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 in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host countries | Belgium Netherlands | ||
| Cities | Wavre Amstelveen | ||
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||
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Host selection
The International Hockey Federation announced on 15 June 2022 that they received the following five bids for the 2026 World Cup.[1][2] The winning bid will be announced on 3 November 2022.
- Melbourne/Geelong, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane/Gold Coast, Australia, to be confirmed
- Potchefstroom, South Africa
- Uruguay
The following two bids are combined with the 2026 Men's World Cup:
- Wavre, Belgium/Amstelveen, Netherlands
- Potchefstroom, South Africa
Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands were awarded the hosting rights on 3 November 2022.[3]
Venues
Following is a list of all venues and host cities.
| Netherlands | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| Wagener Stadium | Wavre | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: | |
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See also
References
- "Nations from four continents bidding for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups!". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- 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.
- Iveson, Ali (3 November 2022). "Netherlands and Belgium to hold combined Hockey World Cups in 2026". inside the games. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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