1975 Men's Hockey World Cup
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Host country | Malaysia | ||
City | Kuala Lumpur | ||
Teams | 12 | ||
Venue(s) | Stadium Merdeka | ||
Top three teams | |||
Champions |
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Runner-up |
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Third place |
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Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 42 | ||
Goals scored | 175 (4.17 per match) | ||
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The 1975 Hockey World Cup was the third edition of the Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the final, India defeated Pakistan from a goal difference of 2–1. It was the second World Cup Final appearance for both the nations, Pakistan was the winner of the inaugural World Cup in 1971, and India was the runner-up of 1973 World Cup, held in Amstelveen, Netherlands. German team defeated host nation, Malaysian team, with a goal difference of 4–0 for third place.[1]
Qualified teams
Date | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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Host | 1 | |||
24 August – 2 September 1973 | 1973 World Cup | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 7 | |
2 – 11 May 1974 | 1974 EuroHockey Championship | Madrid, Spain | 1 | |
31 August – 5 September 1974 | Pan American qualification tournament | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1 | |
October 1974 | 1974 Africa Cup | Cairo, Egypt | 1 | |
Oceania | 1 | |||
Total | 12 |
Group stage
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 11 | Semifinal | |
2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | ||
3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | ||
4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | ||
5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | ||
6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 |
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 10 | Semifinal | |
2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | ||
3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 8 | ||
4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | ||
5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | ||
6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 0 |
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Classification round
Ninth to twelfth place classification
9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
12 March | ||||||
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14 March | ||||||
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Eleventh place game | ||||||
14 March | ||||||
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Ninth to twelfth qualifiers
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Eleventh and twelfth place
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Ninth and tenth place
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Fifth to eighth place classification
5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
12 March | ||||||
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14 March | ||||||
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Seventh place game | ||||||
14 March | ||||||
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Fifth to eighth qualifiers
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
13 March | ||||||
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15 March | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
15 March | ||||||
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Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
In the final match, Indian team faced its traditional archrival Pakistani team. Match was scheduled on 15 March 1975. Ashok Kumar scored the all-important winning goal to achieve India's lone triumph in the World cup.[2][3][4] [5]
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India Squad
Leslie Fernandez, Ashok Diwan (shirt no. 2), Surjit Singh (4), Michael Kindo, Aslam Sher Khan (5), Varinder Singh (6), Onkar Singh, Mohinder Singh (8), Ajit Pal Singh (7), Ashok Kumar (17), B. P. Govinda (11), Harcharan Singh (15), Harjinder Singh, Vadivelu Phillips (10), Shivaji Pawar (16), BP Kaliah
Pakistan Squad
Saleem Sherwani (shirt no. 1), Manzoor ul Hasan Sr (2), Munawar uz Zaman (3), Salim Nazim (14), Akhtar Rasool (5), Iftikhar Ahmed (6), Islahuddin (7 Captain), Mohammad Azam (15), Manzoor ul Hasan Jr (9), Mohammad Zahid (10), Samiullah Khan (11), Safdar Abbas (16)
1975 Hockey World Cup Winner |
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Final Ranking
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References
- ↑ Shah, J. J. (28 September 2011). "Targeting New Heights". malaysiahockey.com.my. Malaysian Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ "India celebrates 30th anniversary of World Cup triumph". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 16 March 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ Lokapally, Vijay (26 February 2010). "The 1975 triumph and after". The Hindu. New Delhi. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ http://www.fih.ch/en/competitions-18-1975-mens-world-cup-world-cup
- ↑ "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 17 Mar. 1975". the Times.