Sunday, 1 November 2020

FIH Hockey World Cups – M & W Junior World Cup & Senior M & W World Cup & Qualification Process

Before Paris 2024 Olympics, there will be two Junior World Cup cycle and one Senior World Cup cycle. As for Junior World Cup it will be held in 2021 and 2023 and Senior World Cup in 2022 for Women & 2023 for Men.

Let me explain the allocation of slots, when is the Continental Championship, who have qualified, who is hosting it and Qualification process for both World Cups i.e. Junior & Senior.

Will start with Junior World Cup...

2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

The 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will be the 12th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial men's under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be held in India in late 2021 with the venue(s) and exact dates yet to be confirmed.

The hosts India are the defending champions.

Qualification Process

A total of 16 teams will qualify for the final tournament. In addition to India who qualified automatically as hosts, 15 other teams will qualify from five separate continental competitions.

Dates

Event

Location

Quotas

Qualifier(s)

15–21 July 2019

2019 Euro Hockey Junior Championship

Valencia, Spain

6

Belgium
England
France
Germany
Netherlands
Spain

17 February 2020

Host

N/A

1

India

2020

2020 Junior Oceania Cup

TBD

2

Postponed

2021 Junior Asia Cup

Dhaka, Bangladesh

3

22–28 March 2021

2021 Junior Africa Cup

Accra, Ghana

2

12–25 April 2021

2021 Junior Pan American Championship

Santiago, Chile

2

Total

16


2021 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

The 2021 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will be the ninth edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial women's under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be held in Potchefstroom, South Africa in late 2021 with the exact dates yet to be confirmed. Argentina are the defending champions.

Qualification Process

A total of 16 teams will qualify for the final tournament. In addition to South Africa, who qualified automatically as hosts, 15 other teams will qualify from five separate continental competitions.

Dates

Event

Location

Quotas

Qualifier(s)

13–21 July 2019

2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship

Valencia, Spain

6

Belgium
England
Germany
Netherlands
Russia
Spain

17 February 2020

Host

N/A

1

South Africa

2020

2020 Junior Oceania Cup

TBD

2

22–28 March 2021

2021 Junior Africa Cup

Accra, Ghana

1

11–17 April 2021

2021 Junior Asia Cup

Kakamigahara, Japan

3

12–25 April 2021

2021 Junior Pan American Championship

Santiago, Chile

3

Total

16

The next cycle for both Men & Women Junior World Cup will be held in 2023 and qualification may be held from 2022 onwards and the qualification process shall remain the same and host to be decided by FIH.

2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup

The 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup will be the 15th edition of the Women's FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for women's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be held in Terrassa, Spain and Amstelveen, Netherlands from 1 to 17 July 2022.

Qualification Process

Just as in 2018, 16 teams will compete in the tournament. Alongside the hosts, Spain and the Netherlands, the five continental champions will receive an automatic berth. After the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics the quota of places available through continental championships including the World Cup hosts was increased from six to eleven and the quota of places available through the FIH qualification events was decreased to five.

Dates

Event

Location

Quotas

Qualifier(s)

8 November 2019

Hosts

N/A

2

Netherlands
Spain

4–13 June 2021

2021 EuroHockey Championship

Amstelveen, Netherlands

2

October 2021

2021 Africa Cup of Nations

TBC

1

October/November 2021

2021 Pan American Cup

TBC

2

2021

2021 Asia Cup

TBC

2

2021

2021 Oceania Cup

TBC

2

March 2022

Play-offs

N/A

5

Total

16

2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup

The 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup will be the 15th 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 will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and at the Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium in Rourkela in India from 13 to 29 January 2023.

Qualification Process

Just as in 2018, 16 teams will compete in the tournament. Alongside the hosts, India, the five continental champions will receive an automatic berth. After the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics the quota of places available through continental championships including the World Cup hosts was increased from six to eleven and the quota of places available through the FIH qualification events was decreased to five.

Dates

Event

Location

Quotas

Qualifier(s)

8 November 2019

Hosts

N/A

1

India

4–13 June 2021

2021 EuroHockey Championship

Amstelveen, Netherlands

4

October 2021

2021 Africa Cup of Nations

TBC

1

October/November 2021

2021 Pan American Cup

TBC

1

2021

2021 Asia Cup

TBC

2

2021

2021 Oceania Cup

TBC

2

March 2022

Play-offs

N/A

5

Total

16

 As for the next cycle for Men & Women World Cup will be held in 2026.

Hope the readers would get a clearer picture after reading the above details on the upcoming FIH Junior & Senior World Cups.

Have a great weekend with your loved ones...

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