# Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The men's qualification for the Olympic field hockey tournament occurred between August 2023 and January 2024, allocating twelve teams for the final tournament. All five FIH (International Hockey Federation) zones were expected to have a continental representation in the Olympic field hockey event.
The host nation France received a direct quota place in the men's tournament after having attained the top twenty-five spot or higher in the FIH world ranking list. The remaining half of the field will attribute the quota places to the top three teams in each of the two separate FIH Olympic qualifying tournaments.

## Method

Twelve teams will participate in the men's field hockey tournament, with each NOC sending a roster of sixteen players and two substitutes.

### Host nation

As the host nation, France received a direct quota place in the men's tournament after having attained the top twenty-five spot or higher in the FIH world ranking list. If the French hockey players had won the 2023 EuroHockey Championships, the number of places in two wildcard tournaments would have risen to seven, with the remaining spot offered to the highest-ranked of the two bronze medal losers.

### Continental qualification

The winners from each of the five confederation zones (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) in their respective tournaments listed below secured a quota place for their respective NOC:
* Africa – 2023 African Games later replaced by the 2023 African Olympic Qualifier
* Americas – 2023 Pan American Games
* Asia – 2022 Asian Games
* Europe – 2023 EuroHockey Championship
* Oceania – 2023 Oceania Cup

### Qualification via the wild card tournament

The remaining half of the total quota was attributed to the eight-team field through each of the two separate FIH Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs), held in January 2024. The top three eligible NOCs at the end of each tournament secured the berths to complete the twelve-team field for Paris 2024. If the host nation France had won the 2023 EuroHockey Championships, a seventh spot would have been available in the OQTs to be eventually awarded to the highest-ranked of the two bronze medal losers at midnight on the final day of the second tournament.
The teams based on the continental quotas, determined by the number of NOCs from each continent within the top 22 of the FIH world ranking list, were eligible to participate in each of the two OQTs. From these quotas, six nations (the host nation France and five continental winners) qualified for Paris were removed from the list, leaving the remainder to be filled by the highest-ranked eligible NOCs in each of the continental meets.
On 28 September 2023, the FIH announced that Oman would host a qualification tournament instead of Pakistan.

### Qualified teams

| Qualification | Date | Host/Country | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host country | — | — | 1 | France |
| 2023 Oceania Cup | 10–13 August 2023 | Whangārei | 1 | Australia |
| 2023 EuroHockey Championship | 19–27 August 2023 | Mönchengladbach | 1 | Netherlands |
| 2022 Asian Games | 24 September − 6 October 2023 | Hangzhou | 1 | India |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 25 October – 3 November 2023 | Santiago | 1 | Argentina |
| 2023 African Olympic Qualifier | 29 October – 5 November 2023 | Pretoria | 1 | South Africa |
| 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers | 13–21 January 2024 | Valencia | 3 | Belgium Spain Ireland |
| 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers | 13–21 January 2024 | Muscat | 3 | Germany Great Britain New Zealand |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## 2023 Oceania Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | New Zealand (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |

## 2023 EuroHockey Championships
### Qualified teams

Along with the host nation Germany, the top three teams at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the four winners of the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers fielded the men's tournament.
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host nation | 14 December 2020 | — | 1 | Germany |
| 2021 EuroHockey Championship | 4–12 June 2021 | Amstelveen | 3 | Netherlands Belgium England |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 17–20 August 2022 | Ourense | 1 | Spain |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 23–26 August 2022 | Vienna | 1 | Austria |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 24–27 August 2022 | Calais | 1 | France |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 24–27 August 2022 | Glasgow | 1 | Wales |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | |

### Final round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 25 August | 25 August |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 27 August | 27 August |
| Netherlands | 3 | 27 August | 27 August |
| Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | 2 |
| 25 August | 25 August | | Netherlands | 2 |
| 25 August | 25 August | England | 1 |
| Germany | 0 (4) | England | 1 |
| England (p.s.o.) | 0 (5) | | |
| England (p.s.o.) | 0 (5) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 27 August | 27 August |
| | | Belgium | 2 |
| | | Germany | 0 |

### Final ranking

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| | Netherlands | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| | England | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| | Belgium | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 4 | Germany (H) | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 5 | France | |
| 6 | Spain | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 7 | Austria | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 8 | Wales | |
* ↑ France is already qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.
* ↑ Wales is not eligible for the Olympics.

