1974 Women's Hockey World Cup

1974 Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	France
City	Mandelieu
Teams	10
Top three teams
Champions	Netherlands
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	West Germany
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The 1974 Women's Hockey World Cup was the inaugural edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It took place from 17–24 March in Mandelieu, France.^[1] The Netherlands won the title defeating Argentina in the final on 24 March.^[2]

Tournament

Pool A

Group Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
India	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	6
Netherlands	4	3	0	1	5	1	+4	6
Belgium	4	2	1	1	5	2	+3	5
Spain	4	1	2	3	5	6	−1	3
Mexico	4	0	0	4	1	12	−11	0

     Qualified for semifinals

Results

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
17.03	Netherlands	Spain	2-0
17.03	Belgium	India	2-0
18.03	Netherlands	Belgium	1-0
18.03	India	Mexico	3-0
19.03	Belgium	Mexico	2-1
19.03	India	Spain	4-1
20.03	Belgium	Spain	0-0
20.03	Netherlands	Mexico	2-0
21.03	Spain	Mexico	3-0
21.03	India	Netherlands	1-0

Pool B

Group Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	4	4	0	0	15	3	+12	8
Argentina	4	3	0	1	19	4	+15	6
France	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	4
Austria	4	1	0	3	2	15	−13	2
Switzerland	4	0	0	4	2	18	−16	0

     Qualified for semifinals

Results

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
17.03	France	Switzerland	3-1
17.03	West Germany	Argentina	4-2
18.03	Austria	Switzerland	2-0
18.03	Argentina	France	3-0
19.03	France	Austria	4-0
19.03	West Germany	Switzerland	6-1
20.03	Argentina	Austria	6-0
20.03	West Germany	France	1-0
21.03	Argentina	Switzerland	8-0
21.03	West Germany	Austria	5-0

Semi-finals

23 March  Argentina 1-0  India

23 March  Netherlands 1-0  West Germany

Third and fourth place

24 March  West Germany 2-0  India

Final

24 March  Netherlands 1-0  Argentina

1974 Women's Hockey World Cup Winner
Netherlands First title

References