1998 Women's Hockey World Cup

The 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 20 to 31 May 1998 in Utrecht, Netherlands alongside the men's tournament. Australia won its second world title after defeating Netherlands 3–2 in the final. The tournament was staged on two artificial pitches at the complex of Dutch football club FC Utrecht.[1][2]

1998 Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityUtrecht
Dates20–31 May
Teams12
Venue(s)Galgenwaard Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored184 (4.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Alyson Annan (8 goals)
Best playerAustralia Alyson Annan
1994 (previous) (next) 2002

Qualification edit

Squads edit

Umpires edit

Results edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 5 5 0 0 26 4 +22 15 Semi-finals
2   Germany 5 4 0 1 13 8 +5 12
3   South Africa 5 2 0 3 11 14 −3 6
4   United States 5 2 0 3 9 14 −5 6
5   Scotland 5 2 0 3 6 11 −5 6
6   China 5 0 0 5 4 18 −14 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
20 May 1998
12:35
Scotland   0–5   Australia
Report Langham   18'
Towers   24'
Powell   45'65'
Annan   48'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Jane Nockolds (ENG)
20 May 1998
16:05
South Africa   2–1   China
Coetzee   6'50' Report Tang   70'
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Laura Crespo (ARG)
20 May 1998
20:05
Germany   5–1   United States
Becker   29'
Keller   32'
Reiter   35'
Ernsting-Krienke   39'
Möller   67'
Report Lucas   46'
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (ENG)
Lynn Farrell (NZL)

22 May 1998
12:35
Germany   4–3   South Africa
Keller   2'41'
Ernsting-Krienke   5'
Lätzsch   32'
Report Cormack   12'
Coetzee   30'
Dare   33'
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Jane Nockolds (ENG)
22 May 1998
13:35
United States   2–1   Scotland
Barber   2'
Fuchs   41'
Report MacDonald   56'
Umpires:
Naomi Kato (JPN)
Laura Crespo (ARG)
22 May 1998
15:05
Australia   7–1   China
Annan   5'56'
Towers   16'23'70'
Langham   24'
Mitchell-Taverner   50'
Report Tang   65'
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (ENG)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)

24 May 1998
11:05
Australia   6–1   United States
Smith   29'
Towers   30'
Langham   32'
Michelle-Taverner   36'
Annan   56'
Mott   57'
Report Vizzuso   43'
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Laura Crespo (ARG)
24 May 1998
12:05
China   1–3   Germany
Juan   27' Report Kauschke   16'
Klecker   65'68'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Angela Lario (ESP)
24 May 1998
14:35
South Africa   2–3   Scotland
Coetzee   39'48' Report Gilmour   7'
MacDonald   18'40'
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)

26 May 1998
12:35
Scotland   2–1   China
Fraser   16'
MacDonald   53'
Report Chen Z.   35'
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Renée Cohen (NED)
26 May 1998
13:35
United States   1–2   South Africa
Lucas   38' Report Coetzee   35'46'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
26 May 1998
15:05
Germany   0–3   Australia
Report Langham   21'
Starre   46'
Annan   66'
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (ENG)
Jane Nockolds (ENG)

27 May 1998
13:35
China   0–4   United States
Report James   18'21'42'54'
Umpires:
Jane Nockolds (ENG)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
27 May 1998
17:35
Australia   5–2   South Africa
Powell   6'
Langham   29'
Mott   31'67'
Hawkes   56'
Report Agliotti   43'
Wessels   62'
Umpires:
Hu Youfang (CHN)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
27 May 1998
18:35
Scotland   0–1   Germany
Report Keller   27'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Laura Crespo (ARG)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 5 4 1 0 13 5 +8 13 Semi-finals
2   Argentina 5 4 1 0 12 7 +5 13
3   South Korea 5 3 0 2 13 11 +2 9
4   New Zealand 5 2 0 3 10 11 −1 6
5   England 5 1 0 4 8 12 −4 3
6   India 5 0 0 5 4 14 −10 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
20 May 1998
13:35
India   0–1   England
Report Wright   19'
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Ute Conen (GER)
20 May 1998
15:05
South Korea   1–2   Argentina
Choi Kw.   14' Report Oneto   18'
Gulla   35'
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Renée Cohen (NED)
20 May 1998
17:35
Netherlands   2–1   New Zealand
Thate   32'
Van der Wielen   57'
Report Bell-Kake   13'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Peri Buckley (AUS)

