The second edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2024 will take place from the 31st of May till June 9. The tournament will be held in Gniezno, Poland, where nine teams take part. Ten teams were supposed to take participation including the tournament hosts, Poland. The nine highest-ranked teams not participating in the Men’s FIH Pro League participate in the tournament.
South Africa, who were also the hosts for the First edition, will be in a five-team group. South Africa won the eight-team competition in 2022, beating Ireland by a 4-3 margin.
Tournament Groupings
Nine teams were divided into groups of five and four respectively. The five-team group is labelled Group A while the four-team group is labelled Group B.
Defending Champions South Africa are in Group A alongside hosts Poland, Austria, South Korea and New Zealand. Group B sees Canada, France, Malaysia and Pakistan in the group.
| Group A | Group B |
| Austria | Canada |
| New Zealand | France |
| Poland | Malaysia |
| South Africa | Pakistan |
| South Korea |
FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2024: Schedule and Format
| Date | Group | Match | Local Time (GMT +2) |
| 31 May 2024 | B | Malaysia vs Pakistan | 11:30 AM |
| France vs Canada | 2:00 PM | ||
| A | South Africa vs Austria | 4:30 PM | |
| New Zealand vs Poland | 7:00 PM | ||
| 1 June 2024 | A | New Zealand vs Austria | 4:30 PM |
| South Korea vs Poland | 7:00 PM | ||
| 2 June 2024 | B | Pakistan vs Canada | 1:00 PM |
| France vs Malaysia | 3:30 PM | ||
| 3 June 2024 | A | South Korea vs Austria | 3:30 PM |
| South Africa vs New Zealand | 6:00 PM | ||
| 4 June 2024 | A | New Zealand vs South Korea | 3:30 PM |
| Poland vs South Africa | 6:00 PM | ||
| 5 June 2024 | B | Malaysia vs Canada | 3:30 PM |
| Pakistan vs France | 6:00 PM | ||
| 6 June 2024 | A | South Korea vs South Korea | 3:30 PM |
| Austria vs Poland | 6:00 PM |
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals while the teams outside the semis (bottom two) will play “Fifth to eighth place classification.”
In both rounds, the teams winning their respective games will further qualify for the next round. In the case of the Fifth to eighth place classification, the winners will play the fifth place final while the losers will compete for the seventh place final.
For the final fours, teams who win the semi-finals will qualify for the Final while the losers will play in the third-place playoffs.
Fifth to eighth place classification
| 8 June 2024 | C1 (A3 vs B4) | 11:30 AM |
| C2 (A4 vs B3) | 2:00 PM | |
| Seventh Place Play-offs | ||
| 9 June 2024 | Loser C1 vs Loser C2 | 11:30 AM |
| Fifth Place Play-offs | ||
| 9 June 2024 | Winner C1 vs Winner C2 | 2:00 PM |
Semi-Finals
| 8 June 2024 | SF1 (A1 vs B2) | 4:30 PM |
| SF2 (A2 vs B1) | 7:00 PM | |
| Third Place Play-Offs | ||
| 9 June 2024 | Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 | 4:30 PM |
| The Final | ||
| 9 June 2024 | Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 | 7:00 PM |
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