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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.