Santiago, March 10 -- On the final day of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifier here in Chile, the Wales men and Ireland women won their bronze matches to lock down World Cup qualification.
For results on the women's side, Chile finished first, taking down Australia for a second time in front of the home crowd.
Ireland qualified for the World Cup with a thrilling shootout victory over Japan. With the fourth-place finish, Japan will await the results of the qualifier in Hyderabad, India, as the highest ranked fourth place finisher will also qualify. Switzerland finished at seventh place after defeating Canada 2-1. France claimed fifth with a shutout over Malaysia.
As for the men, Ireland claimed first place after overcoming France, 2-1....