2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup

The 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup will be the 16th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be held from 15 to 30 August 2026 in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.

Host selection
The International Hockey Federation announced on 15 June 2022 that they received the following five bids for the 2026 World Cup. The winning bid will be announced in November 2022.


 * London, Northampton, England or Cardiff, Wales
 * Germany (host city: to be confirmed)
 * Potchefstroom, South Africa

The following two bids are combined with the 2026 Women's World Cup:


 * Wavre, Belgium/Amstelveen, Netherlands
 * Potchefstroom, South Africa

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

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

Venues
Following is a list of all venues and host cities.