2022 Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup is scheduled to begin from 1st July 2022, we take a look at the format, schedule, venue, fixtures and teams of the tournament and live streaming in India and other countries
The International Hockey Federation will host the 15th Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup in 2022, which will serve as the quadrennial global championship for women’s national field hockey teams. From July 1 to July 17, 2022, it will take place in Terrassa, Spain, and Amstelveen, the Netherlands.
FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 Schedule, Date, Time, Teams, Groups, Fixtures, Tickets, Host Country, Venue And Live Streaming Telecast India
Participating Teams, Countries And Format
The tournament will include 16 teams, just like in 2018. The five continental champions will be given an automatic entry along with the hosts, Spain, and the Netherlands. The number of spots made available through continental championships, including the World Cup hosts, after the 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed was increased from six to sixteen. The following sixteen teams will compete in this tournament, as indicated by the final pre-tournament standings.
Tickets for the event can be bought from here.
| Final List of Teams | Argentina, South Korea |
| Chile, Belgium | |
| New Zealand | |
| England, Ireland | |
| Germany | |
| India, Japan | |
| Netherlands, Spain | |
| South Africa, China | |
| Australia, Canada |
2022 Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup Format, Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, And Fixtures
There are four teams in each of the four pools and each team will play other teams in the pool once. After the completion of all matches, top team in the group will progress directly to the quarterfinal. Meanwhile, second and third placed teams from each group will qualify for the round of 16.
Indian Women’s hockey team will begin their campaign in FIH Women’s World Cup with a match against England on 3rd July and later, they will play China on 5th July. In their last match of the pool stage, they will play New Zealand on 7th July.
Pool A Matches
2 July 2022
16:30
Germany v Chile
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
2 July 2022
19:30
Netherlands v Ireland
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
3 July 2022
19:30
Germany v Netherlands
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
5 July 2022
14:00
Ireland v Chile
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
6 July 2022
16:30
Ireland v Germany
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
6 July 2022
19:30
Netherlands v Chile
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Pool B Matches
2 July 2022
14:00
New Zealand v China
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
3 July 2022
16:30
England v India
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
5 July 2022
16:30
India v China
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
5 July 2022
19:30
New Zealand v England
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
7 July 2022
16:30
India v New Zealand
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
7 July 2022
19:30
England v China
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Pool C Matches
1 July 2022
21:30
Spain v Canada
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
2 July 2022
18:00
Argentina v South Korea
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
3 July 2022
18:00
South Korea v Canada
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
3 July 2022
21:30
Spain v Argentina
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
7 July 2022
18:00
Argentina v Canada
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
7 July 2022
21:30
South Korea v Spain
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
Pool D Matches
2 July 2022
21:30
Australia v Japan
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
3 July 2022
15:00
Belgium v South Africa
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
5 July 2022
18:00
Japan v South Africa
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
5 July 2022
21:30
Belgium v Australia
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
6 July 2022
18:00
Japan v Belgium
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
6 July 2022
21:30
Australia v South Africa
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa
When And Where to Watch: Live Streaming and Telecast
While Disney+ Hotstar will be the platform for live streaming in India, Star Sport Network will air the events live on Star Sports First in that country. Hence, Indian hockey fans will be able to follow the live action from the prestigious tournament with ease.