The 2025–26 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the annual qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Pro League organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held at the Hartleyvale Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa from 11 to 20 June 2026.
France won their first title with a finals win over South Africa. New Zealand won the bronze medal by defeating Japan 3–1.
Qualified teams In addition to the host nation, teams qualified for the event through three pathways, the 2024–25 editions of the FIH Pro League, Nations Cup and Nations Cup 2.
DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers30 November 2024 – 29 June 20252024–25 FIH Pro LeagueVarious 117–23 February 2025FIH Nations Cup 2Muscat, Oman 215–21 June 2025FIH Nations CupKuala Lumpur, Malaysia 516 March 2026Host Nation 1 Total9 – Wales withdrew and were replaced by United States to the 2025–26 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup.
Squads
Head Coach: John-John Dohmen
Head Coach: Mark Tumilty
Head Coach: Yoshihiro Anai
Head Coach: Brendon Carolan
Head Coach: Greg Nicol
Head Coach: Neil Allan
Head Coach: Devon van der Merwe
Head Coach: Min Tae-seok
Head Coach: Allan Law
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
Pool A
Pool B
Fifth to eighth place Classification Bracket
5–8th place semi-finals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
First to fourth place Classification Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place game
Final
Statistics Final standings
Awards The awards were announced on 20 June 2026.
Award Player Player of the tournament Corentin Sellier Goalkeeper of the tournament Cullin de Jager Best young player Malo Martinache
Goalscorers
See also 2025–26 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League
References