2022 Women's Hockey World Cup Winner - Know the Champion

Here are the Records and Results of the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup:

The Women's Hockey World Cup is one of the most popular and most watched women's hockey competitions in the world, having been held since 1974. The 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup is the 15th edition of the Women's FIH Hockey World Cup, organized by the International Hockey Federation. The World Cup was held from 1 to 17 July 2022 at the Estadio Olimpico de Terrassa, in Terrassa Spain, and at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, where sixteen teams participated. 

The 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup was a successful event, having set many records, The Netherlands has been a female hockey champion nine times, and Argentina has become runners-up for the fourth time. On the other hand, Australia defeated Germany by 2-1 goals and became the third in the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup. However, if you would like to know more about the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Champion, this post is for you. So, keep reading;

Who hosted the 2022 Women's Hockey World Cup?

The 15th edition of the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup was jointly hosted by two European nations, the Netherlands and Spain. It was held from 1 July to 17 July 2022 in Terrassa, Spain, and in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, where 16 national teams from 5 confederations participated. The 2022 Hockey World Cup was the Netherlands' 4th FIH Women's World Cup host, the highest among Women's World Hockey World Cup hosts, while it was Spain's third Women's Hockey World Cup host.

Who won the 2022 Women's Hockey World Cup?

The 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup was won by the Netherlands. The 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup was the 15th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, which was jointly hosted by the Netherlands and Spain. In the 2022 Women's Hockey World Cup, the Netherlands defeated Argentina by 3–1 goals and became the Women's Hockey World's Champion. It was the Netherlands' ninth Women's Hockey World Cup title and a world record. Along with, this ninth Women, 's Hockey World Cup title, the Netherlands has appeared in 13 finals, where they lost 4 finals in 1981, 1998, 2002, and 2010.

Netherlands

Who is the runner-up in the 2022 Hockey World Cup?

In the fifteenth edition of the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Argentina becomes the runners-up, which was jointly organized by the Netherlands, and Spain from 1 to 17 July. It was Argentina's fourth Women's Hockey World Cup runners-up title, where they won two FIH Women's Hockey World Cups in 2002, and 2010. However, with two FIH Women's Hockey World Cups, Argentina is the second-highest Women's Hockey World Cup winner, along with West Germany(2) and Australia(2).

Argentina

How many teams participate in the 2022 Hockey World Cup?

16 (sixteen) national teams from the 5 confederations have participated in the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, which was held from 1-17 July, jointly organized by the Netherlands, and Spain. These 16 teams were divided into 4 pools and 4 teams played in each pool. The sixteen teams that participated in the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup are the Netherlands, England, Australia, Argentina, Germany, Belgium, New Zealand, Spain, India, Japan, South Korea, Ireland, China, Canada, South Africa, and Chile.

Pool 1:

Netherlands, England, Argentina, Australia, 

Pool 2:

Germany, Belgium, New Zealand, Spain

Pool 3:

India, Japan, South Korea, Ireland

Pool 4:

China, Canada, Chile, South Africa

Who is the top scorer in the 2022 women's hockey World Cup?

With 8(Eight) goals in six matches, Agustina Gorzelany of Argentina is the top goal scorer, whereas Maria Jose Granatto of Argentina became the player in the tournament in the 2022 Women's Hockey World Cup, which was jointly hosted by Spain and the Netherlands. 44 goals out of 149 (3.39 per game) including 4 goals at the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Final, where Argentina's Belen Suchi, was named the Hockey World Cup's best goaltender. On the other hand, Charlotte Englebert of Belgium became the best young player of the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup.

• Top Goal Scorer:                        Agustina Gorzelany(Argentina)
• The player in the tournament:     Maria Jose Granatto (Argentina)
• Best goalkeeper:                          Belen Succi (Argentina)
• Best young player:                      Charlotte Englebert (Belgium)

Where was the 2022 Women's Hockey World Cup final?

11,500-Seated, the Estadio Olimpico de Terrassa, in Terrassa of Catalonia, Spain is the stadium where the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Final was played. In the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Final, the Netherlands defeated Argentina by 3-1 goals and won the Women's Hockey World Cup for a record for the ninth time, which was jointly hosted by the Netherlands and Spain.

Who wins the most women's hockey World Cup?

With nine (9) titles, including 2022, the Netherlands is the winner of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup. The Netherlands won nine Women's Hockey World Cups in 1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, and 2022. The Netherlands is also the winner of the inaugural Women's Hockey World Cup held in the1974 in France and became fourth-time runners-up in the Women's Hockey World Cup in 1981, 1998, 2002, and 2010.

• Champion:     1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022.
• Runners-Up:  1981, 1998, 2002, 2010

Who is hosting the 2026 Women's Hockey World Cup?

The 16th edition of the 2026 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup will be co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands.  The city of Wavre in Belgium and the city of Amstelveen in the Netherlands have been selected as host cities. 16 National teams from the 5 confederations will be taking part in the 2026 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup and it will be Netherlands' fifth, while it will be Belgium's first time ever to host an FIH Women's Hockey World Cup. 

2026 Women's Hockey World Cup Host Countries: 

• Belgium
• The Netherlands

2026 Women's Hockey World Cup Host Cities:

• Wavre, Belgium 
• Amstelveen, Netherlands

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