Belgium and the Netherlands will collectively host the 2026 girls’s and males’s hockey World Cups concurrently, the sport’s governing physique FIH stated on Friday. The choice was taken through the digital assembly of the Executive Board beneath the chairmanship of FIH Acting President Seif Ahmed. “The combined event will take place in July or August 2026 in Amsterdam/Amstelveen, Netherlands and Wavre, Belgium, with female and male teams playing in both venues,” the International Hockey Federation stated in a press release.

Commenting on the choice, FIH CEO Thierry Weil stated: “On behalf of FIH, I would like to thank wholeheartedly all National Associations that submitted a bid.

“We acquired glorious proposals and it was due to this fact a very difficult activity to determine.

“We’re very much looking forward to working with the National Associations of the current Women’s and Men’s World and Olympic Champions, the Netherlands and Belgium respectively, that will undoubtedly put together outstanding World Cups.” The Executive Board acquired a complete report on the FIH funds. Thanks to further revenue and decreased bills, the ultimate operational revenue for 2022 is anticipated to be larger than the budgeted quantity. The FIH Hockey Pro League operational end result can also be constructive.

For 2023, the funds has been accredited by the EB. The anticipated FIH monetary result’s an operational revenue thanks, to a big extent, to the upcoming FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup in India.

The EB additionally confirmed that the winners of the FIH Hockey Pro League in season 5 (2023/2024) and season 6 (2024/2025) will instantly qualify for the 2026 FIH Men’s and Women’s World Cups.

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If the winner of season 6 is already certified in season 5, the runner-up in season 6 shall be provided the direct qualification place.

The subsequent assembly of the FIH Executive Board will happen on January 28 subsequent yr.