Chile will host the women’s and men’s World Cup
Chilean hockey is celebrating because the trans-Andean country will once again host an important tournament. Andrés de Witt, President of the Federation, confirmed that The women’s and men’s World Cup, in which Las Diablas and Los Diablos will participate, will be held at the “Claudia Schüler” stadium from Santiago de Chile.
The competition prior to the 2026 Netherlands and Belgium World Cup, which defines the final teams, will be held from February 27 to March 8 and it joins the Junior Women’s World Cup that will be played in December from the 1st to the 13th. In addition, the boss also reported that the Junior Pan American Games will be played in April, for both branches. Previously, Santiago de Chile and the “Claudia Schüler” stadium hosted the 2023 Pan American Games, the 2023 Women’s Junior World Cup and the 2025 Nations Cup.
Two women’s and two men’s World Cups will be played. Each one will have four teams, so there will be eight selections per branch and 16 in total. To next year’s World Cup event The first three of each tournament and the 4th best ranked between both competitions will qualify..
