The 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers was the final stage of the qualification for the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup. It was held from 2 to 14 March 2026.
Two events were held, one each in Santiago, Chile and Hyderabad, India
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 finishes 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 Gniezno42025 EuroHockey Championship8–17 August 202542025 Oceania Cup4–7 September 2025 Darwin12025 Asia Cup5−14 September 2025 Hangzhou4Total16
Squads
Santiago
The tournament was held at the Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler in Santiago, Chile from 2 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
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Goalscorers
Final standings
Hyderabad
The tournament was held at the G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground in Hyderabad, India from 8 to 14 March 2026.
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+5:30). 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
Qualified teams The following seven teams qualified for the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Team Qualified on Qualified asPrevious appearances in the Women's FIH Hockey World Cup1 7 March 2026 Santiago champions 1 (2022) 7 March 2026 Santiago runners-up 12 (1981, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) 8 March 2026 Santiago third-place 6 (1986, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2018, 2022) 13 March 2026 Hyderabad champions 11 (1983, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) 13 March 2026 Hyderabad runners-up 8 (1974, 1978, 1983, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022) 14 March 2026 Hyderabad third-place 4 (1983, 1986, 1998, 2002) 14 March 2026 Highest ranked fourth-place 9 (1978, 1981, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) 1 Italic indicates hosts for that year.
See also 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers
References
External links Official website