Current season, competition or edition: 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup |
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Sport | Indoor field hockey |
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Founded | 2003 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Continent | International (FIH) |
Most recent champion(s) |
Netherlands (Men) Netherlands (Women) |
Most titles |
Germany (Men – 3 titles) Germany Netherlands (Women – 2 titles) |
Official website | FIH |
The Indoor Hockey World Cup is an international indoor field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was first held in 2003 and it is held every four years.
Twelve qualified teams will be divided into two pools. The top two in their pool qualified for first to fourth classification, while third and fourth qualified for fifth to eighth classification, the last two teams will play for last four placing.
Qualification is set by the governing body, the International Hockey Federation. The qualified teams include the host country, continental champions and the most recent World Cup final ranking.