Everything you need to know about the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 and the Hockeyroos’ quest to win the tournament.
The 15th edition of the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup is being held in Spain & the Netherlands from 1-17 July 2022.
Featuring the world’s best female hockey nations, the Hockeyroos are attempting to win the prestigious tournament for the third time.
Teams
Full list of the 16 competing teams, how they qualified and their history at the Women's World Cup.
Venues
The two venues for the tournament are the Terrassa Olympic Stadium in Spain (where the Hockeyroos will play all three of their Pool matches) and Wagener Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Pools
The Hockeyroos are in Pool D with Belgium, Japan and South Africa. Read more
Pool A: Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Chile
Pool B: England, New Zealand, India, China
Pool C: Argentina, Spain, Korea, Canada
Pool D: Australia, Belgium, Japan, South Africa
Hockeyroos Pool Matches
Hockeyroos v Japan
Saturday 2 July, 9.30pm local time (5.30am, Sunday 3 July AEST)
Belgium v Hockeyroos
Tuesday 5 July, 9.30pm local time (5.30am, Wednesday 6 July AEST)
Hockeyroos v South Africa
Wednesday 6 July, 9.30pm local time (5.30am, Thursday 7 July AEST)
Full schedule
Full tournament schedule
Where will the matches be broadcast in Australia?
Every match of the FIH Women’s World Cup 2022, including all Hockeyroos matches, will be broadcast LIVE on Fox Sports and/or Kayo.
Full Fox Sports coverage details.
How else can I follow and stay across the matches and what is happening in the tournament?
The Hockeyroos Facebook, Instagram and Twitter channels will have regular content and constant updates throughout the tournament.
FIH website and social media channels.
Through the hash tags #HWC2022 #HockeyInvites
The official FIH Watch.Hockey app. Download for free on the App Store or Google Play.
How does the Knockout Stage and Crossover Phase work?
The competition formula of the tournament is divided up into three phases plus Quarter Finals and Medal Matches.
Phase 1 (1-7 July) comprises all Pool matches.
The top team from each pool advances to the Quarter Finals.
The 2nd and 3rd ranked teams from each pool progress to the crossover matches.
The 4th ranked team from each pool advances to the classification matches.
Phase 2 (9-11 July) comprises crossover matches and classification matches.
Phase 3 (12-13 July) comprises the final classification matches for minor placings and the Quarter Finals. For the Quarter Finals, two will be played in Terrassa and two in Amsterdam.
The Semi Finals will take place on 16 July with the Final on 17 July. Both Semi Finals and the Final will be played in Terrassa.
Click here to download the High-Res image of the competition formula.
Hockeyroos 2022 Women's World Cup Team
See the full team list here.
*Brooke Peris and Meg Pearce forced to withdraw from the tournament due to injury. Replaced by Greta Hayes and Renee Taylor.
Hockeyroos FIH Women's World Cup record
1981 – 4th
1983 – 3rd (Bronze Medal)
1986 – 6th
1990 – 2nd (Silver Medal)
1994 – 1st (Gold Medal)
1998 – 1st (Gold Medal)
2002 – 4th
2006 – 2nd (Silver Medal)
2010 – 5th
2014 – 2nd (Silver Medal)
2018 – 4th
Official FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup website
Current FIH Women’s world rankings