2018 Women's Hockey World Cup

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]

2018 Women's Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	England
City	London
Dates	21 July – 5 August
Teams	16
Venue(s)	Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (8th title)
Runner-up	Ireland
Third place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	126 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kitty van Male (8 goals)
Best player	Lidewij Welten
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Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

Location of the World Cup venue on a map of Greater London

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

Main article: 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup 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  17' Oviedo  32' Ruggieri  45' Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Ayanna McClean (TTO)

22 July 2018 17:00 Netherlands  7–0  South Korea Matla  1', 11' Welten  4' Van Male  9', 23' Jonker  14' Leurink  17' Report Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Maggie Giddens (USA)

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27 July 2018 18:00 China  1–7  Netherlands Yong  57' Report Van Maasakker  7' Jonker  15' Leurink  24' Welten  30', 37' Van Male  56' De Waard  59' Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TTO) Emi Yamada (JPN)

27 July 2018 20:00 South Korea  0–1  Italy Report Braconi  60' Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRL) Maggie Giddens (USA)

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29 July 2018 11:00 South Korea  1–1  China Kim O.  15' Report Zhang  4' Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TTO) Amber Church (NZL)

29 July 2018 13:00 Netherlands  12–1  Italy Matla  10', 44' Van Maasakker  14' Jonker  22', 51' Van Geffen  26' Van Male  28', 41', 48', 60' Dirkse van den Heuvel  31', 45' Report Tiddi  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  54' Report Goyal  25' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Emi Yamada (JPN)

21 July 2018 18:00 United States  1–3  Ireland Paolino  15' Report Duke  5', 41' McCay  12' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Michelle Meister (GER)

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25 July 2018 20:00 United States  1–1  England Matson  39' Report Danson  34' Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Laurine Delforge (BEL)

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26 July 2018 14:00 India  0–1  Ireland Report A. O'Flanagan  13' Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Carolina De La Fuente (ARG)

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29 July 2018 17:00 India  1–1  United States Rani  31' Report Paolino  11' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

29 July 2018 19:00 England  1–0  Ireland Ansley  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  14', 54' Stapenhorst  32' Report Deetlefs  40' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Ayanna McClean (TTO)

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22 July 2018 13:00 Argentina  6–2  Spain Jankunas  8' Ortiz  15', 28' Albertario  22' Merino  31' Barrionuevo  48' Report Salvatella  3' Pérez  49' Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

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25 July 2018 18:00 Germany  3–2  Argentina Gablać  6' Stapenhorst  20', 25' Report F. Habif  15' Ortiz  30' Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

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26 July 2018 12:00 Spain  7–1  South Africa Riera  2', 48' Bonastre  11', 55' Petchamé  37', 42' Salvatella  45' Report Botes  35' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

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28 July 2018 12:00 Spain  1–3  Germany López  30' Report Schröder  5' Oruz  37' Huse  40' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

28 July 2018 14:00 Argentina  1–1  South Africa Granatto  46' Report Mayne  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  17' Hurtz  22' Kenny  35' Report Kawamura  36' Kato  60' Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Alison Keogh (IRL)

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22 July 2018 19:00 New Zealand  4–2  Belgium Smith  24' Gloyn  32' Merry  32', 54' Report Versavel  28' Boon  30' Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Carolina De La Fuente (ARG)

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24 July 2018 12:30 Japan  2–1  New Zealand Oikawa  35' Shimizu  48' Report McLaren  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)

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28 July 2018 18:00 Japan  3–6  Belgium Kato  36' Mano  50' Nagai  50' Report Vandermeiren  7' Boon  17' Weyns  22' Versavel  33', 39', 47' Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Michelle Joubert (RSA)

28 July 2018 20:00 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Merry  13' Report Smith  18' Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Carolina De La Fuente (ARG)

Second round

Cross-overs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

2 August

Netherlands

2

31 July

England

0

England

2

4 August

South Korea

0

Netherlands (p.s.o.)

1 (3)

Australia

1 (1)

1 August

Australia (p.s.o.)

0 (4)

30 July

Argentina

0 (3)

Argentina

2

5 August

New Zealand

0

Netherlands

6

Ireland

0

2 August

Ireland (p.s.o.)

0 (3)

31 July

India

0 (1)

Italy

0

4 August

India

3

Ireland (p.s.o.)

1 (3)

Spain

1 (2)

Third place

1 August

5 August

Germany

0

Australia

1

30 July

Spain

1

Spain

3

Belgium

0 (2)

Spain (p.s.o.)

