1994 Men's Hockey World Cup

1994 Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Teams	12
Venue(s)	Homebush Stadium
Top three teams
Champions	Pakistan (4th title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	129 (3.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Taco van den Honert (11 goals)
Best player	Shahbaz Ahmad[1]
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The 1994 Hockey World Cup, was the eighth tournament of the Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 23 November to 4 December 1994. Pakistan defeated the Netherlands 1–1 (4-3 on penalties) to lift the trophy.^[1]

Venue

• Home Bush Stadium^[2]

Results

Pools

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pakistan	5	4	0	1	10	4	+6	8
Australia	5	4	0	1	9	4	+5	8
England	5	2	2	1	4	3	+1	6
Argentina	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	5
Spain	5	1	1	3	7	8	–1	3
Belarus	5	0	0	5	2	13	–11	0

23 November 1994
Australia	2 – 0	Belarus
England	0 – 0	Spain
Pakistan	3 – 0	Argentina
24 November 1994
England	1 – 0	Belarus
Australia	2 – 1	Argentina
25 November 1994
Pakistan	3 – 1	Spain
26 November 1994
Pakistan	2 – 1	Australia
Spain	4 – 1	Belarus
England	1 – 1	Argentina
28 November 1994
Australia	2 – 1	Spain
England	2 – 0	Pakistan
Argentina	4 – 1	Belarus
29 November 1994
Argentina	2 – 1	Spain
Australia	2 – 0	England
30 November 1994
Pakistan	2 – 0	Belarus

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	5	4	1	0	21	6	+15	9
Germany	5	2	3	0	10	3	+7	7
India	5	2	1	2	11	10	+1	5
South Korea	5	1	2	2	10	9	+1	4
South Africa	5	0	4	1	5	9	–4	4
Belgium	5	0	1	4	6	26	–20	1

23 November 1994
Germany	1 – 1	South Africa
24 November 1994
Netherlands	8 – 1	Belgium
India	2 – 0	South Korea
25 November 1994
South Korea	0– 0	South Africa
Netherlands	4– 2	India
Germany	6– 0	Belgium
27 November 1994
South Korea	7 – 2	Belgium
India	2 – 2	South Africa
Netherlands	0 – 0	Germany
28 November 1994
South Africa	1 – 1	Belgium
29 November 1994
Netherlands	4 – 2	South Korea
Germany	2 – 1	India
30 November 1994
India	4 – 2	Belgium
Netherlands	5 – 1	South Africa
Germany	1 – 1	South Korea

Eleventh and twelfth place classification

	Eleventh and twelfth
	4 December
	Belgium	1
	Belarus	0

Ninth and tenth place classification

	Ninth and tenth place classification
	4 December
	Spain	2
	South Africa	0

Fifth to Eighth place classification

	Fifth and Sixth
	2 December
	India	3
	Argentina	2

	Seventh and Eight
	2 December
	England	3
	South Korea	1

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	2 December
	Australia	1
	Netherlands	3
					4 December
					Netherlands	1(3)
					Pakistan(P.s)	1(4)
					Third place
	2 December			4 December
	Pakistan (P.s)	1(6)		Australia	5
	Germany	1(4)			Germany	2

1994 Hockey World Cup Winner
Pakistan Fourth title

Notes and references

1. "Rediff.com Sports: 10th Men's Hockey World Cup, Kuala Lumpur, 2002". Rediff.co.in. 1994-12-04. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
2. "Rediff.com Sports: 10th Men's Hockey World Cup, Kuala Lumpur, 2002". Rediff.co.in. Retrieved 2012-09-20.