Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The men's qualification for the Olympic field hockey tournament occurred between August 2023 and January 2024, allocating twelve teams for the final tournament. All five FIH (International Hockey Federation) zones were expected to have a continental representation in the Olympic field hockey event.^[2]

The host nation France received a direct quota place in the men's tournament after having attained the top twenty-five spot or higher in the FIH world ranking list.^[3] The remaining half of the field will attribute the quota places to the top three teams in each of the two separate FIH Olympic qualifying tournaments.^[2]

Method

Twelve teams will participate in the men's field hockey tournament, with each NOC sending a roster of sixteen players and two substitutes.

Host nation

As the host nation, France received a direct quota place in the men's tournament after having attained the top twenty-five spot or higher in the FIH world ranking list. If the French hockey players had won the 2023 EuroHockey Championships, the number of places in two wildcard tournaments would have risen to seven, with the remaining spot offered to the highest-ranked of the two bronze medal losers.^[2][4]

Continental qualification

The winners from each of the five confederation zones (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) in their respective tournaments listed below secured a quota place for their respective NOC:^[2]

• Africa – 2023 African Games later replaced by the 2023 African Olympic Qualifier
• Americas – 2023 Pan American Games
• Asia – 2022 Asian Games
• Europe – 2023 EuroHockey Championship
• Oceania – 2023 Oceania Cup

Qualification via the wild card tournament

The remaining half of the total quota was attributed to the eight-team field through each of the two separate FIH Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs), held in January 2024.^[1][2] The top three eligible NOCs at the end of each tournament secured the berths to complete the twelve-team field for Paris 2024. If the host nation France had won the 2023 EuroHockey Championships, a seventh spot would have been available in the OQTs to be eventually awarded to the highest-ranked of the two bronze medal losers at midnight on the final day of the second tournament.^[2]

The teams based on the continental quotas, determined by the number of NOCs from each continent within the top 22 of the FIH world ranking list, were eligible to participate in each of the two OQTs. From these quotas, six nations (the host nation France and five continental winners) qualified for Paris were removed from the list, leaving the remainder to be filled by the highest-ranked eligible NOCs in each of the continental meets.^[2]

On 28 September 2023, the FIH announced that Oman would host a qualification tournament instead of Pakistan.^[5]

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host/Country	Berths	Qualified team
Host country	—		1	France
2023 Oceania Cup	10–13 August 2023	Whangārei	1	Australia
2023 EuroHockey Championship	19–27 August 2023	Mönchengladbach	1	Netherlands
2022 Asian Games	24 September − 6 October 2023	Hangzhou	1	India
2023 Pan American Games	25 October – 3 November 2023	Santiago	1	Argentina
2023 African Olympic Qualifier[6]	29 October – 5 November 2023	Pretoria	1	South Africa
2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers	13–21 January 2024	Valencia	3	Belgium  Spain  Ireland
		Muscat	3	Germany  Great Britain  New Zealand
Total			12

2023 Oceania Cup

Main article: 2023 Men's Oceania Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	0	1	8	6	+2	6	2024 Summer Olympics
2	New Zealand (H)	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[7]
(H) Hosts

2023 EuroHockey Championships

Main article: 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship

Qualified teams

Along with the host nation Germany, the top three teams at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the four winners of the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers fielded the men's tournament.^[8][9]

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
Host nation	14 December 2020	—	1	Germany
2021 EuroHockey Championship	4–12 June 2021	Amstelveen	3	Netherlands  Belgium  England
EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers	17–20 August 2022	Ourense	1	Spain
	23–26 August 2022	Vienna	1	Austria
	24–27 August 2022	Calais	1	France
		Glasgow	1	Wales
Total			8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	13	5	+8	9	Semi-finals
2	England	3	2	0	1	10	8	+2	6
3	Spain	3	1	0	2	9	9	0	3
4	Austria	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[10]

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	2	1	0	10	4	+6	7	Semi-finals
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	14	4	+10	6
3	France	3	1	0	2	3	10	−7	3
4	Wales	3	0	1	2	4	13	−9	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[10]
(H) Hosts

Final round

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 August
	Belgium	2
					27 August
	Netherlands	3
					Netherlands	2
	25 August
					England	1
	Germany	0 (4)
	England (p.s.o.)	0 (5)
					Third place
					27 August
					Belgium	2
					Germany	0

Final ranking

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
	Netherlands	2024 Summer Olympics
	England	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
	Belgium
4	Germany (H)
5	France[a]
6	Spain	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
7	Austria
8	Wales[b]

Source: FIH
(H) Host
Notes:

1. France is already qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.
2. Wales is not eligible for the Olympics.

2022 Asian Games

Main article: Field hockey at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
Host country	16 September 2016	—	1	China
2018 Asian Games	20 August – 1 September 2018	Jakarta	5	Japan  Malaysia  India  Pakistan  South Korea
2022 Asian Games Qualifier[11]	6–15 May 2022	Bangkok	6	Oman  Bangladesh  Indonesia  Thailand  Sri Lanka[12]  Uzbekistan  Singapore
Total			12

