1976 Women's Hockey World Cup

1976 Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	West Berlin
City	West Berlin
Dates	22–30 May
Teams	11
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] West Germany won the title defeating Argentina in the final on 30 May.^[2]

Tournament edit

Pool A edit

Group table edit

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 edit

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 edit

Group table edit

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

Source: ^[4]
(Q) Qualified for semifinals

Results edit

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 edit

28 May

West Germany	3-0	Belgium

28 May

Argentina	0-0 (4-3p)	Netherlands

Third and fourth place edit

30 May

Netherlands	1-0	Belgium

Final edit

30 May

West Germany	2-0	Argentina

1976 Women's Hockey World Cup winner
West Germany First title

Winning Squad edit

West Germany^[5]

References edit

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

[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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