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Belgium and the Netherlands will co-host the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup from August 15. The men’s World Cup has produced six different champions in 15 editions. Year Venue Champion Runner-up Final score 1971 Barcelona, Spain Pakistan Spain Pakistan 1–0 Spain 1973 Amstelveen, Netherlands Netherlands India 2–2 (Netherlands won 4–2 in shootout) 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia India Pakistan India 2–1 Pakistan 1978 Buenos Aires, Argentina Pakistan Netherlands Pakistan 3–2 Netherlands 1982 Bombay, India Pakistan West Germany Pakistan 3–1 West Germany 1986 London, England Australia England Australia 2–1 England 1990 Lahore, Pakistan Netherlands Pakistan Netherlands 3–1 Pakistan 1994 Sydney, Australia Pakistan Netherlands 1–1 (Pakistan won 4–3 in shootout) 1998 Utrecht, Netherlands Netherlands Spain Netherlands 3–2 Spain 2002 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Germany Australia Germany 2–1 Australia 2006 Mönchengladbach, Germany Germany Australia Germany 4–3 Australia 2010 New Delhi, India Australia Germany Australia 2–1 Germany 2014 The Hague, Netherlands Australia Netherlands Australia 6–1 Netherlands 2018 Bhubaneswar, India Belgium Netherlands 0–0 (Belgium won 3–2 in shootout) 2023 Odisha, India Germany Belgium 3–3 (Germany won 5–4 in shootout) Year Venue Champion Runner-up Final score 1974 Mandelieu, France Netherlands Argentina Netherlands 1–0 Argentina 1976 West Berlin, West Germany West Germany Argentina West Germany 2–0 Argentina 1978 Madrid, Spain Netherlands West Germany Netherlands 1–0 West Germany 1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina West Germany Netherlands 1–1 (West Germany won 3–1 in shootout) 1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Netherlands Canada Netherlands 4–2 Canada 1986 Amstelveen, Netherlands Netherlands West Germany Netherlands 3–0 West Germany 1990 Sydney, Australia Netherlands Australia Netherlands 3–1 Australia 1994 Dublin, Ireland Australia Argentina Australia 2–0 Argentina 1998 Utrecht, Netherlands Australia Netherlands Australia 3–2 Netherlands 2002 Perth, Australia Argentina Netherlands 1–1 (Argentina won 4–3 in shootout) 2006 Madrid, Spain Netherlands Australia Netherlands 3–1 Australia 2010 Rosario, Argentina Argentina Netherlands Argentina 3–1 Netherlands 2014 The Hague, Netherlands Netherlands Australia Netherlands 2–0 Australia 2018 London, England Netherlands Ireland Netherlands 6–0 Ireland 2022 Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, Netherlands Netherlands Argentina Netherlands 3–1 Argentina The Netherlands have been the dominant team in the women’s World Cup. They have won nine of the 15 editions, making them the most successful team in the tournament’s history. The Netherlands are the defending champions and will enter the 2026 tournament as three-time defending champions.
Here is a look at the teams that have won the men’s and women’s World Cup titles since the tournaments began. They will be looking to win a record-extending 10th World Cup title.