1978_Women's_Hockey_World_Cup
The 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup was the third edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It took place from 17 to 24 September in Madrid, Spain.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Spain | ||
| City | Madrid | ||
| Dates | 17–24 September | ||
| Teams | 10 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 30 | ||
| Goals scored | 98 (3.27 per match) | ||
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The Netherlands won the title for the second time, defeating West Germany 1–0 in the final.[2]
Preliminary round
Pool A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  West Germany |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 8 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Belgium |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Spain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Japan |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Nigeria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
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More information West Germany, 1–0 ...
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- The following match was contested to determine second and third place in the pool.
Pool B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Netherlands |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 8 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Argentina |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  India |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Canada |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
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More information Czechoslovakia, 1–3 ...
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More information Argentina, 2–1 ...
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More information Netherlands, 2–1 ...
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More information Czechoslovakia, 0–3 ...
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Classification round
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
| 23 September 1978 | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| 24 September 1978 | ||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
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| Japan | 0 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 24 September 1978 | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 September 1978 | ||||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||
| 24 September 1978 | ||||||
 Argentina | 0 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| 23 September 1978 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 6 | |||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 24 September 1978 | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
More information West Germany, 1–0 ...
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Third and fourth place
Final
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| 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup winner |
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 Netherlands Second title |
- 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
Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
More information Pos, Grp ...
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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B | Netherlands |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 18 | Gold Medal |
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A | West Germany |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 15 | Silver Medal |
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B | Argentina |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
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A | Belgium |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 10 | |
| 5 | B | Canada |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | A | Japan |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 9 | |
| 7 | B | India |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | |
| 8 | A | Spain |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 | |
| 9 | B | Czechoslovakia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 10 | A | Nigeria |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 |
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Source: FIH
- "HOCKEY WORLD CUP MADRID 1978". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Women Field Hockey World Cup 1978 MADRID (ESP)". todor66.com. Todor66. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Field Hockey / World Cup". All competitions.com.