2010 Women's Hockey World Cup
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| Host country | Argentina | ||
| City | Rosario | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Venue(s) | Estadio Mundialista de Hockey | ||
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| Champions |
 Argentina (2nd title)
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| Runner-up |
 Netherlands
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| Third place |
 England
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 38 | ||
| Goals scored | 153 (4.03 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |
Maartje Paumen (12 goals) |
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| Best player |
Luciana Aymar
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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.
After Argentina was confirmed as host nation, it was decided to hold the tournament in Buenos Aires in a new stadium built in GEBA's grounds, but the club later refused to organize it due to economical difficulties. The second option had been the Jockey Club de Rosario, venue of the 2014 Champions Trophy, but the local government of Rosario decided instead to build a new stadium with a capacity for 12,000 people with mobile grandstands in Fisherton, a neighbourhood located in the western part of the city.
Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European and Asian federations received two and one extra quotas respectively based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. In addition to the three winners of each of the three Qualifiers, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.
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