# 2008 Women's Four Nations Cup

The 2008 Women's Four Nations Cup was the inaugural Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Germany, from July 4 to 6, 2018, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of India, South Korea, the United States, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
| Country | 2008 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Germany | 3 | Champions (1976, 1981) | Champions (2004) |
| India | 14 | Third Place (1974) | Fourth Place (1980) |
| South Korea | 10 | Third Place (1990) | Runners-Up (1988, 1996) |
| United States | 9 | Third Place (1994) | Third Place (1984) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Amy Hassick (USA)
* Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
* Anne McRae (SCO)
* Petra Müller (GER)
* Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

## Results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

### Pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 7 | Tournament Champion |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 7 | |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 1 | |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures

* 4 July 2008 15:00
| United States | 3–5 | South Korea |
| K. Smith 11' Snow 40', 45' | Report | Lee S. 5', 57' Kim Y. 22' Gim 53' Park M. 59' |
* Umpires: Petra Müller (GER) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
* 4 July 2008 17:00
| Germany | 7–2 | India |
| Stöckel 17', 40' Kühn 32' Beermann 47' Scholz 58' Hoffmann 62' Keller 63' | Report | Rani 46' Chanchan 48' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Amy Hassick (USA)
* 5 July 2008 15:00
| South Korea | 2–2 | Germany |
| Kim M. 42' Gim 63' | Report | Stöckel 26' Bachmann 31' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
* 5 July 2008 17:00
| United States | 1–1 | India |
| Doton 32' | Report | Kaur 4' |
* Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Petra Müller (GER)
* 6 July 2008 12:00
| South Korea | 9–2 | India |
| Lee S. 18', 28', 43' Park J. 19' Eum 41' Kim M. 48' Kim D. 58' Gim 60', 70' | Report | Rani 21' Subhadra 63' |
* Umpires: Amy Hassick (USA) Petra Müller (GER)
* 6 July 2008 14:00
| Germany | 7–2 | United States |
| Kühn 1' Rinne 10' Hoffmann 26', 60' Keller 31', 69' Beermann 62' | Report | Lingo 50' Snow 63' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 43 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 7.17 goals per match.
5 goals
* Lee Seon-Ok
4 goals
* Gim Sung-Hee
3 goals
* Eileen Hoffmann
* Natascha Keller
* Maike Stöckel
* Tiffany Snow
2 goals
* Janine Beermann
* Anke Kühn
* Rani Rampal
* Kim Mi-Seon
1 goal
* Tina Bachmann
* Fanny Rinne
* Katharina Scholz
* Surinder Kaur
* Subhadra Pradhan
* Chanchan Thokchom
* Kim Da-Rae
* Park Jeong-Sook
* Park Mi-Hyun
* Eum Mi-young
* Kim Young-Ran
* Kelly Doton
* Carrie Lingo
* Keli Smith