2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup

The International Hockey Federation announced on 15 June 2022 that they received the following five bids for the 2026 World Cup. • London and Northampton, England and Cardiff, Wales (joint bid) • Germany (bid withdrawn in October 2022 due to economic risk) • Potchefstroom, South Africa The following two bids included holding combined men's and women's world cup simultaneously: • Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands (joint bid) • Potchefstroom, South Africa Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands were awarded the hosting rights on 3 November 2022. ==Teams==

Qualification Just as in 2018 and 2023, 16 teams will compete in the tournament. Alongside hosts, Belgium and Netherlands, the top-ranked team in the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons in the FIH Pro League and the five continental champions receive an automatic berth. Then 16 teams from all over the five continents competed for the last seven places at the World Cup Qualifiers. Out of them England, Pakistan and Japan being the top three teams at the qualifier held at Ismailia qualified for the World Cup tournament. On the other hand, Malaysia qualified on the basis of their world ranking. At the qualifier held at Santiago, three teams namely, Ireland, France and Wales got first three positions locking their places in the Men's World Cup hockey tournament. Summary of qualified teams ==Venues==

Following is a list of all venues and host cities across the Netherlands and Belgium. ==Draw==

The draw took place on 17 March 2026. ==First round==

The hosts schedule was published on 30 September 2025. The match schedule was revealed on 18 March 2026. All times are local (UTC+2). Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Pool C ---- ---- Pool D ---- ---- ==Second round==

Pool E ---- Pool F ---- ==Classification round==

Pool G ---- Pool H ---- 15th place match 13th place match Eleventh place match Ninth place match Seventh place match Fifth place match ==First to fourth place classification==

Bracket Semifinals Third place match Final ==Notes==