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The 2016 Women's Four Nations Cup was the sixth Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Germany, from June 9 to 12, 2016, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country |  Germany | ||
| City | Hamburg | ||
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Argentina (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up | Germany | ||
| Third place |  China | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Carla Rebecchi (2 goals) | ||
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Competition format
editThe tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, China, South Korea, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
| Country | June 2016 FIH Ranking[2] | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
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| Argentina
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2 | Champions (2002, 2010) | Runners-Up (2000, 2012) |
| China
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6 | Third Place (2002) | Runners-Up (2008) |
 South Korea
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8 | Third Place (1990) | Runners-Up (1988, 1996) |
| Germany
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9 | Champions (1976, 1981) | Champions (2004) |
Results
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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| 1 | Argentina
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Tournament Champion |
| 2 | Germany (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | China
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Korea
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts
Matches
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Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 2 Goals
- 1 Goal
References
edit- ^ "2016 4 Nations Invitational (W)". FIH. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "FIH Men's and Women's Hero World Ranking". FIH. Retrieved August 3, 2018.