Ireland clinch their place in the Hockey World Cup finals in August with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Wales at the qualification tournament in Santiago.

Pakistan and England’s men’s hockey teams secured qualification for the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 after winning their respective semifinals at the qualifying tournament in Ismailia, Egypt, on Friday.

Pakistan qualified for the Hockey World Cup 2026 after defeating Japan in the semi-final of the World Cup qualifying tournament on Friday.The Men in Green continued their unbeaten run in the tournament,

Ireland's women complete a perfect group campaign at the Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers in Chile with a 5-1 win over Canada.

The 2026 Hockey World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands between August 15-30, will have its final set of participants coming in from the FIH qualifiers. While nine men’s and women’s teams have already qualified for the showpiece through the Pro League or via victories in continental championships,

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said this week that location announcements for the 2028 World Cup of Hockey are close to imminent.

Now that the 2026 Olympics are in the rearview mirror, best-on-best men's hockey will return in 2028 with the World Cup of Hockey. Key storylines:

Wales' Hockey World Cup hopes are hanging by a thread after a 5-0 defeat by France in Santiago, Chile

The Indian Women's Hockey Team is set to compete in the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers in Hyderabad, starting March 8. The hosts will battle seven other teams for three qualification spots for the 2026 World Cup.

The FIH Hockey World Cup qualifiers mark the final stage of the journey to the 2026 Hockey World Cup which will be jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands from 15-30 August.

Pakistan clinched qualification for the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 with a late winner against Japan, while England dominated Malaysia to book their ticket. Pakistan make it to the World Cup after a gap of eight years.