Hockey World Cup 2026: Finals, Results and Schedule

There are two. The women's final is Saturday, August 29, 2026 at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, and the men's final is Sunday, August 30 at the Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belgium. The men's bronze medal match is played earlier the same afternoon. Sources: FIH, ESPN.

Germany against Spain. Spain reached their first final since 1998 by beating co-hosts and Olympic champions the Netherlands 4-3 in Amstelveen, and Germany came through the second semi-final against Argentina in Wavre. Germany are the defending world champions. Sources: ESPN, Olympics.com, kicker.

The Netherlands against Argentina, a rematch of the 2022 final that the Dutch won 3-1 for a record ninth title. The Netherlands beat Belgium 1-0 in the semi-finals through a Frederique Matla goal, and Argentina edged Australia 1-0 thanks to Julieta Jankunas. Sources: FIH, Buenos Aires Herald.

In two countries. The Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen (Netherlands) and the Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre (Belgium) share the tournament, each with a capacity of about 10,000. It is the first World Cup co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. Source: FIH.

On August 15, 2026. The tournament runs for just over two weeks and finishes on August 30 with the men's final. Both the men's and women's competitions were staged in the same window and at the same venues, a first for the event. Source: FIH.

Germany won the men's title in 2023, beating Belgium 5-4 on shootouts after a 3-3 draw in the final in Bhubaneswar. The Netherlands won the 2022 women's title, beating Argentina 3-1. Both went into 2026 as defending champions. Source: FIH.

Sixteen teams in each tournament are split into four groups of four. Group play feeds a second round and a set of classification matches, which produce the four semi-finalists. From the semi-finals on it is straight knockout, with a bronze medal match before each final. Source: FIH.

The hard way. Germany lost 2-1 to Spain in the second round, then had to beat Australia 4-2 to secure a semi-final place, and got past Argentina in Wavre on Friday evening. They are chasing back-to-back world titles. Sources: sportschau, ZDF, Olympics.com.

Germany's women finished sixth and did not reach the semi-finals. Their tournament included a 3-2 loss to Argentina at the Belfius Hockey Arena on August 17, in which Agustina Gorzelany scored twice late for the Argentinians. Sources: Olympics.com, FIH.

Tomás Domene of Argentina leads the men's scoring charts with nine goals. In the men's semi-final in Amstelveen, Spain's Jose Basterra scored a hat-trick against the Netherlands in the space of 14 minutes. Sources: FIH, ESPN.

Coverage is split by market. In Germany, Magenta Sport shows every German match plus both semi-finals, the bronze match and the final for free. Elsewhere the FIH sells or licenses coverage locally, and the FIH website carries live scores for every game. Sources: FIH, ZDF.

4-3, after trailing. Koen Bijen put the Dutch ahead in the 21st minute, then Jose Basterra scored in the 40th, 49th and 54th minutes and Pepe Cunill added a fourth in the 50th. Jip Janssen (56') and Joep de Mol (59') pulled two back for the hosts, but it came too late. Sources: ESPN, DAWN.

No. Spain have reached the final before, in 1971 and 1998, but have never lifted the men's World Cup. The 2026 final in Wavre is their third attempt. Sources: FIH, kicker.