The 2022 Men's FIH
Indoor Hockey World Cup Indoor Hockey World Cup may refer to:
*Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
*Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup
The Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup is an international indoor field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation, Interna ...
would have been the sixth edition of this tournament and scheduled to be played from 2 to 6 February 2022 in
Liège, Belgium. It was originally scheduled for February 2021, but was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
.
The tournament was cancelled on 10 January 2022, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
.
Qualification
Twelve teams qualified to participate in the tournament.
Australia and New Zealand withdrew from the tournament due to the
travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries and regions imposed quarantines, entry bans, or other travel restrictions for citizens of or recent travelers to the most affected areas. Some countries and regions imposed global restrictions th ...
and were replaced by Namibia and the United States.
See also
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2022 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
References
External links
FIH website
{{World championships in 2022
FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Indoor Hockey World Cup
Indoor World Cup