The winner will qualify for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup to be held in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.[3] The Netherlands are the two-time defending champions.[4] If Belgium or the Netherlands win this tournament or if these two countries face each other in the final, the highest ranked team will qualify.
Qualification
The top six teams from the 2023 edition qualified directly for this edition of the tournament.[5] The last two teams will be the winners of the two sets of EuroHockey Qualifiers taking place in Vienna, Austria and Dublin, Ireland in August 2024.[6][7]
First match(es) will be played: 9 August 2025. Source: FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[10]
First match(es) will be played: 8 August 2025. Source: FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[10] (H) Hosts
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
5
A3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
B3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
A4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
B4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
First match(es) will be played: 14 August 2025. Source: FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[10]
