All England, Scotland and Wales matches to air on Channel 4 Sport YouTube
Channel 4 has secured exclusive broadcast rights to the home nations men’s and women’s matches in the 2026 Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH) World Cup.
All of England and Scotland Women’s and England and Wales Men’s group matches and beyond will be shown live on Channel 4 Sport YouTube, bringing the highest level of international hockey action to UK audiences for free. Fixtures include England Men versus Wales Men on Wednesday 19th August.
Taking place in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands from 14th to 30th August, the FIH 2026 Hockey World Cup sees 16 men’s and 16 women’s international teams compete for the world title. Germany are the reigning men’s champions, while the Netherlands will be defending the women’s title on home turf.
Channel 4 is the official broadcast partner of the FIH Hockey Pro League. A three-year broadcast deal from 2024 to 2027 sees all England Men and Women matches, alongside top-tier neutral matches, air on Channel 4 Sport YouTube.
Joe Blake-Turner, Interim Head of Sport at Channel 4, said: “Following our partnership with the FIH Hockey Pro League, it’s a thrill to be able to bring hockey fans this year’s Hockey World Cup. We’ll be following the home nations Men’s and Women’s teams throughout the tournament and supporting them every step of the way as we continue our commitment to offer accessible, high-quality sports coverage, for free, on a variety of platforms.”
England Hockey CEO Rich Beer said: “Increasing the visibility of hockey remains one of our biggest strategic priorities. Over the past two years we have worked hard to ensure that our biggest international events are available free-to-air, allowing both our hockey community and new audiences to experience the excitement of our sport.
“We're incredibly proud to continue that commitment by making every England World Cup match freely available, while also ensuring supporters across Great Britain can follow Scotland and Wales throughout the tournament.
“We're equally proud that Channel 4 continues to believe in hockey and the potential of our sport. Every new viewer helps us build the case for even more free-to-air coverage in the future, and we hope the hockey community gets behind our teams and helps us make this World Cup our biggest audience yet.”
The group fixtures to air on Channel 4 Sport YouTube are:
| Date and start time | Match | Location |
| 15 August, 10:30 | Germany Women v Scotland Women | Belfius Hockey Arena, Wavre |
| 15 August, 12:00 | India Men v Wales Men | Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen |
| 15 August, 18:00 | England Men v Pakistan Men | Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen |
| 16 August, 09:00 | England Women v South Africa Women | Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen |
| 17 August, 10:00 | United States Women v Scotland Women | Belfius Hockey Arena, Wavre |
| 17 August, 11:30 | Pakistan Men v Wales Men | Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen |
| 17 August, 14:00 | India Men v England Men | Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen |
| 18 August, 11:30 | England Women v China Women | Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen |
| 19 August, 10:00 | Argentina Women v Scotland Women | Belfius Hockey Arena, Wavre |
| 19 August, 11:30 | England Men v Wales Men | Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen |
| 20 August, 14:00 | India Women v England Women | Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen |
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