1973 Men's Hockey World Cup

1973 Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Amstelveen
Teams	12
Venue(s)	Wagener Stadium
Top three teams
Champions	Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up	India
Third place	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Top scorer(s)	Ties Kruize (11 goals)
← 1971 (previous) (next) 1975 →

The 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup was the second installment of the Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. 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.

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the tournament.

Results

Pool A

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

     Qualified for semifinals

24 August 1973 West Germany  2 – 1  New Zealand

24 August 1973 Spain  4 – 1  Kenya

24 August 1973 India  5 – 0  Japan

25 August 1973 West Germany  0 – 0  India

25 August 1973 Japan  2 – 2  Kenya

25 August 1973 Spain  0 – 0  New Zealand

26 August 1973 New Zealand  8 – 1  Japan

26 August 1973 West Germany  1 – 0  Spain

26 August 1973 India  4 – 0  Kenya

28 August 1973 India  1 – 1  New Zealand

28 August 1973 West Germany  2 – 1  Kenya

28 August 1973 Spain  3 – 0  Japan

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pakistan	5	4	1	0	16	5	11	9
Netherlands	5	3	1	1	11	4	7	7
Belgium	5	2	0	3	8	12	−4	4
England	5	1	2	2	9	8	1	4
Argentina	5	0	3	2	2	9	−7	3
Malaysia	5	1	1	3	5	13	−8	3

     Qualified for semifinals

24 August 1973 England  5 – 2  Belgium

24 August 1973 Pakistan  4 –2  Malaysia

24 August 1973 Netherlands  0 – 0  Argentina

25 August 1973 Belgium  2 – 1  Argentina

25 August 1973 Netherlands  1 – 2  Pakistan

25 August 1973 England  1 – 2  Malaysia

26 August 1973 Malaysia  1 – 1  Argentina

26 August 1973 Netherlands  4 – 1  Belgium

26 August 1973 Pakistan  2 – 2  England

28 August 1973 Netherlands  4 – 0  Malaysia

28 August 1973 Pakistan  2 – 0  Belgium

28 August 1973 England  0 – 0  Argentina

29 August 1973 Pakistan  6 – 0  Argentina

29 August 1973 Netherlands  2 – 1  England

29 August 1973 Belgium  3 – 0  Malaysia

Fifth to twelfth place classification

Ninth to twelfth qualifiers

31 August 1973 Kenya  0 – 2  Argentina

31 August 1973 Malaysia  0 – 1  Japan

Eleventh and twelfth place

31 August 1973 Malaysia  1 – 0  Kenya

Ninth and tenth place

31 August 1973 Argentina  1 – 0  Japan

Fifth to eighth qualifiers

31 August 1973 England  1 – 0 (AET)  New Zealand

31 August 1973 Spain  5 – 0  Belgium

Seventh and eighth place

31 August 1973 New Zealand  3 – 1  Belgium

Fifth and sixth place

31 August 1973 Spain  3 – 0  England

First to fourth place classification

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

Semi-finals

31 August 1973 Netherlands  0 – 0 (AET) 4 – 2 (PSO)  West Germany

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 (AET) 4 – 2 (PSO)  India

1973 Hockey World Cup Winner
Netherlands First title

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References

1. http://www.fih.ch/en/competitions-16-1973-mens-world-cup-world-cup

External links

• Official website
• Rediff summary