New Delhi, Dec 11 (UNI) Santiago de Chile, Egypt’s Ismailia city and India’s Hyderabad were on Thursday announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as hosts the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers.

FIH Hockey World Cup will be co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands from August 15-30, 2026.

Seven teams per gender will qualify through these events, which promise to be among the highlights of the FIH calendar next year. The teams finishing first, second, and third in each tournament will secure their place at next year’s FIH flagship event.

The highest world-ranked team among those finishing in fourth place in each event will be the seventh team to qualify.

Teams have been allocated according to the FIH World Rankings as follows:

Santiago de Chile, Chile (February 28- Marc

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