1990 Women's Hockey World Cup
# 1990 Women's Hockey World Cup

The 1990 Women's Hockey World Cup was the seventh edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 2 to 13 May in Sydney, Australia. It was won by the Netherlands, who defeated host nation Australia 3–1 in the final. It was the Netherlands fifth Women's Hockey World Cup title and their third consecutive title. South Korea beat England 3–2 to finish third.

## Results

### Preliminary round

**Pool A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | West Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | |
| 4 | China | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | |

* 2 May 1990

| Australia | 3–0 | China |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 3 May 1990

| England | 1–0 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 3 May 1990

| West Germany | 2–0 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 4 May 1990

| Japan | 0–1 | England |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 4 May 1990

| Australia | 1–1 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 4 May 1990

| West Germany | 3–1 | China |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 6 May 1990

| West Germany | 1–2 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 6 May 1990

| China | 0–2 | England |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 6 May 1990

| Argentina | 0–0 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 7 May 1990

| England | 0–0 | West Germany |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 8 May 1990

| China | 2–0 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 8 May 1990

| Australia | 2–0 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 9 May 1990

| Argentina | 1–3 | West Germany |
| - | - | - |
| Pazos 21' | Report | Dickenscheid 6' Ferneck 12', 55' |

* 9 May 1990

| Japan | 1–1 | China |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 9 May 1990

| England | 0–0 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

**Pool B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 1 | |

* 2 May 1990

| New Zealand | 0–1 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 2 May 1990

| Spain | 0–7 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 2 May 1990

| Netherlands | 3–0 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 3 May 1990

| South Korea | 0–1 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 3 May 1990

| Canada | 1–1 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 4 May 1990

| Netherlands | 3–0 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 5 May 1990

| United States | 1–3 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 5 May 1990

| New Zealand | 0–3 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 5 May 1990

| South Korea | 1–0 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 7 May 1990

| South Korea | 0–0 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 7 May 1990

| New Zealand | 6–1 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 7 May 1990

| Canada | 0–3 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 8 May 1990

| United States | 0–9 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 8 May 1990

| Spain | 1–1 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 9 May 1990

| Netherlands | 2–0 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| Lejeune 15', 44' | Report | |

### Classification round

**Ninth to twelfth place classification**

| Crossover | Crossover | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 10 May 1990 | 10 May 1990 |
| Argentina | 4 |
| Argentina | 4 | 12 May 1990 | 12 May 1990 |
| United States | 0 | 12 May 1990 | 12 May 1990 |
| United States | 0 | Argentina (p.s.o) | 1 (4) |
| 10 May 1990 | 10 May 1990 | | Argentina (p.s.o) | 1 (4) |
| 10 May 1990 | 10 May 1990 | Canada | 1 (2) |
| Canada | 1 | Canada | 1 (2) |
| Japan | 0 | | |
| Japan | 0 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 12 May 1990 | 12 May 1990 |
| | | United States | 1 |
| | | Japan | 3 |

**Ninth to twelfth place classification**

**Crossover**

* 10 May 1990

| Argentina | 4–0 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 10 May 1990

| Canada | 1–0 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

**Ninth to twelfth place classification**

**Eleventh and twelfth place**

* 12 May 1990

| United States | 1–3 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

**Ninth to twelfth place classification**

**Ninth and tenth place**

* 12 May 1990

| Argentina | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| - | - |
| | Report |
| Penalties |||
| | 4–2 |

**Fifth to eighth place classification**

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 11 May 1990 | 11 May 1990 |
| West Germany | 1 |
| West Germany | 1 | 12 May 1990 | 12 May 1990 |
| Spain | 2 | 12 May 1990 | 12 May 1990 |
| Spain | 2 | Spain | 1 |
| 11 May 1990 | 11 May 1990 | | Spain | 1 |
| 11 May 1990 | 11 May 1990 | China | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1 (4) | China | 0 |
| China (p.s.o) | 1 (5) | | |
| China (p.s.o) | 1 (5) | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 12 May 1990 | 12 May 1990 |
| | | West Germany | 1 |
| | | New Zealand | 4 |

**Fifth to eighth place classification**

**Crossover**

* 11 May 1990

| West Germany | 1–2 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 11 May 1990

| New Zealand | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| - | - |
| | Report |
| Penalties |||
| | 4–5 |

**Fifth to eighth place classification**

**Seventh and eighth place**

* 12 May 1990

| West Germany | 1–4 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

**Fifth to eighth place classification**

**Fifth and sixth place**

* 12 May 1990

| Spain | 1–0 | China |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

**First to fourth place classification**

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 11 May 1990 | 11 May 1990 |
| Australia (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| Australia (a.e.t.) | 2 | 13 May 1990 | 13 May 1990 |
| South Korea | 1 | 13 May 1990 | 13 May 1990 |
| South Korea | 1 | Australia | 1 |
| 11 May 1990 | 11 May 1990 | | Australia | 1 |
| 11 May 1990 | 11 May 1990 | Netherlands | 3 |
| Netherlands | 5 | Netherlands | 3 |
| England | 0 | | |
| England | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 13 May 1990 | 13 May 1990 |
| | | South Korea | 3 |
| | | England | 2 |

**First to fourth place classification**

**Semi-finals**

* 11 May 1990

| Australia | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* 11 May 1990

| Netherlands | 5–0 | England |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

**First to fourth place classification**

**Third and fourth place**

* 13 May 1990

| South Korea | 3–2 | England |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

**First to fourth place classification**

**Final**

* 13 May 1990

| Australia | 1–3 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - |
| Hawkes | Report | Lejeune de Ruiter Van der Ben |

## Winning Squad

Netherlands

* Ingrid Appels
* Carina Benninga
* Carina Bleeker
* Wietske de Ruiter
* Annemaike Fokke
* Noor Holsboer
* Danielle Koenen
* Lisanne Lejeune
* Florentine Steenberghe
* Carol Thate
* Jacqueline Toxopeus
* Caroline van Nieuwenhuyze-Leenders
* Helen van der Ben
* Isabelle van Zenderen
* Ingrid Wolff
* Mieketine Wouters

## Final standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | B | Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 13 | Gold medal |
| 2 | A | Australia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | Silver medal |
| 3 | B | South Korea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 9 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | A | England | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Spain | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 9 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | A | China | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | B | New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | A | West Germany | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 9 | A | Argentina | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | B | Canada | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | A | Japan | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | B | United States | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
