1978 Women's Hockey World Cup
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Spain | ||
| City | Madrid | ||
| Dates | 17–24 September | ||
| Teams | 10 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  West Germany | ||
| Third place |  Argentina Belgium | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 30 | ||
| Goals scored | 98 (3.27 per match) | ||
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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 September in Madrid, Spain.[1]
The Netherlands won the title for the second time, defeating West Germany 1–0 in the final.[2]
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | West Germany |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 8 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belgium |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Spain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Japan |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Nigeria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
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- The following match was contested to determine second and third place in the pool.
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 8 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Argentina |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  India |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Canada |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
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Classification round
Ninth and tenth place
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
| 23 September 1978 | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| 24 September 1978 | ||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
| 23 September 1978 | ||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 24 September 1978 | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| West Germany | 1 | |||||
| 24 September 1978 | ||||||
 Argentina | 0 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
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| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 6 | |||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 24 September 1978 | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 (2) | |||||
| Belgium (p.s) | 0 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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| 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup winner |
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 Netherlands Second title |
