The World Cup began with a men's tournament in 1971 before adding a women's tournament in 1974. Originally held every two years, the World Cup is now a quadrennial event.
La Copa del Mundo comenzó como torneo masculino en 1971, añadiéndose el torneo femenino en 1974. Al principio se disputó cada dos años, pero actualmente tiene una periodicidad cuatrienal.
| Edit. | Site / Lugar | Year | Gold / Oro | Silver / Plata | Bronze / Bronce |
| I | Mandalieu, FRA | 1974 | Netherlands | Argentina | West Germany |
| II | Berlin, FRG | 1976 | West Germany | Argentina | Netherlands |
| III | Madrid, ESP | 1978 | Netherlands | West Germany | Argentina / Belgium |
| IV | Buenos Aires, ARG | 1981 | West Germany | Netherlands | Soviet Union |
| V | Kuala Lumpur, MAL | 1983 | Netherlands | Canada | Australia |
| VI | Amsterdam, NED | 1986 | Netherlands | West Germany | Canada |
| VII | Sydney, AUS | 1990 | Netherlands | Australia | South Korea |
| VIII | Dublin, IRL | 1994 | Australia | Argentina | United States |
| IX | Geneve, SUI | 1998 | Australia | Netherlands | Germany |
| X | Perth, AUS | 2002 | Argentina | Netherlands | China |
I Mandelieu 1974 ( / )
| THE NETHERLANDS | ||
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Anneke Bax, Toos Bax, Suzan Bekker, Cora de Wilde, Marja Hagemans, Helma Hoegen, Wilma Koopman, Debbie Kreft, Loes Leurs, José Poelmans, Lisette Stevens, Marjo van Straten, Nel van Kollenburg, Nicole van Lierop, Tanja van Oosterhout. |
II Berlin 1976 ( / )
| WEST GERMANY | ||
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Gabriele Appel, Christl Behr, Ingrid Bruckert, Steffi Drescher, Evi Eckert, Birgit Hagen, Birgit Hahn, Uschi Keimer, Heidemarie Klimpel, Christel Lau, Margit Müller, Gudrun Neumann, Gudrun Scholz, Elisabeth von Ladiges, Birgitte Welzel. |
III Madrid 1978 ( / )
| THE NETHERLANDS | ||
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Toos Bax, Suzan Bekker, Madelon Belien, Margriet Bleyerveld, Fieke Boekhorst, Bernadette de Beus, Irene Hendriks, Elsemiek Hillen, Sandra Le Poole, Julien Mahler, Maria Mattheussen-Fikkers, Lisette Sevens, Anneke van Puffelen, Nel van Kollenburg, Sophie van Weiler, Cathy Woudenberg-Schröder. |
IV Buenos Aires 1981 ( / )
| WEST GERMANY | ||
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Gaby Appel, Silke Birkenfeld, Ingrid Bruckert, Steffi Bürger, Elke Drüll, Birgit Hagen, Karen Haude, Martina Koch, Sigrid Landgraf, Corinna Lingnau, Doris Manthei, Dorothea Marx, Christina Moser, Gudrun Neumann, Eva Pagels, Susi Schmid. |
Finals: FRG - NED; URS - AUT
V Kuala Lumpur 1983 (10.IV / 23.IV)
| THE NETHERLANDS | ||
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Carina Benninga, Fieke Boekhorst, Monique Broere, Marjolein Eysvogel, Irene Hendriks, Elsemiek Hillen, Yvonne Hoogeweegen, Annelies Kaptein, Sandra Le Poole, Martine Ohr, Aletta Pos, Eveline Ruik, Margriet Segers, Lisette Sevens, Aletta van Manen, Marieke van Doorn. |
VI Amsterdam 1986 (15.VIII / 24.VIII)
| THE NETHERLANDS | ||
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Yvonne Buter, Bernadette de Beus, Marjolein de Leeuw, Marjolein Eysvogel, Elsemiek Hillen, Sandra Le Poole, Lisanne Lejeune, Annelous Nieuwenhuizen, Martine Ohr, Terry Sibbing, Aletta van Manen, Helen van der Ben, Marieke van Doorn, Sophie von Weiler, Laurien Willemse, Ingrid Wolff. |
VII Sydney 1990 (02.V / 13.V)
| THE NETHERLANDS | ||
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Ingrid Appels, Carina Benninga, Carina Bleeker, Wietske de Ruiter, Annemieke Fokke, Noor Holsboer, Danielle Koenen, Lisanne Lejeune, Florentine Steenberghe, Carol Thate, Jacqueline Toxopeus, Carolien van Nieuwenhuisen-Leenders, Helen van der Ben, Isabelle van Zenderen, Ingrid Wolff, Mieketine Wouters. |
VIII Dublin 1994 (13.VII / 24.VII)
| AUSTRALIA | ||
Katie Allen, Michelle Andrews, Alyson Annan, Sally Carbon, Renita Farrell, Tammy Ghisalberti, Juliet Haslam, Rechelle Hawkes, Karen Marsden, Jenny Morris, Alison Peek, Jackie Pereira, Nova Peris, Lisa Powell, Justine Sowry, Kate Starre. |
IX Utrecht 1998 (20.V / 31.V)
| AUSTRALIA | ||
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Katie Allen, Alyson Annan, Renita Garrard, Juliet Haslam, Rechelle Hawkes, Bianca Langham, Clover Maitland, Claire Mitchell-Taverner, Nicole Mott, Alison Peek, Katrina Powell, Lisa Powell, Karen Smith, Justine Sowry, Kate Starre, Julie Towers. |
X Perth 2002 (24.XI / 08.XII)
| ARGENTINA Coach: Sergio Vigil | ||
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Magdalena Aicega, Mariela Antoniska, Inés Arrondo, Luciana Aymar, Claudia Burkart, Natalí Doreski, María de la Paz Ferrari, Agustina García, Mariana González OIiva, María de la Paz Hernández, Mercedes Margalot, Karina Masotta, Vanina Oneto, María Inés Parodi, Cecilia Rognoni, Mariné Russo, Ayelén Stepnik, Paola Vukojicic. |
XI Madrid 2006 (27.IX / 08.X)
| THE NETHERLANDS Coach: Marc Lammers | ||
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Minke Booij, Chantal de Bruijn, Eveline de Haan, Lisanne de Roever, Wieke Dijkstra, Maartje Goderie, Ellen Hoog, Sylvia Karres, Kim Lammers, Fatima Moreira de Melo, Eefke Mulder, Maartje Paumen, Sophie Polkamp, Janneke Schopman, Minke Smabers, Jiske Snoeks, Naomi van As, Miek van Geenhuizen. |
* Prórroga / Overtime (Extratime); ** Penalty strokes shootout / Lanzamientos de penalty
| Pos | Country / País | G | S | B | Tot |
| 1. | The Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2. | (West) Germany | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3. | Australia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4. | Argentina | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5. | Canada | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6. | Belgium | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| . | Soviet Union | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| . | South Korea | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| . | United States | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| . | China | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | TOTAL | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |