The 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 12th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 29 August to 11 September 2010 in Rosario, Argentina.
Argentina won the tournament for the second time after defeating defending champions the Netherlands 3–1 in the final. The final took place in front of a capacity crowd of 12,000. England won the third place match by defeating Germany 2–0 to claim their first ever World Cup medal.
Background After Argentina was confirmed as host nation, it was decided to hold the tournament in Buenos Aires in a new stadium built in GEBA's grounds, but the club later refused to organize it due to economical difficulties. The second option had been the Jockey Club de Rosario, venue of the 2014 Champions Trophy, but the local government of Rosario decided instead to build a new stadium with a capacity for 12,000 people with mobile grandstands in Fisherton, a neighbourhood located in the western part of the city.
Qualification Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European and Asian federations received two and one extra quotas respectively based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. In addition to the three winners of each of the three Qualifiers, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.
DatesEventLocationQualifier(s)Host nation (2)7–15 February 20092009 Pan American CupHamilton, Bermuda—10–18 July 20092009 Africa Cup of NationsAccra, Ghana (12)22–29 August 20092009 EuroHockey ChampionshipAmsterdam, Netherlands (1) (4) (6) (8)25–29 August 20092009 Oceania CupInvercargill, New Zealand (7)29 October–8 November 20092009 Asia CupBangkok, Thailand (3) (13)26 March–3 April 2010Qualifier 1San Diego, United States (11)17–26 April 2010Qualifier 2Kazan, Russia (9)24 April–2 May 2010Qualifier 3Santiago, Chile (5)
–Argentina qualified both as host and continental champion, therefore that quota was given to the European federation allowing Spain to qualify directly to the World Cup as the fourth placed team at the 2009 EuroHockey Nations Championship
Competition format Twelve teams competed in the tournament with the competition consisting of two rounds. In the first round, teams were divided into two pools of six teams, and played in a round-robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. At the end of the pool matches, teams were ranked in their pool according to the following criteria in order:
Total points accumulated Number of matches won Goal difference Goals for The result of the match played between the teams in question
Following the completion of the pool games, teams placed first and second in each pool advanced to a single-elimination round consisting of two semifinal games, a third place play-off and a final. Remaining teams competed in classification matches to determine their ranking in the tournament. During these matches, extra time of 7½ minutes per half was played if teams were tied at the end of regulation time. During extra time, play followed golden goal rules with the first team to score declared the winner. If no goals were scored during extra time, a penalty stroke competition took place.
Squads
Umpires Below are the 16 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Claire Adenot (FRA) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Stella Bartlema (NED) Frances Block (ENG) Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Elena Eskina (RUS) Amy Hassick (USA) Kelly Hudson (NZL) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Michelle Joubert (RSA) Carol Metchette (IRL) Miao Lin (CHN) Irene Presenqui (ARG) Lisa Roach (AUS) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Results All times are Argentina time (UTC−03:00)
First round
Pool A
Pool B
Fifth to twelfth place classification
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
Third and fourth place
Final
GK 22 Joyce Sombroek DF 15 Janneke Schopman (c) DF 21 Sophie Polkamp MF 9 Wieke Dijkstra MF 13 Minke Smeets MF 18 Naomi van As MF 19 Ellen Hoog MF 24 Eva de Goede MF27 Michelle van der Pols FW 12 Lidewij Welten FW 17 Maartje PaumenSubstitutions: MF 5 Carlien van den Heuvel FW 10 Kelly Jonker FW 11 Maartje Goderie FW 23 Kim Lammers Manager: Herman Kruis
GK 1 Belén Succi DF 2 Mariana Rossi DF 21 Mariela Scarone DF 24 Claudia Burkart DF 25 Silvina D'Elía DF 27 Noel Barrionuevo MF 4 Rosario Luchetti MF 8 Luciana Aymar (c) MF 19 Mariné Russo FW 10 Soledad García FW 11 Carla RebecchiSubstitutions: DF 5 Macarena Rodríguez FW 7 Alejandra Gulla FW 12 Delfina Merino MF 18 Daniela Sruoga Manager: Carlos Retegui
Awards Top GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the TournamentFair Play Trophy Maartje Paumen Luciana Aymar Beth Storry Rani Rampal
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links
Official FIH website