After the conclusion of the EuroHockey Nations Championships and the Oceania Cup, nine of the twelve participants for the Hero Honda FIH Men’s World Cup in New Delhi, India are known.

The following teams will participate in FIH’s flagship event from 28 February-13 March 2010:

• India (Host)
• Canada (Champion of the 3^rd Men’s Pan American Cup)
• Korea (Champion of the 8^th Men’s Asia Cup)
• South Africa (Champion of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2009)
• Australia (Champion of the 6^th Men’s Oceania Cup)
• England (Champion of the 12^th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
• Germany (Silver medalist of the 12^th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
• Netherlands (Bronze medalist of the 12^th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
• Spain (Fourth ranked team of the 12^th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)

Eighteen teams still have a chance to claim one of the three remaining vacancies for the Hero Honda FIH Men’s World Cup 2010. These eighteen teams are allocated to the following FIH Men’s World Cup Qualifiers:

FIH Men’s World Cup Qualifier Lille, France, 31 October-8 November 2009:
Pakistan, Japan, France, Poland, Russia, Italy (as reserve country)

BDO FIH Men’s World Cup Qualifier, Invercargill, New Zealand, 7-15 November 2009:
New Zealand, China, Malaysia, Austria, Scotland, Wales

BDO FIH Men’s World Cup Qualifier, Quilmes, Argentina, 14-22 November 2009:
Belgium, Argentina, Ireland, USA, Czech Republic, Chile.

Please click here for all information regarding qualified teams for the Hero Honda FIH Men’s World Cup 2010.