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Women's Hockey World Cup.

First played in 1974. The Netherlands have dominated, but Argentina won the 2026 final in a shootout.

FIRST · 1974 FRA16 EDITIONS4 CHAMPIONSWOMEN
HOCKEY WORLD CUPWOMEN'S HOCKEY WORLD CUP
EDITIONS COMPLETED
1974 → 2026
16
MOST TITLES
Netherlands · 9 titles
NED
HOLDERS
Argentina, 2026
ARG
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QUICK ANSWERS

Women's Hockey World Cup: the short version.

Who has won the most Women's FIH Hockey World Cup titles?
Netherlands, with 9 titles (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022).
Who won the last Women's FIH Hockey World Cup?
Argentina won the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup in Belgium & Netherlands, beating Netherlands (won in a shootout) in the final.
When and where is the next Women's FIH Hockey World Cup?
The next Women's FIH Hockey World Cup hasn't been confirmed yet.
How many times has the Women's FIH Hockey World Cup been held?
16 times, from 1974 to 2026.
Which countries have won the Women's FIH Hockey World Cup?
4 nations have won it: Netherlands (9), Argentina (3), Australia (2) and West Germany (2).
01 · TIMELINE

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Each node opens that edition's full report.

EDITION
2026
HOST
Belgium & Netherlands
CHAMPION
Argentina
RUNNER-UP · NETHERLANDS
THE STORY
Argentina ended the Netherlands' run of three straight titles.
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1974
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1978
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1983
1986
1990
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2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026
Argentina
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03 · THE RECORD

Every edition.

Every host, champion, runner-up and final result. Tap a row for the full report.

YEARHOSTCHAMPIONRUNNER-UPFINAL
2026Belgium & NetherlandsArgentinaNetherlandswon in a shootout
2022Spain & NetherlandsNetherlands——
2018EnglandNetherlands——
2014NetherlandsNetherlands——
2010ArgentinaArgentina——
2006SpainNetherlands——
2002AustraliaArgentina——
1998NetherlandsAustralia——
1994IrelandAustralia——
1990AustraliaNetherlands——
1986NetherlandsNetherlands——
1983MalaysiaNetherlands——
1981ArgentinaWest Germany——
1978SpainNetherlands——
1976West GermanyWest Germany——
1974FranceNetherlands——
04 · STATS

The numbers, drawn.

Pick a metric. Titles are counted by the name the team competed under.

CHAMPIONS · COUNT
NED
9
ARG
3
AUS
2
FRG
2
06 · TRIVIA

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