1978 Men's Hockey World Cup

1978 Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
City Buenos Aires
Teams 14
Venue(s) Campo de Polo
Top three teams
Champions  Pakistan (2nd title)
Runner-up  Netherlands
Third place  Australia
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Paul Litjens (15 goals)
1975 (previous) (next) 1982

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. The host nation, Argentina finished eighth.

Results

Pool A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 65011871110
 West Germany 63212513128
 India 6312812−47
 England 61327705
 Poland 62041524−94
 Canada 61231216−44
 Belgium 61231218−64
     Qualified for semifinals
21 March 1978
West Germany  9–4  Poland
21 March 1978
Australia  2–0  England
21 March 1978
Canada  3–1  India
22 March 1978
West Germany  3–3  Belgium
22 March 1978
England  3–0  Poland
22 March 1978
India  2–0  Australia
24 March 1978
Australia  5–2  Belgium
25 March 1978
England  3–3  Canada
25 March 1978
West Germany  7–0  India
25 March 1978
Australia  4–1  Poland
28 March 1978
Australia  4–0  Canada
28 March 1978
India  1–1  England
28 March 1978
Poland  7–4  Belgium
29 March 1978
England  0–1  Belgium
29 March 1978
Poland  2–1  Canada
29 March 1978
West Germany  4–3  Canada
29 March 1978
Australia  3–2  West Germany
29 March 1978
India  1–0  Belgium

Pool B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Pakistan 66003122912
 Netherlands 65012191210
 Spain 63127437
 Argentina 6222912−36
 Malaysia 6123710−34
 Ireland 6114819−113
 Italy 6006128−270
     Qualified for semifinals
19 March 1978
Argentina  2–1  Ireland
19 March 1978
Spain  1–0  Malaysia
21 March 1978
Pakistan  9–0  Ireland
21 March 1978
Netherlands  8–0  Italy
21 March 1978
Argentina  1–1  Malaysia
22 March 1978
Pakistan  7–0  Italy
22 March 1978
Spain  1–0  Ireland
22 March 1978
Netherlands  2–1  Malaysia
25 March 1978
Argentina  4–0  Italy
25 March 1978
Pakistan  3–1  Netherlands
25 March 1978
Malaysia  2–2  Ireland
26 March 1978
Spain  0–0  Argentina
26 March 1978
Pakistan  3–0  Malaysia
26 March 1978
Ireland  3–0  Italy
28 March 1978
Pakistan  2–1  Spain
28 March 1978
Malaysia  3–1  Italy
28 March 1978
Netherlands  3–2  Argentina
29 March 1978
Spain  3–0  Italy
29 March 1978
Netherlands  5–2  Ireland
29 March 1978
Pakistan  5–0  Argentina

Fifth to fourteenth place classification

Thirteenth and fourteenth place

1 April 1973
Italy  2–1  Belgium

Ninth to twelfth place qualifiers

31 March 1978
Poland  1 – 1 (AET)
4 – 2 (PSO)
 Ireland
31 March 1978
Malaysia  2–0  Canada

Eleventh and twelfth place

1 April 1973
Canada  3–1  Ireland

Ninth and tenth place

1 April 1973
Poland  1–0  Malaysia

Fifth to eighth place qualifiers

31 March 1978
India  3–2  Argentina
31 March 1978
Spain  2–1  England

Seventh and eighth place

1 April 1973
England  3–1  Argentina

Fifth and sixth place

1 April 1973
Spain  2–0  India

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals Final
31 March
  Netherlands  3  
  Australia  2  
 
2 April
      Pakistan  3
    Netherlands  2
Third place
31 March 2 April
  Pakistan  1   Australia  4
  West Germany  0     West Germany  3

Semi-finals

31 March 1978
Netherlands  3–2  Australia
31 March 1978
Pakistan  1 – 0 (AET)  West Germany

Third and fourth place

2 April 1978
Australia  4–3  West Germany

Final

2 April 1978
Pakistan  3–2  Netherlands
 1978 Hockey World Cup Winner 

Pakistan
Second title

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