2018 Women's Hockey World Cup

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Host countryEngland
CityLondon
Dates21 July – 5 August
Teams16
2018 Women's Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityLondon
Dates21 July – 5 August
Teams16
VenueLee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (8th title)
Runner-up Ireland
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored126 (3.5 per match)
Top scorerNetherlands Kitty van Male (8 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Lidewij Welten
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The 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 14th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held from 21 July to 5 August 2018 at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, England.[1]

Defending champions the Netherlands won the tournament for an eighth time after defeating Ireland 6–0 in the final, who claimed their first World Cup medal.[2][3] Spain won the third place match by defeating Australia 3–1 to claim their first World Cup medal as well.[4]

In March 2013, one month after the FIH published the Event Assignment Process Document for the 2014–2018 cycle, Australia, Belgium, England and New Zealand were shortlisted as candidates for hosting the event and were asked to submit bidding documentation,[5][6] a requirement that eventually Belgium did not meet.[7] In addition one month before the host election, Australia withdrew their application due to technical and financial reasons.[8] England was announced as host on 7 November 2013 during a special ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Venue

Also chosen to host the 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship for men and women, the tournament was held at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England.[9] This venue is part of the legacy from the 2012 Summer Olympics as the Riverbank Arena, where the field hockey events took place, which was scaled down and moved to its current location at Lee Valley Park.

Qualification

Due to the increase to 16 participating teams, the new qualification process was announced in July 2015 by the International Hockey Federation. Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation received an automatic berth. In addition, the 10/11 highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2016–17 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified entered the tournament. The following sixteen teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.[10]

Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
7 November 2013 Host nation  England (2)
21 June–2 July 2017 2016–17 Hockey World League Semifinals Brussels, Belgium  China (8)
 New Zealand (4)
 South Korea (9)
 Italy (17)
 Spain (11)
 Belgium (13)
8–23 July 2017 Johannesburg, South Africa  United States (7)
 Germany (6)
 Japan (12)
 Ireland (16)
5–13 August 2017 2017 Pan American Cup Lancaster, United States  Argentina (3)
19–27 August 2017 2017 EuroHockey Championship Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands (1)
11–15 October 2017 2017 Oceania Cup Sydney, Australia  Australia (5)
22–29 October 2017 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Ismailia, Egypt  South Africa (14)
28 October–5 November 2017 2017 Asia Cup Kakamigahara, Japan  India (10)

Format

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups, each containing four teams. Each team played each other team in its group once. The first-placed team in each group advanced to the quarterfinals, while the second- and third-placed teams in each group go into the crossover matches. From there on a single-elimination tournament was played.

Squads

Umpires

15 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament.[11]

  • Amber Church (NZL)
  • Laurine Delforge (BEL)
  • Carolina De La Fuente (ARG)
  • Maggie Giddens (USA)
  • Kelly Hudson (NZL)
  • Michelle Joubert (RSA)
  • Alison Keogh (IRL)
  • Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
  • Ayanna McClean (TTO)
  • Michelle Meister (GER)
  • Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
  • Irene Presenqui (ARG)
  • Annelize Rostron (RSA)
  • Sarah Wilson (SCO)
  • Emi Yamada (JPN)

Results

The schedule was published on 26 November 2017.[12][13]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

First round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 26 2 +24 9 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 5 12 −7 6 Crossover
3  South Korea 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
4  China 3 0 1 2 2 11 −9 1 Eliminated
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[14]

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Quarterfinals
2  England (H) 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Crossover
3  India 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  United States 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2 Eliminated
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[14]
(H) Hosts

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Quarterfinals
2  Argentina 3 1 1 1 9 6 +3 4 Crossover
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 10 10 0 3
4  South Africa 3 0 1 2 3 11 −8 1 Eliminated
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[14]

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Quarterfinals
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 8 7 +1 4 Crossover
3  New Zealand 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4  Japan 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3 Eliminated
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[14]

Second round

 
Cross-oversQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
2 August
 
 
 Netherlands2
 
31 July
 
 England0
 
 England2
 
4 August
 
 South Korea0
 
 Netherlands (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
 
 Australia1 (1)
 
 
1 August
 
 
 Australia (p.s.o.)0 (4)
 
30 July
 
 Argentina0 (3)
 
 Argentina2
 
5 August
 
 New Zealand0
 
 Netherlands6
 
 
 Ireland0
 
 
2 August
 
 
 Ireland (p.s.o.)0 (3)
 
31 July
 
 India0 (1)
 
 Italy0
 
4 August
 
 India3
 
 Ireland (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
 
 Spain1 (2) Third place
 
 
1 August5 August
 
 
 Germany0 Australia1
 
30 July
 
 Spain1  Spain3
 
 Belgium0 (2)
 
 
 Spain (p.s.o.)0 (3)
 

Crossover

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Netherlands 6 5 1 0 35 3 +32 16 Gold medal
2 B  Ireland 6 2 2 2 5 9 −4 8 Silver medal
3 C  Spain 7 3 2 2 15 12 +3 11 Bronze medal
4 D  Australia 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 Fourth place
5 C  Germany 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 9 Eliminated in
quarterfinals
6 B  England (H) 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8
7 C  Argentina 5 2 2 1 11 6 +5 8
8 B  India 5 1 3 1 5 3 +2 6
9 A  Italy 4 2 0 2 5 15 −10 6 Eliminated in
crossover matches
10 D  Belgium 4 1 2 1 8 7 +1 5
11 D  New Zealand 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4
12 A  South Korea 4 0 1 3 1 11 −10 1
13 D  Japan 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3 Eliminated in
group stage
14 B  United States 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
15 C  South Africa 3 0 1 2 3 11 −8 1
16 A  China 3 0 1 2 2 11 −9 1
Source: FIH.com
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 126 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

Awards

References

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