2018 Women's Hockey World Cup

2018 Women's Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityLondon
Dates21 July – 5 August
Teams16
Venue(s)Lee 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 scorer(s)Netherlands Kitty van Male (8 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Lidewij Welten
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Location of the World Cup venue on a map of Greater London

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]

Bidding

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 demanded to submit bidding documentation,[5][6] 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 will be 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]
22 July 2018
11:00
China  0–3  Italy
Report Braconi field hockey ball 17'
Oviedo field hockey ball 32'
Ruggieri field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
22 July 2018
17:00
Netherlands  7–0  South Korea
Matla field hockey ball 1', 11'
Welten field hockey ball 4'
Van Male field hockey ball 9', 23'
Jonker field hockey ball 14'
Leurink field hockey ball 17' 		Report
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
27 July 2018
18:00
China  1–7  Netherlands
Yong field hockey ball 57' Report Van Maasakker field hockey ball 7'
Jonker field hockey ball 15'
Leurink field hockey ball 24'
Welten field hockey ball 30', 37'
Van Male field hockey ball 56'
De Waard field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
27 July 2018
20:00
South Korea  0–1  Italy
Report Braconi field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRL)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
29 July 2018
11:00
South Korea  1–1  China
Kim O. field hockey ball 15' Report Zhang field hockey ball 4'
Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
Amber Church (NZL)
29 July 2018
13:00
Netherlands  12–1  Italy
Matla field hockey ball 10', 44'
Van Maasakker field hockey ball 14'
Jonker field hockey ball 22', 51'
Van Geffen field hockey ball 26'
Van Male field hockey ball 28', 41', 48', 60'
Dirkse van den Heuvel field hockey ball 31', 45' 		Report Tiddi field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Emi Yamada (JPN)

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
21 July 2018
14:00
England  1–1  India
Owsley field hockey ball 54' Report Goyal field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
21 July 2018
18:00
United States  1–3  Ireland
Paolino field hockey ball 15' Report Duke field hockey ball 5', 41'
McCay field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Michelle Meister (GER)
25 July 2018
20:00
United States  1–1  England
Matson field hockey ball 39' Report Danson field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
26 July 2018
14:00
India  0–1  Ireland
Report A. O'Flanagan field hockey ball 13'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Carolina De La Fuente (ARG)
29 July 2018
17:00
India  1–1  United States
Rani field hockey ball 31' Report Paolino field hockey ball 11'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
29 July 2018
19:00
England  1–0  Ireland
Ansley field hockey ball 53' Report
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

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]
21 July 2018
12:00
Germany  3–1  South Africa
Huse field hockey ball 14', 54'
Stapenhorst field hockey ball 32' 		Report Deetlefs field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
22 July 2018
13:00
Argentina  6–2  Spain
Jankunas field hockey ball 8'
Ortiz field hockey ball 15', 28'
Albertario field hockey ball 22'
Merino field hockey ball 31'
Barrionuevo field hockey ball 48' 		Report Salvatella field hockey ball 3'
Pérez field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
25 July 2018
18:00
Germany  3–2  Argentina
Gablać field hockey ball 6'
Stapenhorst field hockey ball 20', 25' 		Report F. Habif field hockey ball 15'
Ortiz field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
26 July 2018
12:00
Spain  7–1  South Africa
Riera field hockey ball 2', 48'
Bonastre field hockey ball 11', 55'
Petchamé field hockey ball 37', 42'
Salvatella field hockey ball 45' 		Report Botes field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
28 July 2018
12:00
Spain  1–3  Germany
López field hockey ball 30' Report Schröder field hockey ball 5'
Oruz field hockey ball 37'
Huse field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
28 July 2018
14:00
Argentina  1–1  South Africa
Granatto field hockey ball 46' Report Mayne field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Emi Yamada (JPN)
Alison Keogh (IRL)

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]
21 July 2018
20:00
Australia  3–2  Japan
Malone field hockey ball 17'
Hurtz field hockey ball 22'
Kenny field hockey ball 35' 		Report Kawamura field hockey ball 36'
Kato field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Alison Keogh (IRL)
22 July 2018
19:00
New Zealand  4–2  Belgium
Smith field hockey ball 24'
Gloyn field hockey ball 32'
Merry field hockey ball 32', 54' 		Report Versavel field hockey ball 28'
Boon field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Carolina De La Fuente (ARG)
24 July 2018
12:30
Japan  2–1  New Zealand
Oikawa field hockey ball 35'
Shimizu field hockey ball 48' 		Report McLaren field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
24 July 2018
14:30
Australia  0–0  Belgium
Report
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Alison Keogh (IRL)
28 July 2018
18:00
Japan  3–6  Belgium
Kato field hockey ball 36'
Mano field hockey ball 50'
Nagai field hockey ball 50' 		Report Vandermeiren field hockey ball 7'
Boon field hockey ball 17'
Weyns field hockey ball 22'
Versavel field hockey ball 33', 39', 47'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
28 July 2018
20:00
New Zealand  1–1  Australia
Merry field hockey ball 13' Report Smith field hockey ball 18'
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Carolina De La Fuente (ARG)

