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Game of Hockey
When we talk about the game of Hockey It comes to mind the type of hockey which was played in the world i.e. Ice hockey, wheel hockey, and floor hockey but here we talk about Men’s field hockey. Although field hockey was included in London Olympics in 1908 at that time only six countries took part in the first event of the Olympic games. Hockey could not get popularity and attention at international levels and due to the non-availability of hockey structures in many countries, the Olympic committee has not included field hockey in the 1924 Paris Olympics.
Foundation of International Hockey Federation
When field hockey was removed from Olympics 1924 in response to the removal, International Hockey Federation was founded 1924 to make sure and take the necessary steps and coordinate with the hockey controlling bodies in the country where hockey was played so that men should be permanently re-included in the Olympics. Due to the efforts of FIH, men’s hockey became the permanent feature from the next Olympics 1928 which were played in Amsterdam.
Start of Hockey World Cup by FIH (International Hockey Federation)
As men’s field hockey was already played in Olympics the idea of a hockey world cup was first time given by the chairman of the Pakistan hockey federation Air Marshall Nur Khan to the FIH in 1969 which was considered by the International Hockey Federation and decided that the first world cup will be played in 1971. The world cup trophy design was made by Mr. Bashir Majid and Pakistan Army created the trophy as per its design in 1971. The first three world cup was played every two years and the 1978 world cup was played after the gap of three years from the last world cup and after that, it was played after four years.
Hockey World Cup -1971 -Barcelona – Spain
The first hockey world cup was played in Spain’s city Barcelona and ten teams took part in the tournament which was divided into two groups. The top two teams of each group will play a semi-final.
| POOL A | India | Kenya | West Germany | France | Argentina |
| POOL B | Spain | Pakistan | Netherlands | Australia | Japan |
The final was played between Pakistan and Spain. Pakistan won the match and the world cup beating Spain by 1-0.
Hockey World Cup 1973 – Amstelveen- Netherlands
the second edition of the world cup was played in Amstelveen Netherlands and sixteen teams taking part in the competition were placed into two groups.
| POOL A | West Germany | India | Spain | New Zealand | Kenya | Japan |
| POOL B | Pakistan | Netherlands | Belgium | England | Malaysia | Argentina |
History of FIFA World cup Winners
The final of the world cup was played between Netherlands and India the match draws 2-2 in normal time and extra time so the match was decided on penalty strokes where the Netherlands beat India by 4-2. The host Netherlands won the second edition of the world cup.
Hockey World Cup 1975 Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
The host of the third edition of the world cup was Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Twelve teams participated in the tournament and were placed into two groups.
| POOL A | Pakistan | Malaysia | Spain | New Zealand | Poland | Netherlands |
| POOL B | India | West Germany | Australia | England | Argentina | Ghana |
The final of the world cup was played between India and Pakistan. India won the match and the world cup beating Pakistan 2-1. This is India’s first world cup win.
Hockey World Cup 1978 Buenos Aires – Argentina
The fourth edition of the men’s field hockey world cup was hosted by Argentina and played in Buenos Aires. The teams have been increased to fourteen and divided into two pools.
| POOL A | Australia | West Germany | India | England | Poland | Canada | Belgium |
| POOL B | Pakistan | Netherlands | Spain | Argentina | Malaysia | Ireland | Italy |
The final of the tournament was played between Pakistan and Netherlands. Pakistan won the match by 3-2. This is Pakistan’s second world cup win.
Hockey World Cup 1982 Mumbai – India
The fifth edition of the men’s world field hockey cup was played in Mumbai India. This edition was being played after four years and twelve teams participate in this event and were placed in two groups. Leading two teams from each group will play the semi-final of the tournament.
| POOL A | Pakistan | West Germany | Poland | New Zealand | Spain | Argentina |
| POOL B | Australia | Netherlands | India | Soviet Union | England | Malaysia |
The final of the world cup was played between Pakistan and West Germany. Pakistan won the match by 3-1. This is Pakistan’s second consecutive win and third in all.
Hockey World Cup 1986 London – England
The sixth edition of the men’s field world hockey cup was hosted by England. The twelve teams take part in the event and were placed in two pools.
| POOL A | England | Soviet Union | Netherlands | Argentina | Pakistan | New Zealand |
| POOL B | Australia | West Germany | Poland | Spain | India | Canada |
The final was played between England and Australia. Australia won the match by 2-1. This is Australia’s first world cup win.
