of Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifying Hockey India on Monday announced that the tournament will be hosted by India in Hyderabad from March 8 to 14.

The qualifying tournament will feature eight international teams – India, England, Scotland, South Korea, Italy, Uruguay, Wales and Austria – competing for three spots. women’s hockey world cup Held in Belgium and the Netherlands from August 15th to 30th.

The teams finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Hyderabad will directly qualify for the World Championship. hockey A spectacle.

A total of 16 teams will participate Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026nine have already secured their spots.

The Netherlands will enter the tournament as defending champions after defeating Argentina in the final of the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 in Terrassa, Spain. India failed to advance to the quarter-finals, finishing in 9th place.

India’s best result in the Women’s Hockey World Cup was fourth place in the inaugural tournament in France in 1974.

on the other hand, indian men’s hockey team They won the Asia Cup in Bihar last year and have already qualified for the 2026 Hockey World Cup.

India defeated South Korea 4-1 in the Asian Cup final, ending an eight-year wait to reclaim the continental title and qualifying for the 2026 Men’s Hockey World Cup, to be hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands, also in August.