The 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers will be the final stage of the qualification for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup. It will be held at 28 February to 8 March 2026.[1]
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
Highlighted are the countries that are participating in the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers.
First match(es) will be played: 1 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.[3] (H) Hosts
First match(es) will be played: 1 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.[3]
First match(es) will be played: 1 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.[3] (H) Hosts
First match(es) will be played: 1 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.[3]
Montevideo
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Canada
Chile
United States
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Lousada
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Mönchengladbach
Austria
England
France
Poland
Rajgir
China
Japan
Malaysia
South Korea
Ismailia
Dhaka
Pakistan