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1978 Women's FIH
Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityMadrid
Dates17–24 September
Teams10 (from 3 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored98 (3.27 per match)
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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.

The Netherlands won the title for the second time, defeating West Germany 1–0 in the final.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off match.
16 September 1978
11:00
Nigeria  1–5  Spain
Report
16 September 1978
15:00
West Germany  1–0  Belgium
Report
17 September 1978
13:00
Spain  2–1  Japan
Report
17 September 1978
15:00
Nigeria  1–10  West Germany
Report
19 September 1978
13:00
Belgium  1–0  Nigeria
Report
19 September 1978
17:00
Japan  0–4  West Germany
Report
20 September 1978
11:00
Japan  2–1  Nigeria
Report
20 September 1978
13:00
Spain  0–1  Belgium
Report
21 September 1978
15:00
Belgium  2–3  Japan
Report
21 September 1978
17:00
West Germany  7–0  Spain
Report
  • The following match was contested to determine second and third place in the pool.
22 September 1978
13:00
Belgium  2–0  Spain
Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off match.
16 September 1978
13:00
Argentina  1–0  Canada
Report
16 September 1978
17:00
Netherlands  4–1  India
Report
17 September 1978
11:00
India  1–2  Argentina
Report
17 September 1978
17:00
Czechoslovakia  1–3  Netherlands
Report
19 September 1978
11:00
Argentina  2–1  Czechoslovakia
Report
19 September 1978
15:00
Canada  1–1  India
Report
20 September 1978
13:00
Canada  0–6  Netherlands
Report
20 September 1978
17:00
India  1–0  Czechoslovakia
Report
21 September 1978
11:00
Netherlands  2–1  Argentina
Report
21 September 1978
13:00
Czechoslovakia  0–3  Canada
Report

Classification round

Ninth and tenth place

23 September 1978
09:00
Nigeria  0–4  Czechoslovakia
Report

Fifth to eighth place classification

 CrossoverFifth Place
       
 23 September 1978
 
  Spain0
 24 September 1978
  Canada3
  Canada4
 23 September 1978
  Japan0
  India0
 
  Japan3
 Seventh Place
 
 24 September 1978
 
  Spain0
 
  India1
Crossover
23 September 1978
11:00
India  0–3  Japan
Report
23 September 1978
11:00
Spain  0–3  Canada
Report
Seventh and eighth place
24 September 1978
11:00
Spain  0–1  India
Report
Fifth and sixth place
24 September 1978
11:00
Canada  4–0  Japan
Report

First to fourth place classification

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 23 September 1978
 
  West Germany1
 24 September 1978
  Argentina0
  West Germany0
 23 September 1978
  Netherlands1
  Netherlands6
 
  Belgium0
 Third Place
 
 24 September 1978
 
  Argentina0
 
  Belgium0
Semi-finals
23 September 1978
15:00
Netherlands  6–0  Belgium
Report
23 September 1978
15:00
West Germany  1–0  Argentina
Report
Third and fourth place
24 September 1978
15:00
Argentina  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Belgium
Report
Final
24 September 1978
17:00
West Germany  0–1  Netherlands
Report


 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup winner 

Netherlands
Second title

Winning squad

 Netherlands

Statistics

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.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s) B  Netherlands 6 6 0 0 22 3 +19 18 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) A  West Germany 6 5 0 1 23 2 +21 15 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) B  Argentina 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 Bronze Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
Source: FIH

References

  1. "HOCKEY WORLD CUP MADRID 1978". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. "Women Field Hockey World Cup 1978 MADRID (ESP)". todor66.com. Todor66. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ Regulations
  4. "Field Hockey / World Cup". All competitions.com.
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