2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

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2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates28 February–8 March 2026
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers will be the final stage of the qualification for the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup. It will be held at 28 February to 8 March 2026. [1]

Contents

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 qualify for the World Cup.

Qualified teams

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
2025 Pan American Cup 24 July–3 August 2025 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo 3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
2025 EuroHockey Championship II 27 July–2 August 2025 Flag of Poland.svg Gniezno 4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
2025 EuroHockey Championship 8–17 August 2025 Flag of Germany.svg Mönchengladbach 4Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
2025 Oceania Cup 4–7 September 2025 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darwin 1
2025 Asia Cup 5−14 September 2025 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou 4
Total16

Tournament 1

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Team 100000000 Semi-finals
2Team 400000000
3Team 500000000 Classification round
4Team 800000000
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Team 200000000 Semi-finals
2Team 300000000
3Team 600000000 Classification round
4Team 700000000
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

 
CrossoverFifth 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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Team 100000000 Semi-finals
2Team 400000000
3Team 500000000 Classification round
4Team 800000000
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Team 200000000 Semi-finals
2Team 300000000
3Team 600000000 Classification round
4Team 700000000
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

 
CrossoverFifth 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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
1st Pool A
 
 
 
2nd Pool B
 
W SF1
 
 
 
W SF2
 
1st Pool B
 
 
2nd Pool A
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
L SF1
 
 
L SF2

Final standings

PosTeamQualification
1Team 1 Hockey World Cup
2Team 2
3Team 3
4Team 4
5Team 5
6Team 6
7Team 7
8Team 8
9Team 9
10Team 10
11Team 11
12Team 12
13Team 13
14Team 14
15Team 15
16Team 16
Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. "Qualification System for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 FIH General Tournament Regulations - May 2025.pdf