2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

Tournament details
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]

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	5	Bangladesh   China   Japan   Malaysia   South Korea
2025 Hockey Africa Cup of Nations	11–18 October 2025	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: FIH
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: FIH
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

	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

Medal round

	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

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: FIH
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: FIH
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

	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

Medal round

	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

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. FIH General Tournament Regulations - May 2025.pdf

External links

• Official website