The 1974 Women's Hockey World Cup was the inaugural edition of the
Women's Hockey World Cup
The Women's FIH Hockey World Cup is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and the final tournament is similar to the men's. It has been held since 1974. The tournament has been organized by the Internat ...
. It took place from 17 to 24 March in
Mandelieu
Mandelieu-la-Napoule (; oc, Mandaluec la Napola; locally spelled Mandelieu-La Napoule) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera, just to the ...
, France. The Netherlands won the title defeating Argentina in the final on 24 March.
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
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Pool B
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Classification round
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
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=Seventh and eighth place
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=Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
=Semi-finals
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=Third and fourth place
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=Final
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Winning Squad
Statistics
Final standings
References
{{Women's Hockey World Cup
Women's Hockey World Cup
International women's field hockey competitions hosted by France
Hockey World Cup
The Men's FIH Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1971. It is held every four years, bridging the four years between the Summer O ...
Hockey World Cup Women
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...