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 countryNetherlands
CityAmstelveen
Dates24 August – 2 September 1973
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Wagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up India
Third place West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored124 (2.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ties Kruize (11 goals)
← 1971 (previous) (next) 1975 →

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

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

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

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

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

 
9th-12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
31 August
 
 
 Kenya0
 
1 September
 
 Argentina2
 
 Argentina1
 
31 August
 
 Japan0
 
 Malaysia0
 
 
 Japan1
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
1 September
 
 
 Malaysia1
 
 
 Kenya0

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 semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
31 August
 
 
 England (a.e.t.)1
 
1 September
 
 New Zealand0
 
 Spain3
 
31 August
 
 England0
 
 Spain5
 
 
 Belgium0
 
Seventh place game
 
 
2 September
 
 
 New Zealand3
 
 
 Belgium1

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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 August
 
 
 Netherlands (p.s.o.)0 (4)
 
2 September
 
 West Germany 0 (2)
 
 Netherlands (p.s.o.)2 (4)
 
31 August
 
 India2 (2)
 
 India1
 
 
 Pakistan0
 
Third place
 
 
2 September
 
 
 West Germany1
 
 
 Pakistan0

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

RankTeam
 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

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