Women's FIH Hockey World Cup

The Women's FIH Hockey World Cup is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and the final tournament is similar to the men's. It has been held since 1974. The tournament has been organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) since they merged with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) in 1982. Since 1986, it has been held regularly once every four years, in the same year as the men's competition, which is mid-cycle between Summer Olympic games.

Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
SportField hockey
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
First season1974
Organising bodyFIH
No. of teams16
ContinentInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
 Netherlands (9th title)
(2022)
Most titles Netherlands (9 titles)
Official websitefih.hockey/worldcup

Of the fourteen tournaments held so far, only four teams have won the event. Netherlands is the most successful team, having won the title nine times. Argentina, Germany and Australia are joint second best teams, having each won the title twice. So far, the Netherlands and Australia are the two champions able to defend their titles. At the end of the 2018 World Cup, fifteen nations had reached the semifinal of the tournament.

The size of the tournament has changed over time. The 1974 and 1978 World Cups featured 10 nations (smallest); the 1976 World Cup featured 11 nations; the 2002 World Cup featured 16 nations (largest), and the remaining seven World Cups have featured 12 nations. The World Cup was again expanded to 16 teams in 2018, and the FIH will evaluate the possibility of increasing it to 24 in 2022.[1]

The 2022 tournament was held in Amstelveen and Terrassa from 1–17 July, with Netherlands winning a third consecutive title and a record ninth title after beating Argentina 3–1 in the final.

Results

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Summaries

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Year Host Final Third place match Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1974
Details
Mandelieu, France  
Netherlands
1–0  
Argentina
 
West Germany
2–0  
India
10
1976
Details
West Berlin, West Germany  
West Germany
2–0  
Argentina
 
Netherlands
1–0  
Belgium
11
1978
Details
Madrid, Spain  
Netherlands
1–0  
West Germany
 
Belgium
0–0
(3–2)
Penalty strokes
 
Argentina
10
1981
Details
Buenos Aires, Argentina  
West Germany
1–1
(3–1)
Penalty strokes
 
Netherlands
 
Soviet Union
5–1  
Australia
12
1983
Details
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  
Netherlands
4–2  
Canada
 
Australia
3–1  
West Germany
12
1986
Details
Amstelveen, Netherlands  
Netherlands
3–0  
West Germany
 
Canada
3–2
after extra time
 
New Zealand
12
1990
Details
Sydney, Australia  
Netherlands
3–1  
Australia
 
South Korea
3–2  
England
12
1994
Details
Dublin, Ireland  
Australia
2–0  
Argentina
 
United States
2–1  
Germany
12
1998
Details
Utrecht, Netherlands  
Australia
3–2  
Netherlands
 
Germany
3–2  
Argentina
12
2002
Details
Perth, Australia  
Argentina
1–1
(4–3)
Penalty strokes
 
Netherlands
 
China
2–0  
Australia
16
2006
Details
Madrid, Spain  
Netherlands
3–1  
Australia
 
Argentina
5–0  
Spain
12
2010
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Rosario, Argentina  
Argentina
3–1  
Netherlands
 
England
2–0  
Germany
12
2014
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The Hague, Netherlands  
Netherlands
2–0  
Australia
 
Argentina
2–1  
United States
12
2018
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London, England  
Netherlands
6–0  
Ireland
 
Spain
3–1  
Australia
16
2022
Details
Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, Netherlands  
Netherlands
3–1  
Argentina
 
Australia
2–1  
Germany
16
2026
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Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands 16

Successful national teams

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Team Titles Runners-up Third places Fourth places
  Netherlands 9 (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986*, 1990, 2006, 2014*, 2018, 2022*) 4 (1981, 1998*, 2002, 2010) 1 (1976)
  Argentina 2 (2002, 2010*) 4 (1974, 1976, 1994, 2022) 3 (1978, 2006, 2014) 1 (1998)
  Australia 2 (1994, 1998) 3 (1990*, 2006, 2014) 2 (1983, 2022) 3 (1981, 2002*, 2018)
  Germany^ 2 (1976*, 1981) 2 (1978, 1986) 2 (1974, 1998) 4 (1983, 1994, 2010, 2022)
  Canada 1 (1983) 1 (1986)
  Ireland 1 (2018)
  Belgium 1 (1978) 1 (1976)
  United States 1 (1994) 1 (2014)
  England 1 (2010) 1 (1990)
  Spain 1 (2018) 1 (2006*)
  Soviet Union# 1 (1981)
  South Korea 1 (1990)
  China 1 (2002)
  India 1 (1974)
  New Zealand 1 (1986)
* = host country
^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1974 and 1990
# = states that have since split into two or more independent countries

