1978 Women's Hockey World Cup

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1978 Women's FIH
Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
City Madrid
Dates17–24 March
Teams10 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Third placeFlag of Argentina (alternative).svg  Argentina
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored98 (3.27 per match)
← 1976 (previous)(next) 1981 →

The 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup was the third edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It took place from 17 to 24 March in Madrid, Spain. [1]

Contents

The Netherlands won the title for the second time, defeating West Germany 1–0 in the final. [2]

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4400221+218Advanced to Semi-finals
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 530264+26
3Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 5203712−54
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 420269−34
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4004318−150
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off match. [3]
16 September 1978
11:00
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–5Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Report
16 September 1978
15:00
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
17 September 1978
13:00
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg2–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
17 September 1978
15:00
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–10Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Report
19 September 1978
13:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
19 September 1978
17:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Report
20 September 1978
11:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
20 September 1978
13:00
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg0–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
21 September 1978
15:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
21 September 1978
17:00
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg7–0Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Report
  • The following match was contested to determine second and third place in the pool.
22 September 1978
13:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–0Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Report

Pool B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4400153+128Advanced to Semi-finals
2Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg  Argentina 430164+26
3Flag of India.svg  India 411247−33
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 411248−43
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 400429−70
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off match. [3]
16 September 1978
13:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg1–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
16 September 1978
17:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–1Flag of India.svg  India
Report
17 September 1978
11:00
India  Flag of India.svg1–2Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg  Argentina
Report
17 September 1978
17:00
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
19 September 1978
11:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg2–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Report
19 September 1978
15:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–1Flag of India.svg  India
Report
20 September 1978
13:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
20 September 1978
17:00
India  Flag of India.svg1–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Report
21 September 1978
11:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–1Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg  Argentina
Report
21 September 1978
13:00
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report

Classification round

Ninth and tenth place

23 September 1978
09:00
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Report

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
23 September 1978
 
 
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 0
 
24 September 1978
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
 
23 September 1978
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
 
Flag of India.svg  India 0
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
Seventh Place
 
 
24 September 1978
 
 
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 0
 
 
Flag of India.svg  India 1
Crossover
23 September 1978
11:00
India  Flag of India.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
23 September 1978
11:00
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg0–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Seventh and eighth place
24 September 1978
11:00
Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg0–1Flag of India.svg  India
Report
Fifth and sixth place
24 September 1978
11:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 September 1978
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1
 
24 September 1978
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0
 
23 September 1978
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0
 
Third Place
 
 
24 September 1978
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0
Semi-finals
23 September 1978
15:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
23 September 1978
15:00
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report
Third and fourth place
24 September 1978
15:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
Final
24 September 1978
17:00
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup Winner 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Second title

Winning squad

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands [4]

Statistics

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
Gold medal icon.svg B Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6600223+1918Gold Medal
Silver medal icon.svg A Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 6501232+2115Silver Medal
Bronze medal icon.svg B Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg  Argentina 631265+110Bronze Medal
Bronze medal icon.svg A Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7313610−410
5 B Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6312118+310Eliminated in
group stage
6 A Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6303913−49
7 B Flag of India.svg  India 6213510−57
8 A Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 7205716−96
9 B Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 510469−33
10 A Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5005322−190
Source: FIH

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References

  1. ↑ "HOCKEY WORLD CUP MADRID 1978". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Women Field Hockey World Cup 1978 MADRID (ESP)". todor66.com. Todor66. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 Regulations
  4. ↑ "Field Hockey / World Cup". All competitions.com.
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