2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier

2021 Women's European Qualifier
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
City	Pisa
Dates	21–24 October
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	CUS Pisa
Final positions
Champions	Ireland
Runner-up	Wales
Third place	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	45 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Anna O'Flanagan; Iuliia Sartakova; Fiona Burnet (4 goals)

The 2021 Women's European Qualifier was the European qualification tournament for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup. The tournament was held at CUS Pisa in Pisa, Italy from 21 to 24 October 2021.^[1]

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Rome but on 3 September 2021 it was announced the tournament was moved to Pisa because of the better facilities there.^[2]

The top five teams from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship already qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup and the winner of this tournament joined them.^[3]

Qualification

The bottom three teams from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the top 5 from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II participated in the tournament.^[4]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
5–13 June 2021	2021 EuroHockey Championship	Amstelveen, Netherlands	3	Ireland Italy Scotland
15–21 August 2021	2021 EuroHockey Championship II	Prague, Czech Republic	5	Belarus France Poland Russia Wales
Total			8

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

21 October

Ireland	4
		23 October
France	1
		Ireland	3
21 October
		Belarus	2
Russia	1
				24 October
Belarus	7
				Ireland	2
21 October
				Wales	1
Italy	0
		23 October
Wales	1
		Wales (p.s.o.)	0 (3)
21 October
		Scotland	0 (1)	Third place
Scotland	3
				24 October
Poland	0
				Belarus	1

				Scotland	2

Fifth place bracket

5–8th place semi-finals		Fifth place

22 October

France	2
		24 October
Russia	3
		Russia	2 (3)
22 October
		Italy (p.s.o.)	2 (4)
Italy	2

Poland	0
		Seventh place

		24 October

		France	4

		Poland	2

Quarter-finals

21 October 2021
09:00

Russia	1–7	Belarus
Sartakova 56'	Report	Papkova 3', 52' Belavusava 21', 39', 49' Bahushevich 25' Kasabutskaya 57'

Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

21 October 2021
11:30

Ireland	4–1	France
Upton 33' O'Flanagan 50' Malseed 54' N. Carey 55'	Report	Van Bolhuis 54'

Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

21 October 2021
14:00

Scotland	3–0	Poland
Burnet 19', 36' Jamieson 55'	Report

Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRL)
Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)

21 October 2021
16:30

Italy	0–1	Wales
	Report	Jones 18'

Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Ines El Hajem (FRA)

5–8th place semi-finals

22 October 2021
14:00

France	2–3	Russia
Lhopital 31' Roque 55'	Report	Leonova 19' Sartakova 30', 31'

Umpires:
Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

22 October 2021
16:30

Italy	2–0	Poland
Carta 2' Oviedo 57'	Report

Umpires:
Lisette Baljon (NED)
Ines El Hajem (FRA)

Semi-finals

23 October 2021
12:00

Ireland	3–2	Belarus
Tice 2' O'Flanagan 4' Carey 48'	Report	Bahushevich 5' Batura 47'

Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

23 October 2021
14:30

Wales	0–0	Scotland
	Report
Penalties
Richards Jones Webb Robinson	3–1	Watson Jamieson Dark Robertson

Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRL)
Ivona Makar (CRO)

Seventh place game

24 October 2021
09:00

France	4–2	Poland
Lhopital 23' Lahlah 37' Verrier 51' Lardeur 54'	Report	Rybacha 21' Mazur 42'

Umpires:
Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

Fifth place game

24 October 2021
11:30

Russia	2–2	Italy
Sartakova 20' Ivanova 53'	Report	Carta 35', 36'
Penalties
Sartakova Sadovaia Kolpakova Koroleva Khalimova	3–4	Borgia Mirabella Carta Oviedo Pastor

Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

Third place game

24 October 2021
14:00

Belarus	1–2	Scotland
Shtsin 11'	Report	Burnet 4', 26'

Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRL)
Ines El Hajem (FRA)

Final

24 October 2021
16:30

Ireland	2–1	Wales
O'Flanagan 8', 49'	Report	Howell 15'

Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

Statistics

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Ireland
2	Wales
3	Scotland
4	Belarus
5	Italy
6	Russia
7	France
8	Poland

	Qualified for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup

Goalscorers

There were 45 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

^ "FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier, Men and Women 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "FIH/IL Premondiale Femminile Di Ottobre Si Giochera' a Pisa". federhockey.it (in Italian). Italian Hockey Federation. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ "Route to World Cup for Irish men following FIH amendment". www.hookhockey.com. The Hook. 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "FIH Executive Board approves 8-year global hockey calendar". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[1] "FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier, Men and Women 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[2] "FIH/IL Premondiale Femminile Di Ottobre Si Giochera' a Pisa". federhockey.it (in Italian). Italian Hockey Federation. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[3] "Route to World Cup for Irish men following FIH amendment". www.hookhockey.com. The Hook. 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[4] "FIH Executive Board approves 8-year global hockey calendar". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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