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1976 Women's Hockey World Cup

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1976 Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryWest Berlin
CityWest Berlin
Dates22–30 May
Teams11
Final positions
Champions West Germany (1st title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Netherlands
← 1974 (previous) (next) 1978 →

The 1976 Women's Hockey World Cup was the second edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It took place from 22 to 30 May in West Berlin.[1] The 11 teams were divided into two pools, with five teams in Pool A and six in Pool B. West Germany, which remained undefeated throughout the tournament, won the title by defeating Argentina 2–0 in the final on 30 May.[2]

Tournament

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Pool A

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Group table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands (Q) 4 4 0 0 23 3 20 8
 Belgium (Q) 4 3 0 1 14 4 10 6
 Mexico 4 1 1 2 2 12 −10 3
  Switzerland 4 0 2 2 2 12 −10 2
 Italy 4 0 1 3 1 12 −11 1
Source: [3]
(Q) Qualified for semifinals

Results

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Date Team One Team Two Score
22.05 Netherlands Mexico 8-0
22.05 Belgium Italy 5-0
23.05 Netherlands Belgium 4-3
23.05 Italy Switzerland 1-1
24.05 Netherlands Switzerland 6-0
24.05 Belgium Mexico 4-0
26.05 Netherlands Italy 5-0
26.05 Switzerland Mexico 1-1
27.05 Belgium Switzerland 3-0
27.05 Mexico Italy 1-0

Pool B

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Group table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany (Q) 5 5 0 0 21 1 20 10
 Argentina (Q) 5 4 0 1 18 3 15 8
 France 5 3 0 2 13 7 6 6
 Spain 5 2 0 3 8 12 −4 4
 Austria 5 1 0 4 3 10 −7 2
 Nigeria 5 0 0 5 0 30 −30 0
Source: [4]
(Q) Qualified for semifinals

Results

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Date Team One Team Two Score
22.05 West Germany Argentina 3-1
22.05 Spain Nigeria 5-0
22.05 France Austria 4-1
23.05 West Germany Nigeria 9-0
23.05 Argentina Austria 3-0
23.05 France Spain 3-1
24.05 West Germany Spain 5-0
24.05 Argentina France 2-0
24.05 Austria Nigeria 2-0
26.05 West Germany Austria 1-0
26.05 Argentina Spain 4-0
26.05 France Nigeria 4-0
27.05 West Germany France 3-0
27.05 Argentina Nigeria 8-0
27.05 Spain Austria 2-0

Semi-finals

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28 May
 West Germany 3-0  Belgium
28 May
 Argentina 0-0 (4-3p)  Netherlands

Third and fourth place

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30 May
 Netherlands 1-0  Belgium

Final

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30 May
 West Germany 2-0  Argentina


 1976 Women's Hockey World Cup winner 

West Germany
First title

Winning Squad

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 West Germany[5]

References

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  1. ^ "HOCKEY WORLD CUP Berlin 1976". FIH.
  2. ^ "Women Field Hockey World Cup 1976 Berlin". Todor66.
  3. ^ ""Dutch holders face side that open floodgates." Times [London, England] 28 May 1976". The Times.
  4. ^ ""Dutch holders face side that open floodgates." Times [London, England] 28 May 1976". The Times.
  5. ^ "Field Hockey / World Cup". All competitions.com.
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