The 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup was the fourth Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was won by Pakistan, who defeated the Netherlands 3–1 in the final.[1] The host nation, Argentina, finished eighth.
| Copa Mundial de Hockey Masculino de 1978 (Spanish) | |||
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| Host country | Argentina | ||
| City | Buenos Aires | ||
| Dates | 19 March – 2 April | ||
| Teams | 14 | ||
| Venue(s) | Campo de Polo | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Pakistan (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Netherlands | ||
| Third place |  Australia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 51 | ||
| Goals scored | 225 (4.41 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Paul Litjens (15 goals) | ||
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Results
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edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
 West Germany
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
 India
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 |
 England
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
 Poland
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 4 |
 Canada
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 4 |
 Belgium
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 4 |
- Qualified for semifinals
Defending champions India were to play Belgium on 18 March 1978 as the opening fixture of the tournament but was postponed due to heavy rains the previous day.[2]
Fixtures
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Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 12 |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
 Argentina
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 |
 Malaysia
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 |
 Ireland
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 3 |
 Italy
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
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Fifth to fourteenth place classification
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Ninth to twelfth place qualifiers
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Eleventh and twelfth place
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Ninth and tenth place
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
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| Australia | 2 | |||||
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| Australia | 4 | |||||
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Semi-finals
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Final
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Pakistan
Saleem Sherwani, Munawwaruz Zaman, Saeed Ahmed, Muhammad Shafiq, Rana Ehsanullah, Akhtar Rasool, Islahuddin Siddiquee, Hanif Khan, Manzoor Hussain, Shahnaz Sheikh, Samiullah Khan
Netherlands
Maarten Sikking, André Bolhuis, Imbert Jebbink, Geert van Eijk, Hans Jorritsma, Ties Kruize, Theo Doyer, Ron Steens, Paul Litjens, Tim Steens, Wouter Leefers
| 1978 Hockey World Cup winner |
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 Pakistan Second title |
References
edit- "Hockey World Cup Buenos Aires 1978". FIH. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 3 Apr. 1978". the Times.
- ^ "W-Cup start washed out". New Nation. 18 March 1978. p. 15. Retrieved 18 May 2022.