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Hockey World Cup 1990 Lahore – Pakistan
The seventh edition of the world hockey cup was hosted by Pakistan. Tournament matches were played in National Hockey Stadium Lahore. The twelve teams participated in the event. Teams were placed into two groups and the top two teams from each group will go through the semi-finals.
| POOL A | Australia | Netherlands | France | Soviet Union | Argentina | India |
| POOL B | West Germany | Pakistan | Spain | England | Canada | Ireland |
The final of the world cup was played between Pakistan and Netherlands. The Netherlands won the match by 3-1. This is the second world cup win for the Netherlands.
Hockey World Cup 1994 Sydney – Australia
Australia hosts the eighth edition of the men’s field hockey world cup. Twelve teams played in the tournament. The teams were placed into two groups the top two teams of each group will play the semi-finals.
| POOL A | Pakistan | Australia | England | Argentina | Spain | Belarus |
| POOL B | Netherlands | Germany | India | South Korea | South Africa | Belgium |
The final of the world cup was played between Pakistan and Netherlands. The match was drawn 1-1 in normal and extra time. Pakistan won the match on Penalty Strokes by 4-3. This is Pakistan’s fourth world cup win.
Hockey World Cup 1998 Utrecht – Netherlands
The Netherlands hosts the ninth edition of the world cup. A total of twelve teams took part in the events and were placed into two groups. Two leading teams from each group will contest in the semi-finals.
| POOL A | Germany | Netherlands | Canada | South Korea | New Zealand | India |
| POOL B | Australia | Spain | Pakistan | England | Poland | Malaysia |
The final of the world cup was played between Netherlands and Spain. The Netherlands won the match by 3-2. This is the third world cup for the Netherlands.
Hockey World Cup 2002 Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
The tenth edition of the world cup was hosted by Malaysia. The teams have been increased from twelve to sixteen and were placed into two groups. The two leading teams from each group will play semi-finals.
| POOL A | Germany | Netherlands | Argentina | Pakistan | Spain | New Zealand | South Africa | Belgium |
| POOL B | Australia | South Korea | Malaysia | England | Japan | India | Poland | Cuba |
The final of the world cup was played between Germany and Australia. Germany won the world cup by 2-1.
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Hockey World Cup 2006 Monchengladbach – Germany
The eleventh edition of the world cup was hosted by Germany. Twelve teams take part in the tournament and were placed into two groups. The top two of each group will play a semi-final.
| POOL A | Australia | Spain | New Zealand | Pakistan | Argentina | Japan |
| POOL B | Germany | South Korea | Netherlands | England | South Africa | India |
The final of the world cup was played between Germany and Australia. Germany won the match and the world cup by 4-3 and registered his second consecutive world cup win.
Hockey World Cup 2010 New Delhi – India
The 12th edition of the world cup was played in India. The twelve teams participated in the tournament and were divided into two groups. The top two teams of each group will play in the semi-finals.
| POOL A | Germany | Netherlands | South Korea | Argentina | New Zealand | Canada |
| POOL B | Australia | England | Spain | India | South Africa | Pakistan |
The final of the world cup was played between Germany and Australia. This is the third consecutive world cup final being played between these two countries and this time Australia beat Germany by 2-1 and won the world cup.
Hockey World Cup 2014 The Hague – the Netherlands
The 13th edition of the world cup was hosted by the Netherlands. A total of twelve teams took part in the competition and were placed into two groups. The two leading teams from each group will contest in the semi-finals.
| POOL A | Australia | England | Belgium | Spain | India | Malaysia |
| POOL B | Netherlands | Argentina | Germany | New Zealand | South Korea | South Africa |
The final of the world cup was played between the host Netherlands and Australia. Australia won the match with a huge margin of 6-1.
Hockey World Cup 2018 Bhubaneswar – India
The 14th edition of the world cup was played in India. A total of sixteen teams took part in the tournament and this time the pattern of the event has been changed. Teams were placed into four groups and a top team of each group will directly play in the quarter-final while the two and third-position teams of each group will play the cross-over match to be in the quarter-final.
| POOL A | Argentina | France | New Zealand | Spain |
| POOL B | Australia | England | China | Ireland |
| POOL C | India | Belgium | Canada | South Africa |
| POOL D | Germany | Netherlands | Pakistan | Malaysia |
The final of the world cup was played between Belgium and Netherlands. Belgium won the match and the world cup on penalty strokes by 3-2. During the normal and extra time, the match was drawn 0-0. Belgium becomes the new world champion of hockey.
Hockey World Cup 2022 Bhubaneswar – India
The 15th edition of the world cup will be played in India from 13 January to 29 January 2023.
Most Hockey World Cup Wins by a Country
| Sr.No. | Country | Winner | Runner up | Total Final Played |
| 1 | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | India | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | England | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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