2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 28 February–8 March 2026 | ||
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||
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The 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers will be the final stage of the qualification for the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup. It will be held at 28 February to 8 March 2026.[1]
Two events will be held in Santiago, Chile and Hyderabad, India[2]
Format
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
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pan American Cup | 24 July–3 August 2025 | Montevideo | 3 | Canada Chile Uruguay |
| 2025 EuroHockey Championship II | 27 July–2 August 2025 | Gniezno | 4 | Austria Italy Switzerland Wales |
| 2025 EuroHockey Championship | 8–17 August 2025 | Mönchengladbach | 4 | England France Ireland Scotland |
| 2025 Oceania Cup | 4–7 September 2025 | Darwin | 1 | Australia |
| 2025 Asia Cup | 5−14 September 2025 | Hangzhou | 4 | India Japan Malaysia South Korea |
| Total | 16 | |||
Tournament 1
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Team 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Team 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Classification round |
| 4 | Team 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 28 February 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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Team 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Team 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Classification round |
| 4 | Team 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 28 February 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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
Classification round
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 3rd Pool A | ||||||
| 4th Pool B | ||||||
| W C1 | ||||||
| W C2 | ||||||
| 3rd Pool B | ||||||
| 4th Pool A | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| L C2 | ||||||
| L C2 | ||||||
Medal round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1st Pool A | ||||||
| 2nd Pool B | ||||||
| W SF1 | ||||||
| W SF2 | ||||||
| 1st Pool B | ||||||
| 2nd Pool A | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| L SF1 | ||||||
| L SF2 | ||||||
Tournament 2
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Team 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Team 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Classification round |
| 4 | Team 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 28 February 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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Team 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Team 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Classification round |
| 4 | Team 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 28 February 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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
Classification round
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 3rd Pool A | ||||||
| 4th Pool B | ||||||
| W C1 | ||||||
| W C2 | ||||||
| 3rd Pool B | ||||||
| 4th Pool A | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| L C2 | ||||||
| L C2 | ||||||
Medal round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1st Pool A | ||||||
| 2nd Pool B | ||||||
| W SF1 | ||||||
| W SF2 | ||||||
| 1st Pool B | ||||||
| 2nd Pool A | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| L SF1 | ||||||
| L SF2 | ||||||
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team 1 | Hockey World Cup |
| 2 | Team 2 | |
| 3 | Team 3 | |
| 4 | Team 4 | |
| 5 | Team 5 | |
| 6 | Team 6 | |
| 7 | Team 7 | |
| 8 | Team 8 | |
| 9 | Team 9 | |
| 10 | Team 10 | |
| 11 | Team 11 | |
| 12 | Team 12 | |
| 13 | Team 13 | |
| 14 | Team 14 | |
| 15 | Team 15 | |
| 16 | Team 16 |
Source: FIH
See also
References
- ^ "Qualification System for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Qualifiers for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d FIH General Tournament Regulations - May 2025.pdf