The following teams are qualified for the Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010:

• India (Host)
• Canada (Champion of the 3rd Men's Pan American Cup)
• Korea (Champion of the 8th Men's Asia Cup)
• South Africa (Champion of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2009)
• Australia (Champion of the 6th Men's Oceania Cup)
• England (Champion of the 12th Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship)
• Germany (Silver medalist of the 12th Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship)
• Netherlands (Bronze medalist of the 12th Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship)
• Spain (Fourth ranked team of the 12th Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship)
• Pakistan (Winner of the Men's World Cup Qualification Tournament - No. 1)
• New Zealand (Winner of the Men's World Cup Qualification Tournament - No. 2)
• Argentina (Winner of the Men's World Cup Qualification Tournament - No. 3)