2010 Women's Hockey World Cup

2010 Women's Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityRosario
Dates29 August – 11 September
Teams12
Venue(s)Estadio Mundialista de Hockey
Final positions
Champions Argentina (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored153 (4.03 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Maartje Paumen (12 goals)
Best playerArgentina Luciana Aymar
2006 (previous) (next) 2014
The Argentine squad, champions

The 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 12th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 29 August to 11 September 2010 in Rosario, Argentina.

Argentina won the tournament for the second time after defeating defending champions the Netherlands 3–1 in the final. England won the third place match by defeating Germany 2–0 to claim their first ever World Cup medal.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Las Leonas win BDO FIH World Cup". 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  2. ^ "BDO FIH World Cup - Results Book" (PDF). 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2014-12-22.