2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers
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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.[1]
Host countriesChile
Egypt
Egypt
Dates1–8 March 2026
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host countries | Chile Egypt | ||
| Dates | 1–8 March 2026 | ||
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||
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Two events were held, one each in Santiago, Chile and Ismailia, Egypt.[2]
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
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pan American Cup | 24 July–3 August 2025 |  Montevideo |
3 |  Canada Chile United States |
| 2025 EuroHockey Championship II | 27 July–2 August 2025 |  Lousada |
3 |  Ireland Scotland Wales |
| 2025 EuroHockey Championship | 8–17 August 2025 |  Mönchengladbach |
4 |  Austria England France Poland |
| 2025 Asia Cup | 29 August−7 September 2025 |  Rajgir |
4 |  China Japan Malaysia South Korea |
| 2025 Hockey Africa Cup of Nations | 11–18 October 2025 |  Ismailia |
1 | Egypt |
| 2025 Asia Play-offs | 13–16 November 2025 |  Dhaka |
1 |  Pakistan |
| Total | 16 | |||
Ismailia
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Ismailia |
| Dates | 1–7 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue | Suez Canal Authority Hockey Stadium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England |
| Runner-up | Pakistan |
| Third place | Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 106 (6.24 per match) |
| Top scorer | Ahmed El-Ganaini (5 goals) |
| Best player | Tom Sorsby |
| Best young player | Waleed Rana |
| Best goalkeeper | Mohamed Gamal |
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.[3]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Egypt (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | Classification round |
| 4 | United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
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
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
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | China |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 1 | Classification round |
| 4 | Austria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |
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]
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 | |||||
| 6 March | ||||||
| Egypt | 4 | |||||
| 7 March | ||||||
| Austria | 0 | |||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| 6 March | ||||||
| China | 4 | |||||
| China | w/o | |||||
| United States | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 7 March | ||||||
| Austria | w/o | |||||
| United States | ||||||
Crossovers
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
Medal round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 March | ||||||
| England | 7 | |||||
| 7 March | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| England | 4 | |||||
| 6 March | ||||||
| Pakistan | 1 | |||||
| Pakistan | 4 | |||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 March | ||||||
| Malaysia | 4 | |||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Goalscorers
There were 106 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 6.24 goals per match.
5 goals
Ahmed El-Ganaini
4 goals
Sam Hooper- Tom Sorsby
Raiki Fujishima- Kazumasa Matsumoto
- Koji Yamasaki
Fitri Saari
Sufyan Khan- Abu Mahmood
3 goals
Du Shihao- Henry Croft
- Sam Ward
- Ryoma Ooka
- Muhammad Ammad
2 goals
- Chen Benhai
- Zhao Yulai
- Ziad Adel
- Stuart Rushmere
- Akhimullah Anuar
- Abu Kamal Azrai
- Marhan Jalil
- Faizal Saari
- Afraz
- Waheed Rana
- Waleed Rana
1 goal
Moritz Frey- Maximilian Kelner
- Fülöp Losonci
- Maximilian Scholz
- Ao Xu
- Chen Qijun
- Guan Quyang
- Su Rui
- Wang Yaqi
- Zhang Xiaojia
- Hamada Atef
- Hussein Awad
- Said Kamal
- Mahmoud Mamdouh
- Ahmed Mohsen
- Mostafa Ragab
- Nick Bandurak
- Ben Fox
- Zachary Wallace
- Kosei Kawabe
- Ryosuke Shinohara
- Shota Yamada
- Syed Cholan
- Shafiq Hassan
- Aiman Rozemi
- Faiz Jali
- Muhajir Abdu Rauf
- Shello Silverius
- Norsyafiq Sumantri
- Nadeem Ahmad
- Zikriya Hayat
Aki Käppeler
Source: FIH
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | England |
2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup |
| 2 | Pakistan | |
| 3 | Japan | |
| 4 | Malaysia | |
| 5 | China |
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| 6 | Egypt (H) | |
| 7 | Austria | |
| 8 | United States |
Santiago
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| City | Santiago |
| Dates | 1–8 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ireland |
| Runner-up | France |
| Third place | Wales |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 102 (5.1 per match) |
| Top scorer | Jamie Golden (9 goals) |
| Best player | François Goyet |
| Best young player | Malo Martinache |
| Best goalkeeper | Jamie Carr |
The tournament was held at the Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler in Santiago, Chile from 28 February to 8 March 2026.[6]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC−3).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wales |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Scotland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Chile (H) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
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
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
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ireland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Poland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 3 | Classification round |
| 4 | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 0 |
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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]
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Classification round
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 6 March | ||||||
| Scotland | 8 | |||||
| 7 March | ||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||
| 6 March | ||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| Chile | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 7 March | ||||||
| South Korea | 0 (1) | |||||
| Chile (p.s.o.) | 0 (4) | |||||
Crossovers
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
Medal round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 March | ||||||
| France | 4 | |||||
| 8 March | ||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||
| France | 1 | |||||
| 6 March | ||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||
| Ireland | 4 | |||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 March | ||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||
| Wales | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Goalscorers
There were 102 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.1 goals per match.
9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Sean Davis- Jude Nicholson
Benjamin Marqué
Jonathan Lynch- Greg Williams
- Matthew Nelson
Gracjan Jarzyński
Gareth Furlong
2 goals
- Rowan Childs
- Matthew Sarmento
Raimundo Valenzuela- Tomasz Bembenek
- Wojciech Rutkowski
Cameron Golden
Jang Jong-hyun- Lim Do-hyun
- Fred Newbold
1 goal
- Roopkanwar Dhillon
- Thomson Harris
- Hudson Loh
- Robin Thind
- Vicente Goñi
- Agustín Valenzuela
- Sebastián Wolansky
- Stanislas Branicki
- Timothée Clément
- Xavier Esmenjaud
- Louis Haertelmeyer
- Corentin Sellier
- Gaspard Xavier
- Jeremy Duncan
- Adam McAllister
- Benjamin Walker
- Maksymilian Koperski
- Michał Lange
- Ali Douglas
- Andrew McConnell
- Cheon Min-su
- Choi Chank-yu
- Oh Se-yong
- Dale Hutchinson
- Jack Pritchard
- Nicholas Morgan
- Sam Welsh
Source: FIH
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ireland |
2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup |
| 2 | France | |
| 3 | Wales | |
| 4 | Poland |
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| 5 | Scotland | |
| 6 | Canada | |
| 7 | Chile (H) | |
| 8 | South Korea |
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 as | Previous appearances in the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 March 2026 | Ismailia champions | 14 (1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2023) |
| Pakistan | 6 March 2026 | Ismailia runners-up | 13 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018) |
| Japan | 7 March 2026 | Ismailia third-place | 5 (1971, 1973, 2002, 2006, 2023) |
| Ireland | 6 March 2026 | Santiago champions | 3 (1978, 1990, 2018) |
| France | 6 March 2026 | Santiago runners-up | 4 (1971, 1990, 2018, 2023) |
| Wales | 8 March 2026 | Santiago third-place | 1 (2023 |
| Malaysia | 6 March 2026 | Highest ranked fourth-place | 9 (1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018, 2023) |
See also
Notes
- The United States withdrew after two matches because of an official advisory from the US State Department due to the 2026 Iran War. Matches played stood and all other matches were cancelled and resulted in favour of the opposing team.[5]