The 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 20 to 31 May 1998 in Utrecht, Netherlands alongside the men's tournament. Australia won its second world title after defeating Netherlands 3–2 in the final. The tournament was staged on two artificial pitches at the complex of Dutch football club FC Utrecht.
Qualification
Squads
Umpires
Jean Buchanan (RSA) Peri Buckley (AUS) Renée Chatas (USA) Gill Clarke (ENG) Renée Cohen (NED) Ute Conen (GER) Laura Crespo (ARG) Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Hu Youfang (CHN) Noami Kato (JPN) Angela Lario (ESP) Lee Mi-ok (KOR) Jane Nockolds (ENG) Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Miriam van Gemert (NED) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Results
Pool A
Pool B
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Crossover
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Player of the TournamentTop GoalscorerGoalkeeper of the TournamentMost Sportive PlayerFair Play Trophy Alyson Annan Alyson Annan Laura Mulhall Mandy Smith
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links Official FIH website