Women's FIH Hockey World Cup

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Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
Field hockey worldcup logo.png
Sport Field hockey
Founded1974;50 years ago (1974)
First season 1974
Organising body FIH
No. of teams16
ContinentInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (9th title)
(2022)
Most titlesFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (9 titles)
Official website fih.hockey/worldcup

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.

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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

Summaries

YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teams
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1974
Details
Mandelieu, FranceFlag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
1–0Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
2–0Flag of India.svg
India
10
1976
Details
West Berlin, West GermanyFlag of Germany.svg
West Germany
2–0Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
1–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
11
1978
Details
Madrid, SpainFlag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
1–0Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
0–0
(3–2)
Penalty strokes
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
10
1981
Details
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Germany.svg
West Germany
1–1
(3–1)
Penalty strokes
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
5–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
12
1983
Details
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
4–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
3–1Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
12
1986
Details
Amstelveen, NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
3–0Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
3–2
after extra time
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
12
1990
Details
Sydney, AustraliaFlag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
3–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
South Korea
3–2Flag of England.svg
England
12
1994
Details
Dublin, IrelandFlag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2–0Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
2–1Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
12
1998
Details
Utrecht, NetherlandsFlag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
3–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
3–2Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
12
2002
Details
Perth, AustraliaFlag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
1–1
(4–3)
Penalty strokes
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
16
2006
Details
Madrid, SpainFlag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
3–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
5–0Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
12
2010
Details
Rosario, ArgentinaFlag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
3–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of England.svg
England
2–0Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
12
2014
Details
The Hague, NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
2–1Flag of the United States.svg
United States
12
2018
Details
London, EnglandFlag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
6–0Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg
Ireland
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
3–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
16
2022
Details
Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
3–1Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2–1Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
16
2026
Details
Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands16

Successful national teams

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placesFourth places
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9 (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986*, 1990, 2006, 2014*, 2018, 2022*)4 (1981, 1998*, 2002, 2010)1 (1976)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2 (2002, 2010*)4 (1974, 1976, 1994, 2022)3 (1978, 2006, 2014)1 (1998)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2 (1994, 1998)3 (1990*, 2006, 2014)2 (1983, 2022)3 (1981, 2002*, 2018)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany^2 (1976*, 1981)2 (1978, 1986)2 (1974, 1998)4 (1983, 1994, 2010, 2022)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1 (1983)1 (1986)
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 1 (2018)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1 (1978)1 (1976)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 (1994)1 (2014)
Flag of England.svg  England 1 (2010)1 (1990)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 (2018)1 (2006*)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union#1 (1981)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1 (1990)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1 (2002)
Flag of India.svg  India 1 (1974)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  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

ContinentBest 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

Team Flag of France.svg
1974
Flag of Germany.svg
1976
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg
1978
Flag of Argentina.svg
1981
Flag of Malaysia.svg
1983
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
1986
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1990
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg
1994
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
1998
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2002
Flag of Spain.svg
2006
Flag of Argentina.svg
2010
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
2014
Flag of England.svg
2018
Flag of Spain.svg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
2022
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
2026
Total
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2nd2nd3rd6th9th7th9th2nd4th1st3rd1st3rd7th2nd15
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4th3rd6th2nd1st1st4th2nd5th2nd4th3rd12
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8th9th12th3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5th4th3rd8th12th10th6thQ8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5th5th2nd3rd10th10th15th7
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 13th1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6th7th11th3rd10th8th6th16th9th9
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia#9thDefunct1
Flag of England.svg  England 5th5th4th9th9th5th7th3rd11th6th8th11
Flag of France.svg  France 7th6th9th3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany^3rd1st2nd1st4th2nd8th4th3rd7th8th4th8th5th4thQ16
Flag of India.svg  India 4th7th11th12th11th9th8th9th8
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 12th11th15th2nd11th5
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10th9th2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6th7th11th10th5th11th10th13th11th9
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10th7th11th3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1st3rd1st2nd1st1st1st6th2nd2nd1st2nd1st1st1stQ16
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7th4th7th6th11th7th5th11th5th9
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11th10th2
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Part of the Soviet Union12th16th2
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8th10th10th12th4
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7th13th12th10th9th15th15th7
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3rd5th5th6th9th6th7th12th13th9
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union#3rd10th8thDefunct3
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6th5th8th10th11th5th8th8th4th12th3rd7th12
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 9th8th2
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Part of the Soviet Union14th1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6th9th12th3rd8th9th6th4th14th9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 12th1
Total10111012121212121216121212161616
^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1974 and 1990
# = states that have since split into two or more independent nations

Debut of teams

YearDebuting teamsSuccessor and
renamed teams
TeamsNo.CT
1974 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina, Flag of Austria.svg  Austria, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium, Flag of France.svg  France, Flag of India.svg  India, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland, Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany^1010
1976 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 212
1978 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia*, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 315
1981 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia, Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union*217
1983 Flag of England.svg  England, Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand, Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, Flag of the United States.svg  United States, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 522
1986 Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 123
1990 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China, Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 225
1994 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia#126Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1998 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 127
2002 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine#128
20062018 No debuts00
2022 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 129
* = 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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