## 2022 Asian Games
### Qualified teams

| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host country | 16 September 2016 | — | 1 | China |
| 2018 Asian Games | 20 August – 1 September 2018 | Jakarta | 5 | Japan Malaysia India Pakistan South Korea |
| 2022 Asian Games Qualifier | 6–15 May 2022 | Bangkok | 6 | Oman Bangladesh Indonesia Thailand Sri Lanka Uzbekistan Singapore |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 | +53 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 9 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 49 | −42 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Singapore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50 | −45 | 0 | Eleventh place game |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 8 | +34 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 10 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Oman | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Indonesia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 35 | −32 | 0 | Eleventh place game |

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 4 October | 4 October |
| India | 5 |
| India | 5 | 6 October | 6 October |
| South Korea | 3 | 6 October | 6 October |
| South Korea | 3 | India | 5 |
| 4 October | 4 October | | India | 5 |
| 4 October | 4 October | Japan | 1 |
| China | 2 | Japan | 1 |
| Japan | 3 | | |
| Japan | 3 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 6 October | 6 October |
| | | South Korea | 2 |
| | | China | 1 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| | India | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| | Japan | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| | South Korea | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 4 | China (H) | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 6 | Malaysia | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 7 | Oman | |
| 8 | Bangladesh | |
| 9 | Indonesia | |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | |
| 11 | Thailand | |
| 12 | Singapore | |

## 2023 Pan American Games
### Qualified teams

| Qualification | Date | Host | Quota(s) | Qualified team |
| Host country | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2022 Pan American Cup | 20–30 January | Santiago | 2 4 | Canada United States Brazil Peru |
| 2022 South American Games | 3–11 October | Asunción | 2 | Argentina Chile |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | 28 June – 6 July | Santo Domingo | 2 | Mexico Trinidad and Tobago |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |
* Chile finished in the top two at the 2022 South American Games, meaning the host nation quota was reallocated as an additional quota through the 2022 Pan American Cup.
* Since Canada and the USA qualified through the Pan American Cup, an additional spot was available through the event.

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | +33 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Chile (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 | 5th–8th classification |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43 | −42 | 0 | 5th–8th classification |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 5th–8th classification |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | 5th–8th classification |

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 November | 1 November |
| Argentina | 2 |
| Argentina | 2 | 3 November | 3 November |
| United States | 0 | 3 November | 3 November |
| United States | 0 | Argentina | 3 |
| 1 November | 1 November | | Argentina | 3 |
| 1 November | 1 November | Chile | 1 |
| Canada | 1 (2) | Chile | 1 |
| Chile | 1 (3) | | |
| Chile | 1 (3) | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 3 November | 3 November |
| | | United States | 2 |
| | | Canada | 3 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| | Argentina | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| | Chile (H) | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| | Canada | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 4 | United States | |
| 5 | Brazil | |
| 6 | Mexico | |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 8 | Peru | |

## 2023 African Olympic Qualifier
### Qualified teams

| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| FIH World Rankings | — | — | 2 | South Africa Egypt |
| Northeast African Qualifying Tournament | 6 June 2022 | Cancelled | 2 | Kenya Uganda |
| Northwest African Qualifying Tournament | 25 August 2022 | Cancelled | 2 | Ghana Nigeria |
| FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament | 31 August – 4 September 2022 | Harare | 2 | Zimbabwe Zambia |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Uganda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | Fifth to eighth place classification |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 | Fifth to eighth place classification |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Fifth to eighth place classification |
| 4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | Fifth to eighth place classification |

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 November | 3 November |
| South Africa | 7 |
| South Africa | 7 | 5 November | 5 November |
| Ghana | 0 | 5 November | 5 November |
| Ghana | 0 | South Africa | 2 |
| 3 November | 3 November | | South Africa | 2 |
| 3 November | 3 November | Egypt | 1 |
| Egypt | 9 | Egypt | 1 |
| Uganda | 1 | | |
| Uganda | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 5 November | 5 November |
| | | Ghana | 7 |
| | | Uganda | 1 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Egypt | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 3 | Ghana | |
| 4 | Uganda | |
| 5 | Nigeria | |
| 6 | Kenya | |
| 7 | Zambia | |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | |

## FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
### Qualified teams

| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| 2023 EuroHockey Championship II | 23–29 July 2023 | Dublin | 2 | Ireland Ukraine |
| 2023 Oceania Cup | 10–13 August 2023 | Whangārei | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2023 EuroHockey Championship | 19–27 August 2023 | Mönchengladbach | 5 | Great Britain Belgium Germany Spain Austria |
| 2022 Asian Games | 24 September − 6 October 2023 | Hangzhou | 5 | Japan South Korea China Pakistan Malaysia |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 25 October – 3 November 2023 | Santiago | 2 | Chile Canada |
| 2023 African Olympic Qualifier | 29 October – 5 November 2023 | Pretoria | 1 | Egypt |
| Total | Total | Total | 16 | |

### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 3 | New Zealand | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 4 | Pakistan | |
| 5 | Malaysia | |
| 6 | Canada | |
| 7 | Chile | |
| 8 | China | |
| Pos | Teamvte | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Spain (H) | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 3 | Ireland | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 4 | South Korea | |
| 5 | Egypt | |
| 6 | Austria | |
| 7 | Japan | |
| 8 | Ukraine | |