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	5	5	0	0	58	5	+53	15	Semi-finals
2	Japan	5	4	0	1	36	9	+27	12
3	Pakistan	5	3	0	2	38	17	+21	9	Fifth place game
4	Bangladesh	5	2	0	3	15	29	−14	6	Seventh place game
5	Uzbekistan	5	1	0	4	7	49	−42	3	Ninth place game
6	Singapore	5	0	0	5	5	50	−45	0	Eleventh place game

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[13]

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China (H)	5	4	1	0	24	9	+15	13	Semi-finals
2	South Korea	5	4	0	1	42	8	+34	12
3	Malaysia	5	3	1	1	36	11	+25	10	Fifth place game
4	Oman	5	2	0	3	14	35	−21	6	Seventh place game
5	Indonesia	5	1	0	4	7	28	−21	3	Ninth place game
6	Thailand	5	0	0	5	3	35	−32	0	Eleventh place game

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[13]
(H) Hosts

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	4 October
	India	5
					6 October
	South Korea	3
					India	5
	4 October
					Japan	1
	China	2
	Japan	3
					Bronze medal match
					6 October
					South Korea	2
					China	1

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
	India	2024 Summer Olympics
	Japan	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
	South Korea
4	China (H)
5	Pakistan
6	Malaysia
7	Oman
8	Bangladesh
9	Indonesia
10	Uzbekistan
11	Thailand
12	Singapore

Source: FIH
(H) Host

2023 Pan American Games

Main article: Field hockey at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Quota(s)	Qualified team
Host country	—		1	—
2022 Pan American Cup	20–30 January	Santiago	2 4	Canada  United States  Brazil  Peru
2022 South American Games	3–11 October	Asunción	2	Argentina  Chile
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games	28 June – 6 July	Santo Domingo	2	Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago
Total			8

• Chile finished in the top two at the 2022 South American Games, meaning the host nation quota was reallocated as an additional quota through the 2022 Pan American Cup.
• Since Canada and the USA qualified through the Pan American Cup, an additional spot was available through the event.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	35	2	+33	9	Semi-finals
2	Chile (H)	3	2	0	1	21	3	+18	6
3	Mexico	3	1	0	2	7	16	−9	3	5th–8th classification
4	Peru	3	0	0	3	1	43	−42	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[14]
(H) Hosts

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Semi-finals
2	United States	3	2	0	1	12	4	+8	6
3	Brazil	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	3	5th–8th classification
4	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[14]

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	1 November
	Argentina	2
					3 November
	United States	0
					Argentina	3
	1 November
					Chile	1
	Canada	1 (2)
	Chile	1 (3)
					Bronze medal match
					3 November
					United States	2
					Canada	3

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
	Argentina	2024 Summer Olympics
	Chile (H)	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
	Canada
4	United States
5	Brazil
6	Mexico
7	Trinidad and Tobago
8	Peru

Source: FIH
(H) Host

2023 African Olympic Qualifier

Main article: 2023 Men's African Olympic Qualifier

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
FIH World Rankings	—	—	2	South Africa  Egypt
Northeast African Qualifying Tournament	6 June 2022	Cancelled[15]	2	Kenya  Uganda
Northwest African Qualifying Tournament	25 August 2022	Cancelled[16]	2	Ghana  Nigeria
FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament	31 August – 4 September 2022	Harare	2	Zimbabwe  Zambia
Total			8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	3	3	0	0	29	2	+27	9	Semi-finals
2	Uganda	3	1	0	2	6	13	−7	3
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	6	16	−10	3	Fifth to eighth place classification
4	Zimbabwe	3	1	0	2	5	15	−10	3

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[7]
(H) Hosts

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Semi-finals
2	Ghana	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	Kenya	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3	Fifth to eighth place classification
4	Zambia	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[7]

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 November
	South Africa	7
					5 November
	Ghana	0
					South Africa	2
	3 November
					Egypt	1
	Egypt	9
	Uganda	1
					Third place
					5 November
					Ghana	7
					Uganda	1

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	2024 Summer Olympics
2	Egypt	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
3	Ghana
4	Uganda
5	Nigeria
6	Kenya
7	Zambia
8	Zimbabwe

Source: FIH
(H) Host

FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

Main article: 2024 Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
2023 EuroHockey Championship II	23–29 July 2023	Dublin	2	Ireland  Ukraine
2023 Oceania Cup	10–13 August 2023	Whangārei	1	New Zealand
2023 EuroHockey Championship	19–27 August 2023	Mönchengladbach	5	Great Britain  Belgium  Germany  Spain  Austria
2022 Asian Games	24 September − 6 October 2023	Hangzhou	5	Japan  South Korea  China  Pakistan  Malaysia
2023 Pan American Games	25 October – 3 November 2023	Santiago	2	Chile  Canada
2023 African Olympic Qualifier[17]	29 October – 5 November 2023	Pretoria	1	Egypt
Total			16

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Germany	2024 Summer Olympics
2	Great Britain
3	New Zealand
4	Pakistan
5	Malaysia
6	Canada
7	Chile
8	China

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Belgium	2024 Summer Olympics
2	Spain (H)
3	Ireland
4	South Korea
5	Egypt
6	Austria
7	Japan
8	Ukraine

Source: FIH

Source: FIH
(H) Host

See also

• Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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