The 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers were the final stage of the qualification for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup. It was held from 28 February to 8 March 2026.
Two events were held, one each in Santiago, Chile and Ismailia, Egypt.
Format Teams not qualifying from the continental qualification tournament were participating in this tournament according to the respective spots received by the FIH. The 16 teams were split into two eight team tournaments. In each tournament the eight teams were divided into two four-team pools. After the round-robin stage the top two teams advanced to the semifinals. The top three teams of each tournament and the highest world ranked team that finished in fourth place in each event qualified for the World Cup.
Entrants
QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team2025 Pan American Cup24 July–3 August 2025 Montevideo3 Championship II27 July–2 August 2025 Lousada32025 EuroHockey Championship8–17 August 202542025 Asia Cup29 August−7 September 2025 Rajgir4 Cup of Nations11–18 October 2025 Ismailia12025 Asia Play-offs13–16 November 2025 Dhaka1Total16
Ismailia
The first qualifier was held at the Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium in Ismailia, Egypt from 1 to 7 March 2026. England won the qualifier by defeating Pakistan 4–1 in the final, both directly qualifying for the World Cup. Japan sealed the third direct qualification by defeating Malaysia 5–4. Malaysia qualified based on World Ranking.
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
Pool A
Pool B
Classification round
Crossovers
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Medal round
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Goalscorers
Final standings
Santiago
The tournament was held at the Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler in Santiago, Chile from 28 February to 8 March 2026.
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC−3). Pool A
Pool B
Classification round
Crossovers
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Medal round
Semifinals
Third and fourth place
Final
Goalscorers
Final standings
Qualified teams The following seven teams qualified for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Team Qualified on Qualified asPrevious appearances in the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup1 6 March 2026 Ismailia champions 14 (1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2023) 6 March 2026 Ismailia runners-up 13 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018) 7 March 2026 Ismailia third-place 5 (1971, 1973, 2002, 2006, 2023) 6 March 2026 Santiago champions 3 (1978, 1990, 2018) 6 March 2026 Santiago runners-up 4 (1971, 1990, 2018, 2023) 8 March 2026 Santiago third-place 1 (2023) 6 March 2026 Highest ranked fourth-place 9 (1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018, 2023)
See also 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers
Notes
References
External links Official website