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2022 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

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2022 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityLiège
DatesCancelled
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Country Hall Liège
2018 (previous) (next) 2023

The 2022 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup would have been the sixth edition of this tournament and scheduled to be played from 2 to 6 February 2022 in Liège, Belgium.[1] It was originally scheduled for February 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The tournament was cancelled on 10 January 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Qualification

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Twelve teams qualified to participate in the tournament.[4] Australia and New Zealand withdrew from the tournament due to the travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and were replaced by Namibia and the United States.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
15–21 July 2019 2019 Indoor Asia Cup Chonburi, Thailand 2  Iran
 Kazakhstan
17–19 January 2020 2020 EuroHockey Indoor Championship Berlin, Germany 5  Austria
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Netherlands
 RFHF
8 April 2020 Host nation 1  Belgium
16–18 April 2021 2021 Indoor Africa Cup Durban, South Africa 2  Namibia
 South Africa
25–27 June 2021 2021 Indoor Pan American Cup Spring City, United States 2  Argentina
 United States
Cancelled Oceania Indoor Qualification Tournament 0  Australia
 New Zealand
Total 12

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Belgium to host FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup 2021". fih.ch. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Next FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup postponed to early 2022". fih.ch. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Liège cancelled!". fih.ch. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Qualification System for FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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