1981 Women's Hockey World Cup

The 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup was the fourth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held from the 27 March to 5 April 1981 at the CeNARD in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1]

1981 Women's
Hockey World Cup
FIH World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityBuenos Aires
Teams12
Venue(s)CeNARD
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored156 (3.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Fieke Boekhorst (13 goals)
1978 (previous) (next) 1983

West Germany won the tournament for a second time, defeating the Netherlands 3–1 in penalties after the final finished as a 1–1 draw.[2] The Soviet Union finished in third place after defeating Australia 5–1.[3]

Teams

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Including the host nation, Argentina, 12 teams participated in the tournament:

Results

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Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   West Germany 5 5 0 0 18 2 +16 10 Semi-finals
2   Soviet Union 5 3 0 2 15 4 +11 6
3   Argentina (H) 5 3 0 2 12 9 +3 6
4   Japan 5 2 0 3 9 16 −7 4
5   Mexico 5 2 0 3 7 15 −8 4
6   France 5 0 0 5 5 20 −15 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts
27 March 1981
07:30
Soviet Union   5–0   France
Report
27 March 1981
09:00
West Germany   2–0   Mexico
Report
27 March 1981
15:45
Argentina   2–3   Japan
Report

28 March 1981
15:00
Japan   0–5   Soviet Union
Report
28 March 1981
17:00
West Germany   5–1   France
Report

29 March 1981
07:30
Mexico   1–6   Argentina
Report

30 March 1981
07:30
Japan   1–4   West Germany
Report
30 March 1981
15:00
Argentina   2–0   Soviet Union
Report
30 March 1981
17:00
France   1–4   Mexico
Report

31 March 1981
17:00
Soviet Union   0–2   West Germany
Report

1 April 1981
07:30
Mexico   2–1   Japan
Report
1 April 1981
09:00
Argentina   2–0   France
Report

2 April 1981
09:30
France   3–4   Japan
Report
2 April 1981
15:30
Soviet Union   5–0   Mexico
Report
2 April 1981
17:30
West Germany   5–0   Argentina
Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 5 5 0 0 20 0 +20 10 Semi-finals
2   Australia 5 4 0 1 15 3 +12 8
3   Canada 5 3 0 2 8 10 −2 6
4   Belgium 5 2 0 3 5 12 −7 4
5   Spain 5 0 1 4 0 10 −10 1
6   Austria 5 0 1 4 2 15 −13 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
27 March 1981
14:15
Netherlands   7–0   Belgium
Report
27 March 1981
17:15
Canada   3–0   Spain
Branchaud  
Dana Sinclair  
Forshaw  
Report

28 March 1981
Australia   6–0   Austria
Glossop   9'  25'
Watkins   32'   68'
Terry Wharton   40'   60'
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28 March 1981
09:30
Belgium   1–2   Canada
Report

29 March 1981
09:30
Australia   0–2   Netherlands
Report Boekhorst 
29 March 1981
15:00
Spain   0–0   Austria
Report

30 March 1981
09:30
Canada   0–4   Netherlands
Report

31 March 1981
07:30
Austria   1–3   Belgium
Report
31 March 1981
09:30
Spain   0–3   Australia
Report

1 April 1981
13:00
Australia   4–1   Canada
Report
1 April 1981
15:00
Netherlands   4–0   Austria
Report
1 April 1981
17:00
Belgium   1–0   Spain
Report

2 April 1981
07:30
Austria   1–2   Canada
Report
2 April 1981
11:30
Netherlands   3–0   Spain
Report
2 April 1981
13:30
Belgium   0–2   Australia
Report

Classification round

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Ninth to twelfth place classification

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CrossoverNinth Place
 
      
 
4 April 1981
 
 
  Mexico0
 
5 April 1981
 
  Spain2
 
  Spain0
 
4 April 1981
 
  France2
 
  France1
 
 
  Austria0
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
5 April 1981
 
 
  Mexico1
 
 
  Austria0
Crossover
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4 April 1981
07:30
France   1–0   Austria
Report

4 April 1981
11:30
Mexico   0–2   Spain
Report
Eleventh and twelfth place
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5 April 1981
07:30
Mexico   1–0   Austria
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Ninth and tenth place
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5 April 1981
09:30
Spain   0–2   France
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Fifth to eighth place classification

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CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
4 April 1981
 
 
  Argentina3
 
5 April 1981
 
  Belgium1
 
  Argentina0
 
4 April 1981
 
  Canada3
 
  Canada3
 
 
  Japan1
 
Seventh Place
 
 
5 April 1981
 
 
  Belgium1 (2)
 
 
  Japan (pen.)1 (4)
Crossover
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4 April 1981
09:30
Canada   3–1   Japan
Report

4 April 1981
13:30
Argentina   3–1   Belgium
Branchaud   27'
Forshaw   
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Seventh and eighth place
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5 April 1981
11:30
Belgium   1–1   Japan
Report
Penalties
2–4
Fifth and sixth place
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5 April 1981
13:30
Argentina   0–3   Canada
Report

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 April 1981
 
 
  West Germany2
 
5 April 1981
 
  Australia1
 
  West Germany (pen.)1 (3)
 
4 April 1981
 
  Netherlands1 (1)
 
  Netherlands7
 
 
  Soviet Union3
 
Third Place
 
 
5 April 1981
 
 
  Australia1
 
 
  Soviet Union5
Crossover
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4 April 1981
15:30
West Germany   2–1   Australia
Report

4 April 1981
17:30
Netherlands   7–3   Soviet Union
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Third and fourth place
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5 April 1981
15:30
Australia   1–5   Soviet Union
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Final
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5 April 1981
17:30
West Germany   1–1   Netherlands
Report
Penalties
3–1


 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup winner 
 
West Germany
Second title

Medallists

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The following are the squads of the three medalling nations, as well as fourth placed Australia:[5]

Statistics

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Final standings

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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
  A   West Germany 7 6 1 0 21 4 +17 13 Gold Medal
  B   Netherlands 7 6 1 0 28 4 +24 13 Silver Medal
  A   Soviet Union 7 4 0 3 23 12 +11 8 Bronze Medal
4 B   Australia 7 4 0 3 17 10 +7 8 Fourth place
5 B   Canada 7 5 0 2 14 11 +3 10 Eliminated in
group stage
6 A   Argentina (H) 7 4 0 3 15 13 +2 8
7 A   Japan 7 2 1 4 11 20 −9 5
8 B   Belgium 7 2 1 4 7 16 −9 5
9 A   France 7 2 0 5 8 20 −12 4
10 B   Spain 7 1 1 5 2 12 −10 3
11 A   Mexico 7 3 0 4 8 17 −9 6
12 B   Austria 7 0 1 6 2 17 −15 1
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

References

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  1. ^ "HOCKEY WORLD CUP BUENOS AIRES 1981". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "List of Women's Hockey World Cup Winners". gk-all.com. GK All. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "1981 Womens World Cup". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b Regulations
  5. ^ "Field Hockey/World Cup". allcompetitions.com. All Competitions. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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