The 1986 Women's Hockey World Cup was the sixth 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 ...

, an international

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tournament. It was held from 15 to 24 August 1986 in

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, Netherlands.

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won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating

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3–0 in the final.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Ninth to twelfth place classification

Crossover

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Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official FIH website
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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 ...

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International women's field hockey competitions hosted by the Netherlands Sports competitions in Amstelveen