your tickets now!". International Hockey Federation. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2022.