[1] Defending champions the Netherlands won the tournament for a record ninth time after defeating Argentina 3–1 in the final.

[3] The FIH received the following final five bids for the Women's 2022 World Cup.

Alongside the hosts, Spain and the Netherlands, the five continental champions received an automatic berth.

[1] After the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics the quota of places available through continental championships including the World Cup hosts was increased from six to sixteen.

The top four teams according to the world ranking and qualified to the event were allocated in the first row as the headers of each pool.