# 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier

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.
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.
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.

## Qualification

The bottom three teams from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the top 5 from the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II participated in the tournament.
| 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 | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 21 October | 21 October | | | |
| Ireland | 4 | | | |
| Ireland | 4 | 23 October | 23 October | | |
| France | 1 | 23 October | 23 October | |
| France | 1 | Ireland | 3 | |
| 21 October | 21 October | | Ireland | 3 | |
| 21 October | 21 October | Belarus | 2 | |
| Russia | 1 | Belarus | 2 | |
| Russia | 1 | | | | 24 October | 24 October |
| Belarus | 7 | | | | 24 October | 24 October |
| Belarus | 7 | | | | Ireland | 2 |
| 21 October | 21 October | | | | | Ireland | 2 |
| 21 October | 21 October | | | | Wales | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | | | | Wales | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 23 October | 23 October | | | |
| Wales | 1 | 23 October | 23 October | | | |
| Wales | 1 | Wales (p.s.o.) | 0 (3) | | | |
| 21 October | 21 October | | Wales (p.s.o.) | 0 (3) | | | |
| 21 October | 21 October | Scotland | 0 (1) | | Third place | Third place |
| Scotland | 3 | Scotland | 0 (1) | | Third place | Third place |
| Scotland | 3 | | | | 24 October | 24 October |
| Poland | 0 | | | | 24 October | 24 October |
| Poland | 0 | | | | Belarus | 1 |
| | | | | | Scotland | 2 |
Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 22 October | 22 October |
| France | 2 |
| France | 2 | 24 October | 24 October |
| Russia | 3 | 24 October | 24 October |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 2 (3) |
| 22 October | 22 October | | Russia | 2 (3) |
| 22 October | 22 October | Italy (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) |
| Italy | 2 | Italy (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) |
| Poland | 0 | | |
| Poland | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 24 October | 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
* Anna O'Flanagan
* Iuliia Sartakova
* Fiona Burnet
3 goals
* Darya Belavusava
* Federica Carta
2 goals
* Sviatlana Bahushevich
* Krestsina Papkova
* Yohanna Lhopital
* Niamh Carey
1 goal
* Ryta Batura
* Ulyana Kasabutskaya
* Natallia Shtsin
* Guusje van Bolhuis
* Mickaela Lahlah
* Inès Lardeur
* Noa Roque
* Gabrielle Verrier
* Zara Malseed
* Elena Tice
* Roisin Upton
* Lara Oviedo
* Dżesika Mazur
* Marlena Rybacha
* Tamara Ivanova
* Aleksandra Leonova
* Sarah Jamieson
* Isabelle Howell
* Sarah Jones
Source: FIH