The 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup final was the final match of the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, the 16th edition of the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. The match was played at Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belgium, on 30 August 2026, and was contested by Spain and defending champions Germany.
The tournament involved co-hosts Belgium and Netherlands alongside 14 other teams. The 16 teams competed in a group stage, from which 8 teams qualified for the second round and 4 later advanced to the semifinals.
For Spain, it was the third final and it was the sixth final for the Germans. The two teams met earlier in the tournament, with the Spanish winning 2–1. It was the first time the two teams met in a World Cup final.
Michel Struthoff's solitary goal helped Germany retain their title.
Background The 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup was the 16th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held from 15 to 30 August 2026 in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.
Belgium and Netherlands were given the hosting rights in November 2022, beating a joint bid from England and Wales as well as a South African bid in the process. This was the first time the men's event was co-hosted. This also marked Belgium's first and Netherlands' fourth time hosting. This was also the first time the men's and women's world cup were held as one joint tournament.
16 teams participated for the third time after the expansion in 2018. Qualification was an amalgamation of the FIH Pro League, continental championships and the World Cup Qualifiers. Qualification took place from December 2023 to March 2026 to decide the qualifiers.
Germany were the defending champions having defeated Belgium 5–4 in a shootout after the match finished 3–3 in regular time in Bhubaneswar.
Route to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. Round Opponent Result First round Opponent Result 3–1 Match 1 5–1 0–1 Match 2 1–0 3–1 Match 3 1–1 Pool A placement Final standings Pool B placement Opponent Result Second round Opponent Result 2–1 Match 4 1–2 1–1 Match 5 4–2 Pool F placement Final standings Pool F placement Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result 4–3 Semifinals 2–1
Venue
The Belfius Hockey Arena hosted the final for the first time.
WavreBelfius Hockey ArenaCapacity: 10,000
Match
Sources:https://tms.fih.ch/matches/22382/reports/matchreporthttps://www.fih.hockey/events/fih-hockey-worldcup-belgium-netherlands-2026/schedule-fixtures-results/live-scores/spain-vs-germany-22382?matchcenter=b80b6aa6-22b1-11f1-8de1-81842ce13a05
+PlayerGoals15Luis Calzado00002Alejandro Alonso00005Jordi Bonastre00008Marc Recasens000017Pepe Cunill000014Marc Miralles (C)00006Xavier Gispert00009Borja Lacalle000010José Basterra000011Gerard Clapés000026Bruno Font0000Substitutions16Rafael Revilla000023Marc Vizcaino000035Iñaky Zaldúa000018Joaquín Menini000022Pol Cabré-Verdiell000012Marc Reyné000028Nicolás Álvarez0000Head coach Max Caldas
Statistics410%0%000%0%
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+Penalty corners1 (08:30)1 (01:30)2 (38:45)3 (44:29)4 (44:33)
+PlayerGoals74Jean Danneberg00008Benedikt Schwarzhaupt000014Teo Hinrichs000015Tom Grambusch (C)000044Moritz Ludwig000010Johannes Große000022Hugo von Montgelas000025Hannes Müller000011Thies Prinz000017Christopher Rühr000019Justus Weigand0000Substitutions39Joshua Onyekwue Nnaji00007Justus Warweg 000013Paul-Philipp Kaufmann000021Michel Struthoff110024Erik Kleinlein000034Jakob Brilla000038Antheus Barry0000Head coachAndré Henning
Technical official: Adrian Della Mattia Scoring judge: Eddie Nishizawa Timing judge: Jackie Tomlinson Video umpire: David Tomlinson Reserve umpire: Coen van BungeMatch rules Four quarters of 15 minutes (60 minutes in total) Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
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Alejandro Alonso Jordi Bonastre Xavier Gispert Rafael Vilallonga Marc Recasens Borja Lacalle José Basterra Gerard Clapés Marc Reyné Marc Miralles (C) Luis Calzado (GK) Rafael Revilla (GK) Pepe Cunill Joaquín Menini Pol Cabré-Verdiell Marc Vizcaíno Bruno Font Nicolás Álvarez Iñaky Zaldúa Ignacio Cobos
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Linus Müller Justus Warweg Benedikt Schwarzhaupt Johannes Große Thies Prinz Paul-Philipp Kaufmann Teo Hinrichs Tom Grambusch (C) Christopher Rühr Justus Weigand Michel Struthoff Hugo von Montgelas Erik Kleinlein Hannes Müller Malte Hellwig Jakob Brilla Antheus Barry Joshua Onyekwue-Nnaji (GK) Moritz Ludwig Jean Danneberg (GK)
Notes
References
External links Official website