Performance by continental zones

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Continent Best performance
Europe 11 titles, won by the Netherlands (9) and Germany (2)
America 2 titles, won by Argentina
Oceania 2 titles, won by Australia
Asia Third place (Korea, 1990 and China, 2002)
Africa Seventh place (South Africa, 1998)

Team appearances

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Team  
1974
 
1976
 
1978
 
1981
 
1983
 
1986
 
1990
 
1994
 
1998
 
2002
 
2006
 
2010
 
2014
 
2018
 
 
2022
 
 
2026
Total
  Argentina 2nd 2nd 3rd 6th 9th 7th 9th 2nd 4th 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 7th 2nd 15
  Australia 4th 3rd 6th 2nd 1st 1st 4th 2nd 5th 2nd 4th 3rd 12
  Austria 8th 9th 12th 3
  Belgium 5th 4th 3rd 8th 12th 10th 6th Q 8
  Canada 5th 5th 2nd 3rd 10th 10th 15th 7
  Chile 13th 1
  China 6th 7th 11th 3rd 10th 8th 6th 16th 9th 9
  Czechoslovakia# 9th Defunct 1
  England 5th 5th 4th 9th 9th 5th 7th 3rd 11th 6th 8th 11
  France 7th 6th 9th 3
  Germany^ 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 8th 4th 3rd 7th 8th 4th 8th 5th 4th Q 16
  India 4th 7th 11th 12th 11th 9th 8th 9th 8
  Ireland 12th 11th 15th 2nd 11th 5
  Italy 10th 9th 2
  Japan 6th 7th 11th 10th 5th 11th 10th 13th 11th 9
  Mexico 10th 7th 11th 3
  Netherlands 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 6th 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st Q 16
  New Zealand 7th 4th 7th 6th 11th 7th 5th 11th 5th 9
  Nigeria 11th 10th 2
  Russia Part of the Soviet Union 12th 16th 2
  Scotland 8th 10th 10th 12th 4
  South Africa 7th 13th 12th 10th 9th 15th 15th 7
  South Korea 3rd 5th 5th 6th 9th 6th 7th 12th 13th 9
  Soviet Union# 3rd 10th 8th Defunct 3
  Spain 6th 5th 8th 10th 11th 5th 8th 8th 4th 12th 3rd 7th 12
   Switzerland 9th 8th 2
  Ukraine Part of the Soviet Union 14th 1
  United States 6th 9th 12th 3rd 8th 9th 6th 4th 14th 9
  Wales 12th 1
Total 10 11 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 12 12 12 16 16 16
^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1974 and 1990
# = states that have since split into two or more independent nations

Debut of teams

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Year Debuting teams Successor and
renamed teams
Teams No. CT
1974   Argentina,   Austria,   Belgium,   France,   India,   Mexico,   Netherlands,   Spain,    Switzerland,   West Germany^ 10 10
1976   Italy,   Nigeria 2 12
1978   Canada,   Czechoslovakia*,   Japan 3 15
1981   Australia,   Soviet Union* 2 17
1983   England,   New Zealand,   Scotland,   United States,   Wales 5 22
1986   Ireland 1 23
1990   China,   South Korea 2 25
1994   Russia# 1 26   Germany
1998   South Africa 1 27
2002   Ukraine# 1 28
20062018 No debuts 0 0
2022   Chile 1 29
* = Defunct Team
# = Part of Soviet Union (1974–1990)
^ = Germany is official successor of West Germany

Argentina, Germany and the Netherlands are the only teams to have competed at each World Cup; 28 teams have competed in at least one World Cup.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Cup field to expand to 16 teams in 2018". FIH. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
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