1978 Men's Hockey World Cup
Tournament details | |||
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Host country | Argentina | ||
City | Buenos Aires | ||
Dates | 19 March – 2 April | ||
Teams | 14 | ||
Venue(s) | Campo de Polo | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Pakistan (2nd title) | ||
Runner-up | Netherlands | ||
Third place | Australia | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Top scorer(s) | Paul Litjens (15 goals) | ||
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The 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup was the fourth Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was won by Pakistan, who defeated the Netherlands 3–1 in the final.[1] The host nation, Argentina finished eighth.
Results[]
Pool A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Australia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
West Germany | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
India | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 |
England | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Poland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 4 |
Canada | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 4 |
Belgium | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 4 |
- Qualified for semifinals
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Pool B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Pakistan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 12 |
Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
Spain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Argentina | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 |
Malaysia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 |
Ireland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 3 |
Italy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
- Qualified for semifinals
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Fifth to fourteenth place classification[]
Thirteenth and fourteenth place[]
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Ninth to twelfth place qualifiers[]
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Eleventh and twelfth place[]
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Ninth and tenth place[]
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Fifth to eighth place qualifiers[]
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Seventh and eighth place[]
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Fifth and sixth place[]
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First to fourth place classification[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
31 March | ||||||
Netherlands | 3 | |||||
2 April | ||||||
Australia | 2 | |||||
Pakistan | 3 | |||||
31 March | ||||||
Netherlands | 2 | |||||
Pakistan | 1 | |||||
West Germany | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
2 April | ||||||
Australia | 4 | |||||
West Germany | 3 |
Semi-finals[]
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Third and fourth place[]
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Final[]
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Pakistan
Saleem Sherwani, Munawwaruz Zaman, , Muhammad Shafiq, , Akhtar Rasool, Islahuddin Siddique, Hanif Khan, Manzoor Hussain, Shahnaz Sheikh, Samiullah Khan
Netherlands
Maarten Sikking, André Bolhuis, Imbert Jebbink, Geert van Eijk, Hans Jorritsma, Ties Kruize, Theo Doyer, Ron Steens, Paul Litjens, Tim Steens, Wouter Leefers
1978 Hockey World Cup Winner |
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Pakistan Second title |
References[]
- "Hockey World Cup Buenos Aires 1978". FIH. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
Categories:
- Men's Hockey World Cup
- Sports competitions in Buenos Aires
- International field hockey competitions hosted by Argentina
- 1978 in Argentine sport
- 1978 in field hockey
- 1970s in Buenos Aires
- March 1978 sports events in South America
- April 1978 sports events in South America