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

• Germany (bid withdrawn October 2022 due to economic risk) ^[4]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

The following 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]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
3 November 2022	Hosts	—	2	Belgium   Netherlands
6 December 2023 – 30 June 2024	2023–24 FIH Pro League	—	1	Australia
30 November 2024 – 29 June 2025	2024–25 FIH Pro League	—	1
24 July – 3 August 2025	2025 Pan American Cup	Montevideo, Uruguay	1
8–17 August 2025	2025 EuroHockey Championship	Mönchengladbach, Germany	1
20–31 August 2025	2025 Africa Cup of Nations	Ismailia, Egypt	1
29 August – 7 September 2025	2025 Asia Cup [7]	Rajgir, India	1
4–7 September 2025	2025 Oceania Cup [8]	Darwin, Australia	1
28 February–8 March 2026	2026 World Cup Qualifying Tournaments	TBD	7
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

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. Ganesan, Uthra (20 November 2024). "Rajgir all set to host men's Asia Cup next year after Women's Asian Champions Trophy success". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar . Retrieved 21 November 2024.
8. "International hockey returns to the Northern Territory as old rivalries ignite at the 2025 Oceania Cup". hockey.org.au. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.