Nineteen Europeans have been named on the FIH’s list technical delegates, technical officials, umpire managers, umpires, and medical officers who will officiate at the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026.
The selection was made by the FIH Technical Officials and Umpiring Committees, chaired respectively by Sheila Brown (South Africa) and Peter Elders (Netherlands).
The list comprises of representatives from eight different countries across the variety of roles with 12 umpires, four technical officials, one umpire manager and one medical officer supporting the Technical Delegates Rogier Warris (Netherlands) and Sarah Bennett (Zimbabwe).
The full list is available here. It comprises experienced Officials from around the world – originating from 22 different countries and all five continents – and fully aligns with the principle of gender equality, to which FIH is strongly committed.
European Officials for FIH World Cup 2026
| Role | Name | Country |
| Technical Delegate | Rogier Warris | NED |
| Umpire Manager | Roel van Eert | NED |
| Technical Official | Sonja Schwede | GER |
| Technical Official | Jolanta Liskauskiene | LTU |
| Technical Official | Christian Deckenbrock | GER |
| Technical Official | Benoit Coppieters | BEL |
| Umpire | Laurine Delforge | BEL |
| Umpire | Sarah Wilson | SCO |
| Umpire | Alison Keogh | IRL |
| Umpire | Rachel Williams | ENG |
| Umpire | Magali Sergeant | BEL |
| Umpire | Hannah Harrison | ENG |
| Umpire | Ben Goentgen | GER |
| Umpire | Coen van Bunge | NED |
| Umpire | Dan Barstow | ENG |
| Umpire | Michiel Otten | NED |
| Umpire | Marcin Grochal | POL |
| Umpire | Sean Edwards | ENG |
| Medical Official | Udo Rolle | GER |
| Reserve Umpire | Gemma Calderon | ESP |
| Reserve Umpire | Lorijn de Kraker | NED |
| Reserve Umpire | Jonas Van ’t Hek | NED |
| Reserve Umpire | Sébastien Michielsen | BEL |
