1997 Women's Field Hockey World Cup Qualifier
The ninth Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier for the World Cup in Utrecht, The Netherlands was held in the Magamba Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, from Friday August 1 to Tuesday August 12, 1997. Twelve nations took part, and they were divided into two groups of six in the preliminary round. The top six teams will join the other six that have already qualified: Argentina, Olympic champions Australia, Germany, South Korea, the United States and hosts The Netherlands.
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[edit] Team squads
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Canada
Dana Anderson, Sue Armstrong, Nicole Colaco, Lisa Faust, Sarah Forbes (gk), Aoibhinn Grimes, Chris Hunter, Laurelee Kopeck, Amy MacFarlane, Karen MacNeill, Veronica Planella, Gillian Sewell, Carla Somerville, Sue Tingley, Krista Thompson (gk), and Candy Thomson. Head Coach: Dru Marshall.
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India
Tingonleima Chanu (gk), Helen Mary (gk), Sandeep Khaur, Shashi Bala (captain), Maristella Tirkey, Mukta Xalco, Sita Gussain, Sumrai Tete, Sunita Dalal, Nidhi Khullar, Manjinder Kaur, Pritam Thakran, Kamala Dalal, Suraj Lata Devi, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, and Ferdina Ekka. Head coach: Balbir Singh.
[edit] Preliminary round
[edit] Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  South Africa |
13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 |
| 2. |  India |
9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 3. |  England |
9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| 4. |  Ireland |
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | –5 |
| 5. |  Japan |
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | –5 |
| 6. |  Canada |
2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | –8 |
| Match 1 August 1 14:30 |
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| India |
1 – 0 | Ireland |
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| Match 2 August 1 16:30 |
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| England |
1 – 1 | Canada |
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| Match 4 August 1 20:30 |
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| Japan |
1 – 6 | South Africa |
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| Match 7 August 2 18:00 |
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| India |
0 – 1 | England |
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| Match 8 August 2 20:00 |
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| South Africa |
3 – 0 | Ireland |
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| Match 9 August 3 14:00 |
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| Canada |
2 – 4 | Japan |
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| Match 13 August 4 16:00 |
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| Canada |
1 – 4 | South Africa |
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| Match 14 August 4 18:00 |
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| Japan |
2 – 3 | India |
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| Match 15 August 4 20:00 |
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| England |
3 – 1 | Ireland |
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| Match 19 August 6 14:00 |
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| South Africa |
3 – 0 | India |
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| Match 20 August 6 16:00 |
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| Ireland |
1 – 1 | Canada |
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| Match 21 August 6 18:00 |
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| Japan |
1 – 1 | England |
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| Match 25 August 7 18:00 |
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| England |
4 – 4 | South Africa |
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| Match 26 August 7 20:00 |
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| India |
3 – 0 | Canada |
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| Match 27 August 8 14:00 |
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| Ireland |
3 – 2 | Japan |
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[edit] Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  New Zealand |
11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 |
| 2. |  Scotland |
10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
| 3. |  China |
8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 |
| 4. |  Russia |
7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| 5. |  Spain |
5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 6. |  Zimbabwe |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | –42 |
| Match 3 August 1 18:30 |
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| China |
2 – 2 | New Zealand |
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| Match 5 August 2 14:00 |
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| Spain |
1 – 1 | Russia |
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| Match 6 August 2 16:00 |
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| Scotland |
9 – 0 | Zimbabwe |
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| Match 10 August 3 16:00 |
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| Zimbabwe |
0 – 11 | China |
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| Match 11 August 3 18:00 |
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| Russia |
1 – 0 | Scotland |
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| Match 12 August 3 20:00 |
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| Spain |
1 – 2 | New Zealand |
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| Match 16 August 5 16:00 |
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| Scotland |
1 – 1 | New Zealand |
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| Match 17 August 5 18:00 |
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| Spain |
1 – 1 | China |
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| Match 18 August 5 20:00 |
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| Zimbabwe |
0 – 8 | Russia |
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| Match 22 August 6 20:00 |
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| Scotland |
3 – 0 | Spain |
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| Match 23 August 7 14:00 |
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| New Zealand |
10 – 0 | Zimbabwe |
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| Match 24 August 7 16:00 |
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| Russia |
0 – 2 | China |
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| Match 28 August 8 16:00 |
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| Zimbabwe |
0 – 4 | Spain |
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| Match 29 August 8 18:00 |
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| New Zealand |
5 – 2 | Russia |
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| Match 30 August 8 20:00 |
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| China |
0 – 1 | Scotland |
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[edit] Semi finals
| Match 31 9th/12th place August 10 09:00 |
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| Japan |
5 – 2 | Zimbabwe |
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| Match 32 9th/12th place August 10 11:30 |
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| Spain |
3 – 2 | Canada |
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| Match 33 5th/8th place August 10 15:00 |
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| England |
2 – 1 | Russia |
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| Match 34 5th/8th place August 10 17:30 |
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| China |
3 – 0 | Ireland |
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| Match 37 1st/4th place August 11 15:00 |
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| South Africa |
2 – 1 | Scotland |
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| Match 38 1st/4th place August 11 17:30 |
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| New Zealand |
2 – 1 | India |
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[edit] Finals
| Match 36 11th place August 11 09:00 |
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| Canada |
5 – 0 | Zimbabwe |
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| Amy MacFarlane 17' Laurelee Kopeck 20' (pc) Dana Anderson 26' (pc) Sue Armstrong 37' (pc) Dana Anderson 50' |
| Match 37 9th place August 11 11:30 |
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| Japan |
0 – 4 | Spain |
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| Match 39 7th place August 12 09:00 |
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| Ireland |
2 – 4 | Russia |
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| Match 40 5th place August 12 11:30 |
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| China |
1 – 1 | England |
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| Match 41 3rd place August 12 15:00 |
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| India |
1 – 1 | Scotland |
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| Match 42 1st place August 12 17:30 |
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| New Zealand |
2 – 2 | South Africa |
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[edit] Final ranking
| RANK | TEAM |
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| 1. | South Africa |
| 2. | New Zealand |
| 3. | Scotland |
| 4. | India |
| 5. | England |
| 6. | China |
| 7. | Russia |
| 8. | Ireland |
| 9. | Spain |
| 10. | Japan |
| 11. | Canada |
| 12. | Zimbabwe |
[edit] Remarks
- The first six (South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland, India, England and China) participated in the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