0 (3)

Crossover

30 July 2018 18:00 Belgium  0–0  Spain Report Penalties Boon Versavel Vanden Borre Raes Leclef Versavel 2–3 García Grau Pérez Magaz Bonastre Riera Pérez Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Maggie Giddens (USA)

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30 July 2018 20:15 Argentina  2–0  New Zealand Barrionuevo  25' Merino  49' Report Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

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31 July 2018 18:00 Italy  0–3  India Report Lalremsiami  9' Goyal  45' Katariya  55' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Emi Yamada (JPN)

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31 July 2018 20:15 England  2–0  South Korea Bray  9' Owsley  59' Report Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Quarterfinals

1 August 2018 18:00 Germany  0–1  Spain Report Cano  54' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

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1 August 2018 20:15 Australia  0–0  Argentina Report Penalties Peris Bates Fitzpatrick Malone McMahon Bates Peris 4–3 Merino Von der Heyde Albertario Gomes Fantasia Fernández Ladra Albertario Merino Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Laurine Delforge (BEL)

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2 August 2018 18:00 Ireland  0–0  India Report Penalties Daly A. O'Flanagan Upton Meeke Watkins 3–1 Rani Monika Navjot Kaur Khokhar Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Carolina De La Fuente (ARG)

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2 August 2018 20:15 Netherlands  2–0  England Welten  14' Leurink  31' Report Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Michelle Joubert (RSA)

Semifinals

4 August 2018 14:00 Ireland  1–1  Spain A. O'Flanagan  3' Report Magaz  39' Penalties Pinder A. O'Flanagan Upton Meeke Watkins Pinder 3–2 García Pérez Oliva Petchamé Riera Oliva Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Michelle Meister (GER)

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4 August 2018 16:30 Netherlands  1–1  Australia Jonker  22' Report Morgan  54' Penalties Matla Dirkse van den Heuvel Van Geffen De Waard Welten 3–1 Bates Peris Nobbs McMahon Umpires: Carolina De La Fuente (ARG) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Third place game

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

Final

5 August 2018 16:30 Netherlands  6–0  Ireland Welten  7' Jonker  19' Van Male  28' Pheninckx  30' Keetels  32' Van Maasakker  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

• Kitty van Male

6 goals

• Kelly Jonker

5 goals

• Lidewij Welten

4 goals

• Louise Versavel
• Frédérique Matla

3 goals

• Paula Ortiz
• Viktoria Huse
• Charlotte Stapenhorst
• Laurien Leurink
• Caia van Maasakker
• Olivia Merry
• Berta Bonastre

2 goals

• Noel Barrionuevo
• Delfina Merino
• Jill Boon
• Lily Owsley
• Neha Goyal
• Deirdre Duke
• Anna O'Flanagan
• Valentina Braconi
• Akiko Kato
• Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel
• María López
• Alicia Magaz
• Carlota Petchamé
• Lola Riera
• Carola Salvatella
• Margaux Paolino

1 goal

• Agustina Albertario
• María José Granatto
• Florencia Habif
• Julieta Jankunas
• Emily Hurtz
• Jodie Kenny
• Ambrosia Malone
• Georgina Morgan
• Kathryn Slattery
• Emily Smith
• Judith Vandermeiren
• Anne-Sophie Weyns
• Yong Jing
• Zhang Xiaoxue
• Giselle Ansley
• Sophie Bray
• Alex Danson
• Hannah Gablać
• Selin Oruz
• Anne Schröder
• Vandana Katariya
• Lalremsiami
• Rani Rampal
• Shirley McCay
• Lara Oviedo
• Giuliana Ruggieri
• Chiara Tiddi
• Motomi Kawamura
• Yukari Mano
• Hazuki Nagai
• Shihori Oikawa
• Minami Shimizu
• Margot van Geffen
• Marloes Keetels
• Malou Pheninckx
• Xan de Waard
• Shiloh Gloyn
• Anita McLaren
• Kelsey Smith
• Kara-Lee Botes
• Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
• Jade Mayne
• Kim Ok-ju
• Carmen Cano
• Beatriz Pérez
• Erin Matson

Awards

Player of the Tournament[15]	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Young Player of the Tournament
Lidewij Welten	Kitty van Male	Ayeisha McFerran	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. Regulations
15. "Award winners: Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018". FIH. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

External links

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

• Official website