The 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the
Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey
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tournament. It was held from 20 to 31 May 1998 in
Utrecht
Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...
, Netherlands alongside the
men's tournament.
Australia
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won its second world title after defeating
Netherlands
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3–2 in the final. The tournament was staged on two artificial pitches at the complex of Dutch football club
FC Utrecht
Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion ...
.
Qualification
Squads
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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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
Awards
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links
Official FIH website
{{Women's Hockey World Cup
Women's Hockey World Cup
World Cup
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International women's field hockey competitions hosted by the Netherlands
Hockey World Cup
Hockey World Cup
Sports competitions in Utrecht (city)