1986 Men's Hockey World Cup

1986 Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	England
City	London
Teams	12
Venue(s)	Willesden Sports Centre
Top three teams
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runner-up	England
Third place	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Ric Charlesworth (6 goals)
← 1982 (previous) (next) 1990 →

The 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup was the sixth Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held in London, England. The competition was won by Australia, who defeated host nation England 2–1 in the final. West Germany finished third after defeating the Soviet Union.

Results

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	5	4	0	1	18	7	11	8
Soviet Union	5	4	0	1	6	1	5	8
Netherlands	5	4	0	1	5	2	3	8
Argentina	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	3
Pakistan	5	1	0	4	8	13	−5	2
New Zealand	5	0	1	4	5	11	−6	1

     Qualified for semifinals

4 October 1986 Argentina  3 – 1  Pakistan

4 October 1986 England  3 – 1  New Zealand

4 October 1986 Netherlands  1 – 0  Soviet Union

6 October 1986 Soviet Union  1 – 0  New Zealand

6 October 1986 England  2 – 1  Argentina

6 October 1986 Netherlands  2 – 1  Pakistan

8 October 1986 Pakistan  5 – 3  New Zealand

8 October 1986 England  0 – 1  Soviet Union

8 October 1986 Netherlands  1 – 0  Argentina

11 October 1986 England  3 – 1  Pakistan

11 October 1986 Soviet Union  2 – 0  Argentina

11 October 1986 Netherlands  1 – 0  New Zealand

13 October 1986 New Zealand  1 – 1  Argentina

13 October 1986 Soviet Union  2 – 0  Pakistan

13 October 1986 England  1 – 0  Netherlands

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	5	4	1	0	24	6	18	9
West Germany	5	2	3	0	9	4	5	7
Poland	5	2	1	2	8	9	−1	5
Spain	5	2	1	2	7	13	−6	5
India	5	1	1	3	5	11	−6	3
Canada	5	0	1	0	3	13	−10	1

     Qualified for semifinals

5 October 1986 Australia  6 – 2  Canada

5 October 1986 Poland  1 – 0  India

7 October 1986 Spain  2 – 1  India

7 October 1986 Australia  2 – 2  West Germany

7 October 1986 Canada  0 – 0  Poland

10 October 1986 India  2 – 0  Canada

10 October 1986 Australia  6 – 0  Spain

10 October 1986 West Germany  3 – 0  Poland

12 October 1986 Poland  5 – 2  Spain

12 October 1986 Australia  6 – 0  India

12 October 1986 West Germany  2 – 0  Canada

14 October 1986 Spain  3 – 1  Canada

14 October 1986 India  2 – 2  West Germany

14 October 1986 Australia  4 – 2  Poland

Fifth to twelfth place classification

Eleventh and twelfth place

17 October 1986 Pakistan  3 – 2 (AET)  India

Ninth and tenth place

17 October 1986 New Zealand  2 – 1  Canada

Seventh and eighth place

18 October 1986 Netherlands  7 – 2  Poland

Fifth and sixth place

19 October 1986 Spain  3 – 2  Argentina

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	18 October
	England	3
	West Germany	2
					19 October
					England	1
					Australia	2
					Third place
	18 October			19 October
	Australia	5		West Germany	3
	Soviet Union	0			Soviet Union	2

Semi-finals

18 October 1986 England  3 – 2 (AET)  West Germany

18 October 1986 Australia  5 – 0  Soviet Union

Third and fourth place

19 October 1986 West Germany  3 – 2 (AET)  Soviet Union

Final

19 October 1986 England  1 – 2  Australia

1986 Hockey World Cup Winner
Australia First title

External links

• Official page at FIH
• Rediff page

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