Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 has entered the knockout and final classification stages. While Belgium and the Netherlands are hosting this tournament, both the Semifinals have been scheduled for 28th August, and the third-place and Final will be played on 30th August. Meanwhile, all the other classification matches (5th/6th to 15th/16th place) are scheduled for 28th August.
The hosts Netherlands, defending champions Germany, Spain, and Argentina have qualified for the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Semifinals.
Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Semifinalists: Final Positions in Each Round; Previous Knockout Stages Status
Netherlands (Pool A champions and Pool E champions): 3-time champions (1973, 1990, and 1998) and 7-time finalists, Netherlands are ready to play their 11th World Cup Semifinal. The 2026 edition is set to play their 5th straight World Cup Semifinal.
Spain (Pool C runners-up and Pool F runners-up): 2-time runners-up (1971 and 1998) Spain are ready to play their 4th World Cup Semfinal, first after the 2006 edition.
Germany (Pool B champions and Pool F champions): 2-time champions (2002 and 2006) and 4-time finalists, Germany are ready for their 10th World Cup Semifinal, 2nd consecutive last-four appearance. They are the defending champions.
Argentina (Pool A runners-up and Pool E runners-up): Argentina are ready to play their 2nd World Cup Semifinal, while they finished in third place in the 2014 edition.
Semifinalists Results in Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026
Stage | Netherlands | Spain | Germany | Argentina |
First Round | (Won) 5-1 vs New Zealand [Pool A] | (Won) 3-1 vs South Africa [Pool C] | (Won) 5-1 vs Malaysia [Pool B] | (Won) 3-0 vs Japan [Pool A] |
First Round | (Won) 3-1 vs Argentina [Pool A] | (Lost) 0-1 vs Australia [Pool C] | (Won) 1-0 vs Belgium [Pool B] | (Lost) 1-3 vs Netherlands [Pool A] |
First Round | (Won) 4-1 vs Japan [Pool A] | (Won) 3-1 vs Ireland [Pool C] | (Drawn) 1-1 vs France [Pool B] | (Won) 7-1 vs New Zealand [Pool A] |
Second Round | (Won) 3-1 vs India [Pool E] | (Won) 2-1 vs Germany [Pool F] | (Lost) 1-2 vs Spain [Pool F] | (Won) 3-1 vs England [Pool E] |
Second Round | (Drawn) 2-2 vs England [Pool E] | (Drawn) 1-1 vs Belgium [Pool F] | [Pool F] | (Won) 5-3 vs India [Pool E] |
Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026: Semifinals Schedules
1st Semifinal (28 August 2026) – 18:00: Netherlands vs Spain (Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen, Netherlands)
Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026: Third Place Schedule
Third Place Match (30 August 2026) – 14:00: 1st Semifinal losers vs 2nd Semifinal losers (Belfius Hockey Arena, Wavre, Belgium)
Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026: Final Schedule
Final (30 August 2026) – 16:30: 1st Semifinal winners vs 2nd Semifinal winners (Belfius Hockey Arena, Wavre, Belgium)
Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2026: Other Classification Matches Schedules
15th Place match (28 August 2026) – 11:00: Wales vs Malaysia (Belfius Hockey Arena, Wavre, Belgium)
13th Place match (28 August 2026) – 09:30: Japan vs France (Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen, Netherlands)
11th Place match (28 August 2026) – 12:30: Pakistan vs South Africa (Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen, Netherlands)
9th Place match (28 August 2026) – 14:00: New Zealand vs Ireland (Belfius Hockey Arena, Wavre, Belgium)
7th Place match (28 August 2026) – 17:00: India vs Belgium (Belfius Hockey Arena, Wavre, Belgium)
5th Place match (28 August 2026) – 15:00: England vs Australia (Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen, Netherlands)
