1973 Men's Hockey World Cup

The 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup was the second installment of the Hockey World Cup.[1] It was held from 24 August to 2 September at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The tournament was won by host nation the Netherlands, who defeated India 4–2 on penalty strokes after the final had finished 2–2.[2]

1973 Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Amstelveen
Dates	24 August – 2 September 1973
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	Wagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up	India
Third place	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	124 (2.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ties Kruize (11 goals)
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Teams

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
27 August – 10 September 1972	1972 Summer Olympics	Munich, West Germany	7	West Germany  Netherlands  England  Pakistan  India  Australia[lower-alpha 1]  Kenya  Argentina
18 March 1973	Appointed by the FIH	Brussels, Belgium	5	Spain  Malaysia  Belgium  Japan  New Zealand
Total			12

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Germany	5	4	1	0	6	2	+4	13	Semifinals
2	India	5	3	2	0	12	1	+11	11
3	Spain	5	3	0	2	9	5	+4	9
4	New Zealand	5	1	2	2	13	8	+5	5
5	Kenya	5	0	2	3	6	14	−8	2
6	Japan	5	0	1	4	3	19	−16	1

Source: FIH

24 August 1973 West Germany  2 – 1  New Zealand

24 August 1973 Spain  4 – 1  Kenya

24 August 1973 India  5 – 0  Japan

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25 August 1973 West Germany  0 – 0  India

25 August 1973 Japan  2 – 2  Kenya

25 August 1973 Spain  0 – 0  New Zealand

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26 August 1973 New Zealand  8 – 1  Japan

26 August 1973 West Germany  1 – 0  Spain

26 August 1973 India  4 – 0  Kenya

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28 August 1973 India  1 – 1  New Zealand

28 August 1973 West Germany  2 – 1  Kenya

28 August 1973 Spain  3 – 0  Japan

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29 August 1973 Kenya  2 – 2  New Zealand

29 August 1973 India  2 – 0  Spain

29 August 1973 West Germany  1 – 0  Japan

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	5	4	1	0	16	5	+11	13	Semifinals
2	Netherlands (H)	5	3	1	1	11	4	+7	10
3	Belgium	5	2	0	3	8	12	−4	6
4	England	5	1	2	2	9	8	+1	5
5	Malaysia	5	1	1	3	5	13	−8	4
6	Argentina	5	0	3	2	2	9	−7	3

Source: FIH
(H) Host.

24 August 1973 England  5 – 2  Belgium

24 August 1973 Pakistan  4 –2  Malaysia

24 August 1973 Netherlands  0 – 0  Argentina

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25 August 1973 Belgium  2 – 1  Argentina

25 August 1973 Netherlands  1 – 2  Pakistan

25 August 1973 England  1 – 2  Malaysia

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26 August 1973 Malaysia  1 – 1  Argentina

26 August 1973 Netherlands  4 – 1  Belgium

26 August 1973 Pakistan  2 – 2  England

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28 August 1973 Netherlands  4 – 0  Malaysia

28 August 1973 Pakistan  2 – 0  Belgium

28 August 1973 England  0 – 0  Argentina

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29 August 1973 Pakistan  6 – 0  Argentina

29 August 1973 Netherlands  2 – 1  England

29 August 1973 Belgium  3 – 0  Malaysia

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	9th-12th place semifinals				Ninth place game
	31 August
	Kenya	0
					1 September
	Argentina	2
					Argentina	1
	31 August
					Japan	0
	Malaysia	0
	Japan	1
					Eleventh place game
					1 September
					Malaysia	1
					Kenya	0

Ninth to twelfth qualifiers

31 August 1973 Kenya  0 – 2  Argentina

31 August 1973 Malaysia  0 – 1  Japan

Eleventh and twelfth place

1 September 1973 Malaysia  1 – 0  Kenya

Ninth and tenth place

1 September 1973 Argentina  1 – 0  Japan

Fifth to eighth place classification

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	31 August
	England (a.e.t.)	1
					1 September
	New Zealand	0
					Spain	3
	31 August
					England	0
	Spain	5
	Belgium	0
					Seventh place game
					2 September
					New Zealand	3
					Belgium	1

Fifth to eighth qualifiers

31 August 1973 England  1 – 0 (a.e.t.)  New Zealand

31 August 1973 Spain  5 – 0  Belgium

Seventh and eighth place

1 September 1973 New Zealand  3 – 1  Belgium

Fifth and sixth place

2 September 1973 Spain  3 – 0  England

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	31 August
	Netherlands (p.s.o.)	0 (4)
					2 September
	West Germany	0 (2)
					Netherlands (p.s.o.)	2 (4)
	31 August
					India	2 (2)
	India	1
	Pakistan	0
					Third place
					2 September
					West Germany	1
					Pakistan	0

Semi-finals

31 August 1973 Netherlands  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  West Germany Penalties 4 – 2

31 August 1973 India  1 – 0  Pakistan

Third and fourth place

2 September 1973 West Germany  1 – 0  Pakistan

Final

2 September 1973 Netherlands  2 – 2 (a.e.t.)  India Penalties 4 – 2

1973 Hockey World Cup Winner
Netherlands First title

Final Ranking

Rank	Team
	Netherlands
	India
	West Germany
4	Pakistan
5	Spain
6	England
7	New Zealand
8	Belgium
9	Argentina
10	Japan
11	Malaysia
12	Kenya

Notes

1. Australia withdrew because of a lack of funds, they were replaced by New Zealand.

References

1. http://www.fih.ch/en/competitions-16-1973-mens-world-cup-world-cup
2. "Brian Lewis. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 3 Sept. 1973". the Times.

External links

• Official website
• Rediff summary