2018 Women's Four Nations Cup

The 2018 Women's Four Nations Cup was the eighth Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Germany, from July 11 to 14, 2018, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

2018 Women's Four Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country Germany
CityGrünwald
Teams4
Venue(s)TSV Grünwald
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored24 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)5 players (see list below) (2 goals)
2017 (previous)

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Netherlands, New Zealand, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country July 2018 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Argentina 3 Champions (2002, 2010) Runners–up (2000, 2012)
 Germany 6 Champions (1976, 1981) Champions (2004)
 Netherlands 1 Champions (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014) Champions (1984, 2008, 2012)
 New Zealand 4 Fourth place (1986) Fourth place (2012, 2016)

Results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Tournament Champion
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 6 8 2 3
4  Germany (H) 3 0 0 3 3 9 6 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host.

Matches

11 July 2018
16:00
New Zealand  1–3  Netherlands
Gloyn  10' Report van Maasakker  32'
Verschoor  52'
Stam  58'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Michelle Meister (GER)
11 July 2018
18:00
Germany  1–2  Argentina
Schröder  19' Report Albertario  21'
Barrionuevo  60'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

12 July 2018
17:30
Argentina  1–2  Netherlands
Merino  28' Report de Waard  8'
Matla  22'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Amber Church (NZL)
12 July 2018
19:30
Germany  2–3  New Zealand
Altenburg  3'
Mävers  33'
Report Gloyn  2'
Neal  23'
Robinson  26'
Umpires:
Andrea Soria (ARG)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

14 July 2018
11:00
New Zealand  2–3  Argentina
Doar  39'
McLaren  46'
Report Cavallero  3'
Merino  48'
Barrionuevo  58'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
14 July 2018
13:00
Germany  0–4  Netherlands
Report van Geffen  27'
Matla  28'
Welten  33'
Stam  51'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Andrea Soria (ARG)

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal

References

  1. "real FOUR NATIONS CUP Womens". FIH. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. "FIH Men's and Women's Hero World Ranking". FIH. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
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