2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier

2021 Women's European Qualifier

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
City	Pisa
Dates	21–24 October
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	CUS Pisa
Final positions
Champions	Ireland
Runner-up	Wales
Third place	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	45 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Anna O'Flanagan Iuliia Sartakova Fiona Burnet (4 goals)

The 2021 Women's European Qualifier was the European qualification tournament for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup. The tournament was held at CUS Pisa in Pisa, Italy from 21 to 24 October 2021. ^[1]

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Rome but on 3 September 2021 it was announced the tournament was moved to Pisa because of the better facilities there. ^[2]

The top five teams from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship already qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup and the winner of this tournament joined them. ^[3]

Qualification

The bottom three teams from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the top 5 from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II participated in the tournament. ^[4]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
5–13 June 2021	2021 EuroHockey Championship	Amstelveen, Netherlands	3	Ireland   Italy   Scotland
15–21 August 2021	2021 EuroHockey Championship II	Prague, Czech Republic	5	Belarus   France   Poland   Russia   Wales
Total			8

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	21 October
	Ireland	4
					23 October
	France	1
					Ireland	3
	21 October
					Belarus	2
	Russia	1
									24 October
	Belarus	7
									Ireland	2
	21 October
									Wales	1
	Italy	0
					23 October
	Wales	1
					Wales (p.s.o.)	0 (3)
	21 October
					Scotland	0 (1)			Third place
	Scotland	3
									24 October
	Poland	0
									Belarus	1
									Scotland	2

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	22 October
	France	2
					24 October
	Russia	3
					Russia	2 (3)
	22 October
					Italy (p.s.o.)	2 (4)
	Italy	2
	Poland	0
					Seventh place
					24 October
					France	4
					Poland	2

Quarter-finals

21 October 2021 09:00 Russia   1–7   Belarus Sartakova  56' Report Papkova  3', 52' Belavusava  21', 39', 49' Bahushevich  25' Kasabutskaya  57' Umpires: Hannah Harrison (ENG) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

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21 October 2021 11:30 Ireland   4–1   France Upton  33' O'Flanagan  50' Malseed  54' N. Carey  55' Report Van Bolhuis  54' Umpires: Ivona Makar (CRO) Lisette Baljon (NED)

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21 October 2021 14:00 Scotland   3–0   Poland Burnet  19', 36' Jamieson  55' Report Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRL) Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)

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21 October 2021 16:30 Italy   0–1   Wales Report Jones  18' Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Ines El Hajem (FRA)

5–8th place semi-finals

22 October 2021 14:00 France   2–3   Russia Lhopital  31' Roque  55' Report Leonova  19' Sartakova  30', 31' Umpires: Ilaria Amorosini (ITA) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

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22 October 2021 16:30 Italy   2–0   Poland Carta  2' Oviedo  57' Report Umpires: Lisette Baljon (NED) Ines El Hajem (FRA)

Semi-finals

23 October 2021 12:00 Ireland   3–2   Belarus Tice  2' O'Flanagan  4' Carey  48' Report Bahushevich  5' Batura  47' Umpires: Hannah Harrison (ENG) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

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23 October 2021 14:30 Wales   0–0   Scotland Report Penalties Richards Jones Webb Robinson 3–1 Watson Jamieson Dark Robertson Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRL) Ivona Makar (CRO)

Seventh place game

24 October 2021 09:00 France   4–2   Poland Lhopital  23' Lahlah  37' Verrier  51' Lardeur  54' Report Rybacha  21' Mazur  42' Umpires: Ilaria Amorosini (ITA) Lisette Baljon (NED)

Fifth place game

24 October 2021 11:30 Russia   2–2   Italy Sartakova  20' Ivanova  53' Report Carta  35', 36' Penalties Sartakova Sadovaia Kolpakova Koroleva Khalimova 3–4 Borgia Mirabella Carta Oviedo Pastor Umpires: Ivona Makar (CRO) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

Third place game

24 October 2021 14:00 Belarus   1–2   Scotland Shtsin  11' Report Burnet  4', 26' Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRL) Ines El Hajem (FRA)

Final

24 October 2021 16:30 Ireland   2–1   Wales O'Flanagan  8', 49' Report Howell  15' Umpires: Hannah Harrison (ENG) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

Statistics

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Ireland
2	Wales
3	Scotland
4	Belarus
5	Italy
6	Russia
7	France
8	Poland

Qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup

Goalscorers

There were 45 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

4 goals

• Anna O'Flanagan
• Iuliia Sartakova
• Fiona Burnet

3 goals

• Darya Belavusava
• Federica Carta

2 goals

• Sviatlana Bahushevich
• Krestsina Papkova
• Yohanna Lhopital
• Niamh Carey

1 goal

• Ryta Batura
• Ulyana Kasabutskaya
• Natallia Shtsin
• Guusje van Bolhuis
• Mickaela Lahlah
• Inès Lardeur
• Noa Roque
• Gabrielle Verrier
• Zara Malseed
• Elena Tice
• Roisin Upton
• Lara Oviedo
• Dżesika Mazur
• Marlena Rybacha
• Tamara Ivanova
• Aleksandra Leonova
• Sarah Jamieson
• Isabelle Howell
• Sarah Jones

Source: FIH

See also

• 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier

References

1. "FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier, Men and Women 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
2. "FIH/IL Premondiale Femminile Di Ottobre Si Giochera' a Pisa". federhockey.it (in Italian). Italian Hockey Federation. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
3. "Route to World Cup for Irish men following FIH amendment". www.hookhockey.com. The Hook. 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
4. "FIH Executive Board approves 8-year global hockey calendar". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.