2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers

Tournament details
Dates	28 February–8 March 2026
Teams	16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue	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]

Two events will be held in Santiago, Chile and Hyderabad, India ^[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

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
2025 Pan American Cup	24 July–3 August 2025	Montevideo	3	Canada   Chile   Uruguay
2025 EuroHockey Championship II	27 July–2 August 2025	Gniezno	4	Austria   Italy    Switzerland   Wales
2025 EuroHockey Championship	8–17 August 2025	Mönchengladbach	4	England   France   Ireland   Scotland
2025 Oceania Cup	4–7 September 2025	Darwin	1	Australia
2025 Asia Cup	5−14 September 2025	Hangzhou	4	India   Japan   Malaysia   South Korea
Total			16

Tournament 1

2026 Women's FIH World Cup Qualifiers Chile

Tournament details
Host country	Chile
City	Santiago
Dates	28 February – 8 March
Teams	8 (from 4 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. ^[3]

Preliminary round

Pool A

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

First match(es) will be played: 2 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. ^[4]
(H) Hosts

Pool B

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

First match(es) will be played: 2 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. ^[4]

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

2026 Women's FIH World Cup Qualifiers India

Tournament details
Host country	India
City	Hyderabad
Dates	8–14 March
Teams	8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue	G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground

The tournament will be held at the G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground in Hyderabad, India from 8 to 14 March 2026. ^[3]

All times are local (UTC+5:30).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semi-finals
2	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Classification round
4	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 8 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. ^[4]

8 March 2026 12:45 England   v   Italy Report

8 March 2026 15:00 South Korea   v   Austria Report

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9 March 2026 12:45 Italy   v   Austria Report

9 March 2026 15:00 South Korea   v   England Report

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11 March 2026 12:45 England   v   Austria Report

11 March 2026 15:00 Italy   v   South Korea Report

Pool B

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

First match(es) will be played: 8 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. ^[4]
(H) Hosts

8 March 2026 17:15 Scotland   v   Wales Report

8 March 2026 19:30 India   v   Uruguay Report

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9 March 2026 17:15 Uruguay   v   Wales Report

9 March 2026 19:30 Scotland   v   India Report

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11 March 2026 17:15 Uruguay   v   Scotland Report

11 March 2026 19:30 India   v   Wales Report

Classification round

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

Crossovers

13 March 2026 12:45 3rd Pool A C1 4th Pool B Report

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13 March 2026 15:00 3rd Pool B C2 4th Pool A Report

Seventh and eighth place

14 March 2026 12:45 Loser C1 v Loser C2 Report

Fifth and sixth place

14 March 2026 12:45 Winner C1 v Winner C2 Report

Medal round

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

Semi-finals

13 March 2026 17:15 1st Pool A SF1 2nd Pool B Report

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13 March 2026 19:30 1st Pool B SF2 2nd Pool A Report

Third and fourth place

14 March 2026 17:15 Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 Report

Final

14 March 2026 19:30 Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 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 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
• 2026 Men'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. "All Eyes on 2026: The Race for FIH Hockey World Cup Begins!". fih.hockey. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
4. FIH General Tournament Regulations - May 2025.pdf

External links

• Official website