1978 Women's Hockey World Cup

1978 Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Spain
City Madrid
Teams 10
Top three teams
Champions  Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up  West Germany
Third place  Argentina &  Belgium
← 1976 (previous) (next) 1981 →

The 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup was the third edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It took place from 16–24 September in Madrid, Spain.[1] The Netherlands won the title defeating West Germany in the final on 24 September.[2]

Tournament

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Pool A

Group Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 4400221+218
 Belgium 42024404
 Spain 4202710−34
 Japan 420269-34
 Nigeria 4004318−150
     Qualified for semifinals

Results

Date Team One Team Two Score
16.09SpainNigeria5-1
16.09West GermanyBelgium1-0
17.09SpainJapan2-1
17.09West GermanyNigeria10-1
19.09BelgiumNigeria1-0
19.09West GermanyJapan4-0
20.09JapanNigeria2-1
20.09BelgiumSpain1-0
21.09JapanBelgium3-2
21.09West GermanySpain7-0
22.09BelgiumSpain2-0+

+ Play off match to determine semi final place

Pool B

Group Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 4400153+128
 Argentina 430164+26
 India 411234-13
 Canada 411234−13
 Czechoslovakia 400429−70
     Qualified for semifinals

Results

Date Team One Team Two Score
16.09ArgentinaCanada1-0
16.09NetherlandsIndia4-1
17.09ArgentinaIndia2-1
17.09NetherlandsCzechoslovakia3-1
19.09ArgentinaCzechoslovakia2-1
19.09IndiaCanada1-1
20.09NetherlandsCanada6-0
20.09IndiaCzechoslovakia1-0
21.09NetherlandsArgentina2-1
21.09CanadaCzechoslovakia1-0

Semi-finals

23 September
 Netherlands 6-0  Belgium
23 September
 West Germany 1-0  Argentina

Third and fourth place

24 September
 Argentina 0-0 aet  Belgium

Final

24 September
 Netherlands 1-0  West Germany
 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup Winner 

Netherlands
Second title

Winning Squad

 Netherlands[4]

  • Toos Bax
  • Suzan Bekker
  • Madelon Belien
  • Margriet Bleyerveld
  • Fieke Boekhorst
  • Bernadette de Beus
  • Irene Hendriks
  • Elsemiek Hillen
  • Sandra Le Poole
  • Julien Mahler
  • Maria Mattheussen-Fikkers
  • Lisette Sevens
  • Anneke van Puffelen
  • Nel van Kollenburg
  • Sophie van Weiler
  • Cathy Woudenberg-Schroder

References

  1. ↑ "HOCKEY WORLD CUP Madrid 1978". FIH.
  2. ↑ ""For the record I For the record." Times [London, England] 25 Sept. 1978". The Times.
  3. ↑ "Women Field Hockey World Cup 1978 Madrid". Todor66.
  4. ↑ "Field Hockey / World Cup". All competitions.com.
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