The Women's FIH Hockey World Cup is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and the final tournament is similar to the men's. It has been held since 1974. The tournament has been organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) since they merged with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) in 1982. Since 1986, it has been held regularly once every four years, in the same year as the men's competition, which is mid-cycle between Summer Olympic games.

Of the sixteen tournaments held, only four teams have won the event. Netherlands is the most successful team, having won the title nine times. Argentina has won three titles; Germany and Australia have won two titles each. The Netherlands, Australia and Germany are able to defend their titles. At the end of the 2026 World Cup, fifteen nations had reached the semifinal of the tournament.

The size of the tournament has changed over time. The 1974 and 1978 World Cups featured 10 nations (smallest); the 1976 World Cup featured 11 nations; the 2002 World Cup featured 16 nations (largest), and the remaining seven World Cups have featured 12 nations. The World Cup was again expanded to 16 teams in 2018.

The 2022 tournament was held in Amstelveen and Terrassa from 1–17 July, with Netherlands winning a third consecutive title and a record ninth title after beating Argentina 3–1 in the final.

Results Summaries #YearHostFinalThird place matchTeamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place11974 DetailsMandelieu, France1–02–01021976 DetailsWest Berlin, West Germany2–01–01131978 DetailsMadrid, Spain1–00–0(3–2) Penalty strokes1041981 DetailsBuenos Aires, Argentina1–1 (3–1) Penalty strokes5–11251983 DetailsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia4–23–11261986 DetailsAmstelveen, Netherlands3–03–2 after extra time1271990 DetailsSydney, Australia3–13–21281994 DetailsDublin, Ireland2–02–11291998 DetailsUtrecht, Netherlands3–23–212102002 DetailsPerth, Australia1–1 (4–3) Penalty strokes2–016112006 DetailsMadrid, Spain3–15–012122010 DetailsRosario, Argentina3–12–012132014 DetailsThe Hague, Netherlands2–02–112142018 DetailsLondon, England6–03–116152022DetailsTerrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, Netherlands3–12–116162026DetailsWavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands1–1 (3–1) Penalty shootout1–016172030DetailsTBD

Successful national teams TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placesFourth places9 (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986*, 1990, 2006, 2014*, 2018, 2022*)5 (1981, 1998*, 2002, 2010, 2026*)1 (1976)3 (2002, 2010*, 2026)4 (1974, 1976, 1994, 2022)2 (2006, 2014)2 (1978, 1998)2 (1994, 1998)3 (1990*, 2006, 2014)2 (1983, 2022)4 (1981, 2002*, 2018, 2026)^2 (1976*, 1981)2 (1978, 1986)2 (1974, 1998)4 (1983, 1994, 2010, 2022)1 (1983)1 (1986)1 (2018)2 (1978, 2026*)1 (1976)1 (1994)1 (2014)1 (2010)1 (1990)1 (2018)1 (2006*)#1 (1981)1 (1990)1 (2002)1 (1974)1 (1986) * = host country ^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1974 and 1990 # = states that have since split into two or more independent countries

Performance by continental zones ContinentBest performanceEurope11 titles, won by the Netherlands (9) and Germany (2)America3 titles, won by ArgentinaOceania2 titles, won by AustraliaAsiaThird place (Korea, 1990 and China, 2002)AfricaSeventh place (South Africa, 1998)

Team appearances Team1974197619781981198319861990199419982002200620102014201820222026Total2nd2nd4th6th9th7th9th2nd4th1st3rd1st3rd7th2nd1st16–––4th3rd6th2nd1st1st4th2nd5th2nd4th3rd4th138th9th – 12th – – – – – – – – – – – – 35th4th3rd8th – – – – – – – – 12th10th6th3rd8 – – 5th5th2nd3rd10th10th – – – – – – 15th–7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 13th16th2 – – – – – – 6th7th11th3rd10th8th6th16th9th8th10# – – 9th – – – – Defunct 1 – – – – 5th5th4th9th9th5th7th3rd11th6th8th9th127th6th – 9th – – – – – – – – – – ––3^3rd1st2nd1st4th2nd8th4th3rd7th8th4th8th5th4th6th164th – 7th – 11th – – – 12th – 11th9th – 8th9th5th9 – – – – – 12th – 11th – 15th – – – 2nd 11th13th5 – 10th – – – – – – – – – – – 9th––2 – – 6th7th – – 11th – – 10th5th11th10th13th11th11th1010th7th – 11th – – – – – – – – – – ––31st3rd1st2nd1st1st1st6th2nd2nd1st2nd1st1st1st2nd16 – – – – 7th4th7th – 6th11th – 7th5th11th5th15th10 – 11th10th – – – – – – – – – – – ––2 Part of the Soviet Union 12th – 16th – – – – ––2 – – – – 8th10th – – 10th12th – – – – –12th5 – – – – – – – – 7th13th12th10th9th15th15th14th8 – – – – – – 3rd5th5th6th9th6th7th12th13th – 9# – – – 3rd10th8th – Defunct 36th5th8th10th – 11th5th8th – 8th4th12th – 3rd7th7th139th8th – – – – – – – – – – – – ––2 Part of the Soviet Union – – 14th – – – – ––1 – – – – 6th9th12th3rd8th9th6th – 4th14th–10th10 – – – – 12th – – – – – – – – – ––1Total 10 11 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 12 12 12 16 16 16

^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1974 and 1990 # = states that have since split into two or more independent nations

Debut of teams Year Debuting teams Successor andrenamed teamsTeams1974, , , , , , , , , ^10101976, 2121978, *, 3151981, *2171983, , , , 52219861231990, 2251994#12619981272002#1282006–2018No debuts0020221292026No debuts00 * = Defunct Team # = Part of Soviet Union (1974–1990) ^ = Germany is official successor of West Germany

Argentina, Germany and the Netherlands are the only teams to have competed at each World Cup; 29 teams have competed in at least one World Cup.

See also Field hockey at the Summer Olympics Women's IFWHA World Conference Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup Women's FIH Pro League Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup FIH Para Hockey World Cup

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