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

30 July 2018
18:00
Belgium  0–0  Spain
Report
Penalties
Boon Penalty shoot-out missed
Versavel Penalty shoot-out scored
Vanden Borre Penalty shoot-out missed
Raes Penalty shoot-out missed
Leclef Penalty shoot-out scored
Versavel Penalty shoot-out missed 		2–3 Penalty shoot-out missed García Grau
Penalty shoot-out scored Pérez
Penalty shoot-out missed Magaz
Penalty shoot-out scored Bonastre
Penalty shoot-out missed Riera
Penalty shoot-out scored Pérez
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
30 July 2018
20:15
Argentina  2–0  New Zealand
Barrionuevo field hockey ball 25'
Merino field hockey ball 49' 		Report
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
31 July 2018
18:00
Italy  0–3  India
Report Lalremsiami field hockey ball 9'
Goyal field hockey ball 45'
Katariya field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
31 July 2018
20:15
England  2–0  South Korea
Bray field hockey ball 9'
Owsley field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Quarterfinals

1 August 2018
18:00
Germany  0–1  Spain
Report Cano field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
1 August 2018
20:15
Australia  0–0  Argentina
Report
Penalties
Peris Penalty shoot-out missed
Bates Penalty shoot-out scored
Fitzpatrick Penalty shoot-out missed
Malone Penalty shoot-out scored
McMahon Penalty shoot-out scored
Bates Penalty shoot-out missed
Peris Penalty shoot-out scored 		4–3 Penalty shoot-out missed Merino
Penalty shoot-out scored Von der Heyde
Penalty shoot-out scored Albertario
Penalty shoot-out scored Gomes Fantasia
Penalty shoot-out missed Fernández Ladra
Penalty shoot-out missed Albertario
Penalty shoot-out missed Merino
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
2 August 2018
18:00
Ireland  0–0  India
Report
Penalties
Daly Penalty shoot-out missed
A. O'Flanagan Penalty shoot-out missed
Upton Penalty shoot-out scored
Meeke Penalty shoot-out scored
Watkins Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–1 Penalty shoot-out missed Rani
Penalty shoot-out missed Monika
Penalty shoot-out missed Navjot Kaur
Penalty shoot-out scored Khokhar
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Carolina De La Fuente (ARG)
2 August 2018
20:15
Netherlands  2–0  England
Welten field hockey ball 14'
Leurink field hockey ball 31' 		Report
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)

Semifinals

4 August 2018
14:00
Ireland  1–1  Spain
A. O'Flanagan field hockey ball 3' Report Magaz field hockey ball 39'
Penalties
Pinder Penalty shoot-out scored
A. O'Flanagan Penalty shoot-out missed
Upton Penalty shoot-out missed
Meeke Penalty shoot-out missed
Watkins Penalty shoot-out scored
Pinder Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out missed García
Penalty shoot-out missed Pérez
Penalty shoot-out scored Oliva
Penalty shoot-out missed Petchamé
Penalty shoot-out scored Riera
Penalty shoot-out missed Oliva
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Michelle Meister (GER)
4 August 2018
16:30
Netherlands  1–1  Australia
Jonker field hockey ball 22' Report Morgan field hockey ball 54'
Penalties
Matla Penalty shoot-out scored
Dirkse van den Heuvel Penalty shoot-out missed
Van Geffen Penalty shoot-out missed
De Waard Penalty shoot-out scored
Welten Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–1 Penalty shoot-out scored Bates
Penalty shoot-out missed Peris
Penalty shoot-out missed Nobbs
Penalty shoot-out missed McMahon
Umpires:
Carolina De La Fuente (ARG)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Third place game

5 August 2018
14:00
Australia  1–3  Spain
Slattery field hockey ball 40' Report López field hockey ball 11'
Bonastre field hockey ball 14'
Magaz field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Final

5 August 2018
16:30
Netherlands  6–0  Ireland
Welten field hockey ball 7'
Jonker field hockey ball 19'
Van Male field hockey ball 28'
Pheninckx field hockey ball 30'
Keetels field hockey ball 32'
Van Maasakker field hockey ball 34' 		Report
Umpires:
Carolina De La Fuente (ARG)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

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

Awards

Player of the Tournament[15] Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young Player of the Tournament
Netherlands Lidewij Welten Netherlands Kitty van Male Ireland Ayeisha McFerran Argentina Lucina von der Heyde

References

  1. ^ "England & India to host Hockey World Cups 2018". FIH. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Glorious Dutch dominate and record books are re-written". FIH. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Women's Hockey World Cup: Netherlands win final to end Irish odyssey". BBC Sport. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Lock leads Spain to first ever World Cup medal". FIH. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. ^ "FIH Opens World Cup 2018 Bidding Process". FIH. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Six nations shortlisted for Hockey World Cups 2018". FIH. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Five nations in battle to host FIH World Cups 2018". FIH. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Four nations prepare to learn fate of 2018 Hockey World Cup bids". FIH. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  9. ^ "England Hockey wins bid to host World Cup in 2018". England Hockey. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Qualification System for Hockey World Cup 2018" (PDF). FIH. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  11. ^ "FIH announces officials for Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018". FIH. 19 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018 schedule coming soon". FIH. 9 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018 schedule announced". FIH. 26 November 2017.
  14. ^ a b c d Regulations
  15. ^ "Award winners: Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018". FIH. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

External links

External videos
video icon Ireland v Spain Women's World Cup Semi Final 2018 on YouTube
video icon Netherlands v Australia Women's World Cup Semi Final 2018 on YouTube
video icon Netherlands v Ireland Women's World Cup Final 2018 on YouTube
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