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2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup

The 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup will be the 16th edition of the Women's FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for women's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be held from 14 to 30 August 2026 in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.

2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countriesBelgium
Netherlands
CitiesWavre
Amstelveen
Dates14–30 August
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
← 2022 (previous) (next) 2030 →

Belgium and Netherlands were given the hosting rights in November 2022, beating bids from Australia, South Africa and Uruguay in the process. This will be the second time the women's event is co-hosted after 2022. This also marks Belgium's first and Netherlands' fifth time hosting.

16 teams will participate for the third time after the expansion in 2018. Qualification was an amalgamation of the FIH Pro League, continental championships and the World Cup Qualifiers. Qualification took place in December 2023 to March 2026 to decide the qualifiers.

Netherlands are the defending champions after defeating the Argentina 3–1 at the 2022 final in Terrassa.

Host selection

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The International Hockey Federation announced on 15 June 2022 that they had received the following four bids for the 2026 World Cup.[1][2] The winning bid was to be announced on 3 November 2022.

The following two bids included holding combined women's and men's world cup simultaneously:

Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands were awarded the hosting rights on 3 November 2022.[3]

Teams

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Qualification

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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. The other 16 teams will compete for the last seven places in the World Cup Qualifiers.

Highlighted are the countries that are participating in the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.
  Qualified
  Hosts
Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
3 November 2022 Hosts N/a 2  Belgium
 Netherlands
6 December 2023 – 29 June 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League N/a 1  Germany
30 November 2024 – 29 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League N/a 1  Argentina
24 July – 3 August 2025 2025 Pan American Cup Uruguay Montevideo 1  United States
9–17 August 2025 2025 EuroHockey Championship Germany Mönchengladbach 1  Spain
4–7 September 2025 2025 Oceania Cup Australia Darwin 1  New Zealand
5–14 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup China Hangzhou 1  China
11–18 October 2025 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt Ismailia 1  South Africa
2–8 March 2026 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Chile Santiago 4  Australia
 Chile
 Ireland
 Japan
8–14 March 2026 India Hyderabad 3  England
 India
 Scotland
Total 16

Summary of qualified teams

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Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[A] WR[B]
Total First Last Streak
 Belgium Co-hosts 3 November 2022 8th 1974 2022 4 Third place (1978) TBD
 Netherlands 16th 1974 16 Champions (Nine times)[C] TBD
 Germany 2023–24 FIH Pro League 27 June 2024 16th 1974 16 Champions (1976, 1981) TBD
 Argentina 2024–25 FIH Pro League 22 June 2025 16th 1974 16 Champions (2002, 2010) TBD
 United States 2025 Pan American Cup 1 August 2025 10th 1983 2018 1 Third place (1994) TBD
 Spain 2025 EuroHockey Championship 13 August 2025 13th 1974 2022 3 Third place (2018) TBD
 New Zealand 2025 Oceania Cup 7 September 2025 10th 1983 5 Fourth place (1986) TBD
 China 2025 Asia Cup 14 September 2025 10th 1990 10 Third place (2002) TBD
 South Africa 2025 Africa Cup of Nations 18 October 2025 8th 1998 8 Seventh place (1998) TBD
 Australia 2026 World Cup Qualifiers 7 March 2026 13th 1981 13 Champions (1994, 1998) TBD
 Chile 2nd 2022 2 Thirteenth place (2022) TBD
 Ireland 8 March 2026 6th 1986 2022 3 Runners-up (2018) TBD
 England 13 March 2026 12th 1983 12 Third place (2010) TBD
 India 9th 1974 3 Fourth place (1974) TBD
 Japan 10th 1978 4 Fifth place (2006) TBD
 Scotland 14 March 2026 5th 1983 2002 1 Eighth place (1983) TBD

Venues

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Following is a list of all venues and host cities.

Netherlands Belgium
Wagener Stadium Belfius Hockey Arena
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 10,000

Draw

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The draw took place on 17 March 2026.[4][5]

Seeding

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As tournament hosts, Belgium and the Netherlands were assigned pools to compete in home matches until the semi-finals and classification matches.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

First round

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The hosts schedule was published on 30 September 2025.[6] The match schedule was revealed on 18 March 2026.[7]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th–16th classification
4  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 August 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 scored.
(H) Hosts

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th–16th classification
4  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 August 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 scored.

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round
2  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th–16th classification
4  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 August 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 scored.
(H) Hosts

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round
2  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th–16th classification
4  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 August 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 scored.

Second round

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Pool E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 E2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 E3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th–8th classification
4 E4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 August 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 scored.

Pool F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 F2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 F3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th–8th classification
4 F4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 22 August 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 scored.

Classification round

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Pool G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 G1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 G2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 G3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 G4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 August 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 scored.

Pool H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 H1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 H2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 H3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 H4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 22 August 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 scored.

15th place match

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13th place match

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Eleventh place match

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Ninth place match

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Seventh place match

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Fifth place match

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First to fourth place classification

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 August
 
 
E1
 
29 August
 
F2
 
Winner SF1
 
27 August
 
Winner SF2
 
F1
 
 
E2
 
Third place
 
 
29 August
 
 
Loser SF1
 
 
Loser SF2

Semifinals

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Bronze medal match

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Gold medal match

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
  2. ↑ World ranking at start of tournament
  3. ↑ Netherlands have won in 1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018 and 2022.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Nations from four continents bidding for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups!". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Palmer, Dan (16 June 2022). "Countries from four continents bid for Hockey World Cups in 2026". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Iveson, Ali (3 November 2022). "Netherlands and Belgium to hold combined Hockey World Cups in 2026". inside the games. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026 Pools to be revealed on 17 March!". International Hockey Federation. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Draw determines FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Pools!". International Hockey Federation. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026: book your tickets now!". International Hockey Federation. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "FIH announces match schedule for FIH Hockey World Cup 2026!". International Hockey Federation. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
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