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 |
 India (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |
 Pakistan | ||
| Third place |
 West Germany | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Top scorer(s) |
 Ties Kruize Manzoor-ul Hassan (7 goals) | ||
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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]
Results
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Pakistan |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
 Malaysia |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 |
 Spain |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 |
| Netherlands |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
 Poland |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 |
- Qualified for semifinals
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Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| India |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| West Germany |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
 Australia |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
 England |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
 Argentina |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 |
 Ghana |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 0 |
- Qualified for semifinals
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Fifth to twelfth place classification
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 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
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5 | ||||||
| West Germany |
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| 15 March | |||||||
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2 | ||||||
| Pakistan |
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| Third place | |||||||
| 13 March | 15 March | ||||||
| India |
3 | West Germany |
4 | ||||
| Malaysia |
2 | Malaysia |
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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]
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| 1975 Hockey World Cup Winner |
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India First title |
References
- ↑ Shah, J. J. (28 September 2011). "Targeting New Heights". malaysiahockey.com.my. Malaysian Hockey Federation. 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
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