Women's Hockey World Cup

The Women's Hockey World Cup is the World Cup field hockey competition for women, whose format for qualifying and the final tournament is similar to that of men. The tournament has been organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) since merging with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) in 1982. Since 1986, it has been held regularly once every four years, in the same year Which men's competition, which is the middle cycle between the summer Olympic Games.
Of the thirteen tournaments held so far, only four teams have won the event. The Netherlands is the most successful team, having won the title seven times. Argentina, Germany and Australia are two best teams together, each won the title twice. So far, the Netherlands and Australia are the two champions capable of defending their titles. By the end of the 2014 World Cup, fourteen nations had reached the semifinal of the tournament.
The size of the tournament has changed over time. The 1974 and 1978 World Cups had 10 nations (the smallest); The 1976 World Cup had 11 nations; The 2002 World Cup had 16 nations (the largest); And the remaining seven World Cups have had 12 nations. The World Cup will expand to 16 teams again in 2018, and the FIH will evaluate the possibility of increasing it to 24 in 2022.
The 2014 tournament was held in The Hague, The Netherlands from 2 to 14 June, with the Netherlands winning a seventh title after beating Australia 2-0 in the final