1998 Women's Hockey World Cup Explained

Tournament:	1998 Hockey World Cup
Country:	Netherlands
City:	Utrecht
Venues:	Galgenwaard Stadium
Dates:	20–31 May
Teams:	12
Count:	2
Matches:	42
Goals:	184
Top Scorer:	Alyson Annan
Top Scorer Goals:	8
Best Player:	Alyson Annan
Previous Year:	1994
Previous Tournament:	1994 Women's Hockey World Cup
Next Year:	2002
Next Tournament:	2002 Women's Hockey World Cup

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.^[1] ^[2]

Qualification

See main article: 1997 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier.

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

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Pool B

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Ninth to twelfth place classification

Crossover

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Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

External links

Official FIH website

Notes and References

Web site: Sydney Friskin. "Holland home in on another world title." Times [London, England] 1 June 1998]. The Times.
Web site: Field Hockey / World Cup. All competitions.com.