21 May 1998
15:05
England   2–3   Netherlands
Wright   18'
Miller   29'
Report Van den Boogaard   20'63'
Deiters   67'
Umpires:
Naomi Kato (JPN)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
21 May 1998
16:05
Argentina   2–1   India
Pando   28'
MacKenzie   52'
Report Sandeep   16'
Umpires:
Hu Youfang (CHN)
Peri Buckley (AUS)
21 May 1998
18:35
South Korea   5–4   New Zealand
Choi M.   54'
Kim M.   56'
Kim E.   62'
Kim S.   63'
Lee E.   69'
Report Smith   1'
Pearce   9'
Lawrence   16'
Matthews   39'
Umpires:
Angela Lario (ESP)
Jean Buchanan (RSA)

23 May 1998
11:05
New Zealand   2–1   India
Bell-Kake   8'15' Report Manjinder   41'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Hu Youfang (CHN)
23 May 1998
12:05
England   2–4   Argentina
Miller   5'
Sixsmith   43'
Report Rognoni   28'30'
MacKenzie   63'
Aymar   66'
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Jean Buchanan (RSA)
23 May 1998
16:05
Netherlands   1–0   South Korea
Van de Kieft   52' Report
Umpires:
Angela Lario (ESP)
Ute Conen (GER)

25 May 1998
12:35
England   2–3   South Korea
Miller   7'52' Report Kim M.   15'
Lee E.   29'
Woo   42'
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
25 May 1998
13:35
Argentina   2–1   New Zealand
MacKenzie   48'
Rognoni   65'
Report Smith   20'
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
25 May 1998
20:05
Netherlands   5–0   India
Boomgaardt   9'
Deiters   25'
Thate   28'36'
Smabers   38'
Report
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Naomi Kato (JPN)

27 May 1998
11:35
New Zealand   2–1   England
Senior   21'
Smith   25'
Report Wright   67'
Umpires:
Naomi Kato (JPN)
Angela Lario (ESP)
27 May 1998
16:05
India   2–4   South Korea
Pritam   49'68' Report Lee E.   6'
Choi Kw.   32'
Woo   57'62'
Umpires:
Jean Buchanan (RSA)
Ute Conen (GER)
27 May 1998
20:05
Argentina   2–2   Netherlands
Masotta   55'
Oneto   61'
Report Van de Kieft   32'
Thate   39'
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Gill Clarke (ENG)

Ninth to twelfth place classification edit

 
CrossoverNinth place
 
      
 
29 May 1998
 
 
  Scotland5
 
30 May 1998
 
  India3
 
  Scotland0
 
29 May 1998
 
  England2
 
  China0
 
 
  England3
 
Eleventh place
 
 
30 May 1998
 
 
  India2
 
 
  China4

Crossover edit

29 May 1998
13:35
Scotland   5–3   India
Gilmour   20'
Robertson   24'
MacDonald   39'
Grant   54'
Simpson   63'
Report Bala   10'
Tirkey   46'
Manjinder   66'
Umpires:
Naomi Kato (JPN)
Jean Buchanan (RSA)

29 May 1998
16:05
China   0–3   England
Report Sixsmith   14'57'
Miller   30'
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Lyn Farrell (NZL)

Eleventh and twelfth place edit

30 May 1998
15:05
India   2–4   China
Jyoti   9'
Surja   59'
Report Huang   17'
Juan   19'
Liu   26'
Wang   32'
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Lyn Farrell (NZL)

