About Women’s Hockey World Cup

International Hockey Federation (FIH) started the Women’s World Cup in 1974. Later it merged with the International Federation of Women’s Hockey Associations (IFWHA) in 1982. Since 1986, the tournament occurs once in every 4 year.

Netherlands: The Undisputed Queen of Women’s Hockey World Cup
Indian Squad for Women’s Hockey World Cup 2018
2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup: Schedule and Results
List of Women’s Hockey World Cups Winners

Facts About Women’s Hockey World Cup

Only four nations have won the past 14 events.
At the end of the 2018 world cup, fifteen nations reached the semifinal of the tournament.
India reached the semifinal in 1974 World Cup.
Argentina, Germany and Netherlands are the only teams to have competed at each World Cup
28 teams have competed in at least one World Cup.
Netherlands has won maximum titles- 8 (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986*, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018).
Netherlands has entered the semifinals in all but one appearance. Including 2010 World Cup, only in 1994 they failed to reach SF.
6 teams have reached the final. Canada and Ireland have not won.

Best performance by Continents

European 10 titles, won by Netherlands (8) and Germany (2)
Oceania 2 titles, won by Australia
Americas 2 titles, won by Argentina
Asian third place (Korea, 1990 and China, 2002)
African Seventh place (South Africa, 1998)

Number of Participants

10 teams 1974 and 1978
11 teams 1976
16 teams 2002 and 2018
12 teams in remaining 9 World Cups (including 2010 and 2014)

Goals in World Cup: Total Goals (Top 3 Teams)

1974: 74 (Argentina 20, Germany 16, India 8)
1976: 111 (Germany 26, Netherlands 24, Argentina 18)
1978: 79 (Germany 26, Netherlands 22, Argentina 18)
1981: 150 (Netherlands 28, Germany 21, Soviet Union 23)
1983: 109 (Netherlands 13, Australia 13, Germany 10)
1986: 140 (Australia 25, Netherlands 23, New Zealand 14)
1990: 114 (South Korea 21, Netherlands 19, New Zealand 13)
1994: 103 (Australia 17, South Korea 16, Germany 10)
1998: 184 (Australia 33, Netherlands 21, South Korea 19, Germany 17, Argentina 16)
2002: 247 (South Korea 25, Germany 25, Netherlands 23, England 22, Argentina 19)
2006: 116 (Netherlands 18, Australia 13, Argentina 15)
2010: 153 (Netherlands 27, Argentina 19, Australia 15)
2014: 146 (Netherlands 23, USA 20, Argentina 14)
2018: 126 (Netherlands 35, Spain 12, Argentina 11