Dutch women win hockey World Cup for the seventh time
The Dutch women’s hockey team on Saturday won their seventh World Cup, beating Australia 2-0 in the final in The Hague.
The Netherlands were hot favourites to take the title when the competition started, and reached the final having scored 21 goals and conceding only one.
Playing in front of 15,000 people at a packed Kyocera stadium in The Hague, the Dutch women – who are current Olympic champions and ranked one in the world – dominated much of the match.
Maartje Paumen, twice voted best player in the world, is tournament top scorer with seven goals including four penalty corners. Paumen told Nos television after the match it is hard to be the favourite all the time. ‘But I am so happy, so happy,’ she said.
Earlier on Sunday, defending champions Argentina won bronze, beating Team USA 2-1 in the play-off for third and fourth place.
On Sunday, the Dutch men’s team take on Australia in their World Cup final.
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