In the modern world, Women's FIH Hockey World Cup has become a topic of great relevance and interest to people of all ages and conditions. With the advancement of technology and globalization, Women's FIH Hockey World Cup has taken a leading role in various aspects of our daily lives. Whether in the work, educational, cultural or social sphere, Women's FIH Hockey World Cup has sparked debates, reflections and conflicting opinions. Throughout history, Women's FIH Hockey World Cup has marked important milestones and significantly influenced the way we live and relate. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to Women's FIH Hockey World Cup, analyzing its impact, evolution and projection in the future.
Most recent season or competition: 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup | |
Sport | Field hockey |
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Founded | 1974 |
First season | 1974 |
Organising body | FIH |
No. of teams | 16 |
Continent | International |
Most recent champion(s) | Netherlands (9th title) (2022) |
Most titles | 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.
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.
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.
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third places | Fourth places |
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Netherlands | 9 (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986*, 1990, 2006, 2014*, 2018, 2022*) | 4 (1981, 1998*, 2002, 2010) | 1 (1976) | |
Argentina | 2 (2002, 2010*) | 4 (1974, 1976, 1994, 2022) | 3 (1978, 2006, 2014) | 1 (1998) |
Australia | 2 (1994, 1998) | 3 (1990*, 2006, 2014) | 2 (1983, 2022) | 3 (1981, 2002*, 2018) |
Germany^ | 2 (1976*, 1981) | 2 (1978, 1986) | 2 (1974, 1998) | 4 (1983, 1994, 2010, 2022) |
Canada | 1 (1983) | 1 (1986) | ||
Ireland | 1 (2018) | |||
Belgium | 1 (1978) | 1 (1976) | ||
United States | 1 (1994) | 1 (2014) | ||
England | 1 (2010) | 1 (1990) | ||
Spain | 1 (2018) | 1 (2006*) | ||
Soviet Union# | 1 (1981) | |||
South Korea | 1 (1990) | |||
China | 1 (2002) | |||
India | 1 (1974) | |||
New Zealand | 1 (1986) |
Continent | Best performance |
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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 | 1974 |
1976 |
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2018 |
2022 |
2026 |
Total |
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Argentina | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 9th | 7th | 9th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 2nd | 15 | |
Australia | – | – | – | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 12 | |
Austria | 8th | 9th | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Belgium | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 10th | 6th | Q | 8 |
Canada | – | – | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 10th | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | 7 | |
Chile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | 1 | |
China | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 7th | 11th | 3rd | 10th | 8th | 6th | 16th | 9th | 9 | |
Czechoslovakia# | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||
England | – | – | – | – | 5th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 11th | 6th | 8th | 11 | |
France | 7th | 6th | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Germany^ | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 4th | 8th | 5th | 4th | 15 | |
India | 4th | – | 7th | – | 11th | – | – | – | 12th | – | 11th | 9th | – | 8th | 9th | 8 | |
Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | 11th | – | 15th | – | – | – | 2nd | 11th | 5 | |
Italy | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 2 | |
Japan | – | – | 6th | 7th | – | – | 11th | – | – | 10th | 5th | 11th | 10th | 13th | 11th | 9 | |
Mexico | 10th | 7th | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Netherlands | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 16 |
New Zealand | – | – | – | – | 7th | 4th | 7th | – | 6th | 11th | – | 7th | 5th | 11th | 5th | 9 | |
Nigeria | – | 11th | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Russia | Part of the Soviet Union | 12th | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||||||
Scotland | – | – | – | – | 8th | 10th | – | – | 10th | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 13th | 12th | 10th | 9th | 15th | 15th | 7 | |
South Korea | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 12th | 13th | 9 | |
Soviet Union# | – | – | – | 3rd | 10th | 8th | – | Defunct | 3 | ||||||||
Spain | 6th | 5th | 8th | 10th | – | 11th | 5th | 8th | – | 8th | 4th | 12th | – | 3rd | 7th | 12 | |
Switzerland | 9th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Ukraine | Part of the Soviet Union | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||||||
United States | – | – | – | – | 6th | 9th | 12th | 3rd | 8th | 9th | 6th | – | 4th | 14th | – | 9 | |
Wales | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Year | Debuting teams | Successor and renamed teams | ||
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Teams | No. | CT | ||
1974 | Argentina, Austria, Belgium, France, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, West Germany^ | 10 | 10 | |
1976 | Italy, Nigeria | 2 | 12 | |
1978 | Canada, Czechoslovakia*, Japan | 3 | 15 | |
1981 | Australia, Soviet Union* | 2 | 17 | |
1983 | England, New Zealand, Scotland, United States, Wales | 5 | 22 | |
1986 | Ireland | 1 | 23 | |
1990 | China, South Korea | 2 | 25 | |
1994 | Russia# | 1 | 26 | Germany |
1998 | South Africa | 1 | 27 | |
2002 | Ukraine# | 1 | 28 | |
2006–2018 | No debuts | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | Chile | 1 | 29 |
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.