Ninth and tenth place edit

30 May 1998
17:35
Scotland   0–2   England
Report Sixsmith   15'
Smith   29'
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
29 May 1998
 
 
  United States0
 
30 May 1998
 
  South Korea2
 
  South Korea4
 
29 May 1998
 
  New Zealand3
 
  South Africa1
 
 
  New Zealand3
 
Seventh place
 
 
30 May 1998
 
 
  United States2 (2)
 
 
  South Africa (p.s.o)2 (4)

Crossover edit

29 May 1998
12:35
South Africa   1–3   New Zealand
Bee   61' Report Pearce   11'
Bell-Kake   49'
Lawrence   59'
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Ute Conen (GER)

29 May 1998
15:05
United States   0–2   South Korea
Report Choi M.   4'
Oh   33'
Umpires:
Jane Nockolds (ENG)
Peri Buckley (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place edit

30 May 1998
12:35
United States   0–0 (a.e.t.)   South Africa
Report
Penalties
Fuchs  
Lucas  
Fillat  
James  
2–4   Coetzee
  MacNaughton
  Wessels
  Dobson
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Jane Nockolds (ENG)

Fifth and sixth place edit

30 May 1998
11:05
South Korea   4–3   New Zealand
Woo   15'
Oh   30'
Lee E.   35'
Choi M.   59'
Report Smith   4'
Foy   13'
Matthews   55'
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 May 1998
 
 
  Australia4
 
31 May 1998
 
  Argentina2
 
  Australia3
 
29 May 1998
 
  Netherlands2
 
  Germany1
 
 
  Netherlands6
 
Third place
 
 
31 May 1998
 
 
  Germany3
 
 
  Argentina2

Semi-finals edit

29 May 1998
17:35
Australia   4–2   Argentina
Annan   4'51'
Langham   9'
Powell   56'
Report Masotta   37'
MacKenzie   65'
Umpires:
Angela Lario (ESP)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)

29 May 1998
20:05
Germany   1–6   Netherlands
Lätzsch   23' Report Thate   5'45'
Van den Boogaard   17'32'
Donners   46'
Teeuwen   70'
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (ENG)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Third and fourth place edit

31 May 1998
13:35
Germany   3–2   Argentina
Kauschke   39'
Dickenscheid   51'
Möller   62'
Report Oneto   34'55'
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Angela Lario (ESP)

Final edit

31 May 1998
16:05
Netherlands   2–3   Australia
Kuipers   1'
Deiters   62'
Report Annan   22'
Towers   24'
Langham   56'
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (ENG)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Awards edit

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament Most Sportive Player Fair Play Trophy
  Alyson Annan   Alyson Annan   Laura Mulhall   Mandy Smith   Scotland

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A   Australia 7 7 0 0 33 8 +25 21 Gold medal
2 B   Netherlands 7 5 1 1 21 9 +12 16 Silver medal
3 A   Germany 7 5 0 2 17 16 +1 15 Bronze medal
4 B   Argentina 7 4 1 2 16 14 +2 13 Fourth place
5 B   South Korea 7 5 0 2 19 14 +5 15 Eliminated in
group stage
6 B   New Zealand 7 3 0 4 16 16 0 9
7 A   South Africa 7 2 1 4 12 17 −5 7
8 A   United States 7 2 1 4 9 16 −7 7
9 B   England 7 3 0 4 13 12 +1 9
10 A   Scotland 7 3 0 4 11 16 −5 9
11 A   China 7 1 0 6 8 23 −15 3
12 B   India 7 0 0 7 9 23 −14 0
Source: FIH

Goalscorers edit

There were 184 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 4.38 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References edit

  1. ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Holland home in on another world title." Times [London, England] 1 June 1998". The Times.
  2. ^ "Field Hockey / World Cup". All competitions.com.
  3. ^ a b Regulations

External links edit