National female and male field hockey selections will have demanding international parties in preparation for their next challenges.
After their great performance at the Santiago 2026 Qualifiers, the Chilean female and male hockey selections on grass already began their preparation thinking about the next challenges. Diablas and Shit. will represent Chile abroad in front of major rivals in front of their international tournaments.
The ladies, led by coach Cristóbal Rodríguez, fine-tune details for one of the most relevant challenges in their calendar. Located in a historic eleventh place of the IFH World Ranking, will face the Nations Cup in New Zealand with the illusion of continuing to consolidate among the best selections in the world.
The competition, which will be held in Auckland between June 15 and 21, will bring together emerging world hockey powers. The Diablas form Group B with the host, South Korea and Francein a tournament that gives the champion a direct quota to the ProLeague, the most important circuit of international selections.
In the days before this demanding competition, Chile will have a high-level preparation with friendly in front of hierarchy rivals. The Commission will be able to make a number of proposals. New Zealand, tenths of the world ranking, in addition to United States (12 °) and India (9 °). But it's not the only thing...
After the end of the United Nations Cup, the main goal is the World Cup of Belgium and the Netherlands, which will be held from 15 to 30 August. To arrive in the best possible conditions, the plant has confirmed new friendly meetings in front of India, England (6th) and a third party in the same category still to be confirmed. In the global event Chile will be fighting Group A with the Dutch, Japan and Australia.
The Shit. are going to Europe
In parallel to the planning of the Diablas, the Shit. also have an important international agenda after the positive image shown in the recent Qualifiers Santiago 2026, where the team that technically drives Emiliano Monteleone managed to compete from equal to equal against high-level selections.
The male national squadron, currently at 23 World Ranking, will tour Europe between 22 July and 6 August based in the United Kingdom. There you will face two British rivals of great tradition as Wales (16 °) and Scotland (17 °).
These commitments will be fundamental in Chile's preparation for the next XIII South American Games Santa Fe 2026 (Odour), one of the major sports challenges of the cycle. The plantel already works focused on that goal, seeking to maintain the competitive growth that this squadron has shown during the last championships that it played.
