1998 Men's Hockey World Cup

1998 Men's Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Utrecht
Dates	20 June – 1 July
Teams	12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	Stadion Galgenwaard
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	209 (4.98 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jay Stacy (11 goals)
Best player	Oliver Domke
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The 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the Men's Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament in Utrecht, Netherlands from 20 June to 1 July 1998.

The trophy was won by the Netherlands national field hockey team.^[1] Spain came second and Germany came third. The Dutch made history by being the only country to win a tournament at its home ground not only once, but twice. It was the second time The Netherlands had hosted the competition.

Location[]

The 9th Hockey World Cup was held in Galgenwaard Stadium at Utrecht, Netherlands. The stadium was opened in 1982, and was mainly used for football, and was the home of the football club FC Utrecht. The stadium has a capacity of around 24,500 spectators, and at the time it was one of the most modern stadiums in the world. The stadium was the host of two World Cup finals: the first, was the Hockey World Cup final; and the second was in 2005, for the final of the Football World Youth Championships.

Qualification[]

Date	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
Host			1	Netherlands
23 November – 4 December 1994	1994 World Cup	Sydney, Australia	5	Pakistan  Australia  Germany  India  England
4–15 March 1997	1997 Intercontinental Cup	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	6	Spain  South Korea  New Zealand  Poland  Canada  Malaysia
Total			12

Squads[]

Group stage[]

Pool A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	5	4	1	0	18	7	+11	13	Semi-finals
2	Netherlands (H)	5	4	0	1	17	10	+7	12
3	Canada	5	1	3	1	13	12	+1	6
4	South Korea	5	1	1	3	9	13	−4	4
5	New Zealand	5	1	1	3	8	12	−4	4
6	India	5	1	0	4	6	17	−11	3

21 May 1998 Netherlands  3 – 1  Canada

21 May 1998 Germany  4 – 1  India

21 May 1998 South Korea  1 – 3  New Zealand

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22 May 1998 New Zealand  0 – 3  Germany

22 May 1998 India  0 – 5  Netherlands

22 May 1998 Canada  1 – 1  South Korea

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24 May 1998 New Zealand  3 – 3  Canada

24 May 1998 South Korea  4 – 3  India

24 May 1998 Netherlands  1 – 5  Germany

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26 May 1998 Netherlands  4 – 2  South Korea

26 May 1998 India  1 – 0  New Zealand

26 May 1998 Canada  4 – 4  Germany

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28 May 1998 Germany  2 – 1  South Korea

28 May 1998 New Zealand  2 – 4  Netherlands

28 May 1998 India  1 – 4  Canada

Pool B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	4	1	0	24	3	+21	13	Semi-finals
2	Spain	5	4	1	0	14	4	+10	13
3	Pakistan	5	3	0	2	19	13	+6	9
4	England	5	2	0	3	14	16	−2	6
5	Poland	5	0	1	4	4	21	−17	1
6	Malaysia	5	0	1	4	4	22	−18	1

21 May 1998 Malaysia  2 – 7  Pakistan

21 May 1998 Poland  0 – 8  Australia

21 May 1998 Spain  3 – 1  England

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23 May 1998 Poland  1 – 1  Malaysia

23 May 1998 Australia  2 – 2  Spain

23 May 1998 Pakistan  7 – 5  England

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25 May 1998 Pakistan  1 – 2  Spain

25 May 1998 England  5 – 2  Poland

25 May 1998 Malaysia  0 – 8  Australia

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27 May 1998 Australia  3 – 0  England

27 May 1998 Spain  3 – 0  Malaysia

27 May 1998 Pakistan  3 – 1  Poland

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28 May 1998 Spain  4 – 0  Poland

28 May 1998 England  3 – 1  Malaysia

28 May 1998 Australia  3 – 1  Pakistan

Classification round[]

Ninth to twelfth place classification[]

	Crossover				Ninth place
	30 May
	New Zealand	3
					1 June
	Malaysia	2
					India	1
	30 May
					New Zealand	0
	India	6
	Poland	2
					Eleventh place
					31 May
					Malaysia	5
					Poland	4

Ninth to twelfth qualifiers[]

30 May 1998 New Zealand  3 – 2  Malaysia

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30 May 1998 India  6 – 2  Poland

Eleventh and twelfth place[]

31 May 1998 Malaysia  5 – 4  Poland

Ninth and tenth place[]

1 June 1998 India  1 – 0  New Zealand

Fifth to eighth place classification[]

	Crossover				Fifth place
	30 May
	South Korea	1
					1 June
	Pakistan	3
					Pakistan	4
	30 May
					England	2
	Canada	1
	England	2
					Seventh place
					1 June
					South Korea	4
					Canada	2

Fifth to eighth qualifiers[]

30 May 1998 South Korea  1 – 3  Pakistan

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30 May 1998 Canada  1 – 2  England

Seventh and eighth place[]

1 June 1998 South Korea  4 – 2  Canada

Fifth and sixth place[]

1 June 1998 Pakistan  4 – 2  England

First to fourth place classification[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 May
	Germany	0
					1 June
	Spain	3
					Spain	2
	30 May
					Netherlands (a.e.t.)	3
	Australia	2
	Netherlands	6
					Third place
					1 June
					Germany	1
					Australia	0

Semi-finals[]

30 May 1998 Australia  2–6  Netherlands Report

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30 May 1998 Germany  0–3  Spain Report

Third and fourth place[]

1 June 1998 Germany  1–0  Australia Michel  26' Report

Final[]

1 June 1998 Spain  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands Arnau  18' Pujol  55' Report Veen  59' Lomans  61' De Nooijer  83' Attendance: 15,000

Awards[]

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Most Sportive Player	Fair Play Trophy
Oliver Domke	Jay Stacy	Ramón Jufresa	Shahbaz Ahmad	Germany

Final standings[]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	Netherlands (H)	7	6	0	1	26	14	+12	18	Gold medal
2	B	Spain	7	5	1	1	19	7	+12	16	Silver medal
3	A	Germany	7	5	1	1	19	10	+9	16	Bronze medal
4	B	Australia	7	4	1	2	26	10	+16	13	Fourth place
5	B	Pakistan	7	5	0	2	26	16	+10	15	Eliminated in group stage
6	B	England	7	3	0	4	18	21	−3	9
7	A	South Korea	7	2	1	4	14	18	−4	7
8	A	Canada	7	1	3	3	16	18	−2	6
9	A	India	7	3	0	4	13	19	−6	9
10	A	New Zealand	7	2	1	4	11	15	−4	7
11	B	Malaysia	7	1	1	5	11	29	−18	4
12	B	Poland	7	0	1	6	10	32	−22	1

See also[]

• 1998 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
• 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup

References[]

External links[]

• FIH page on the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup
• Rediff page

Coordinates: 52°04′42″N 5°08′45″E / 52.07833°N 5.14583°E / 52.07833; 5.14583