1978 Men's Hockey World Cup

{{Infobox field hockey

| tournament = 1978 Hockey World Cup

| other_titles = {{native name|es|Copa Mundial de Hockey Masculino de 1978}}

| image =

| size = 200px

| caption =

| country = Argentina

| city = Buenos Aires

| venues = Campo de Polo

| dates = 19 March – 2 April

| teams = 14

| champions = {{fh|PAK}}

| count = 2

| second = {{fh|NED}}

| third = {{fh|AUS}}

| matches = 51

| goals = 225

| top_scorer = Paul Litjens

| top_scorer_goals = 15

| best_player =

| previous_year = 1975

| previous_tournament = 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup

| next_year = 1982

| next_tournament = 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup

}}

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 3–2 in the final.{{cite web|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=&docId=CS151749251&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|title=Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 3 Apr. 1978|work=the Times}} The host nation, Argentina, finished eighth. India were the defending champions but they did not qualify for the semi-finals, eventually placing sixth.

Results

=Pool A=

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bgcolor="ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{fh\|Australia}} \|6	5	0	1	18	7	11	10
bgcolor="ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{fh\|West Germany}} \|6	3	2	1	25	13	12	8
align=left\|{{fh\|India}} \|6	3	1	2	8	12	−4	7
align=left\|{{fh\|England}} \|6	1	3	2	7	7	0	5
align=left\|{{fh\|Poland}} \|6	2	0	4	15	24	−9	4
align=left\|{{fh\|Canada}} \|6	1	2	3	12	16	−4	4
align=left\|{{fh\|Belgium}} \|6	1	2	3	12	18	−6	4

:{{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} 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.{{cite news |title=W-Cup start washed out |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19780318-1.2.80 |access-date=18 May 2022 |work=New Nation |date=18 March 1978 |page=15}}

= Fixtures =

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=Pool B=

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bgcolor="ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{fh\|Pakistan}} \|6	6	0	0	31	2	29	12
bgcolor="ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{fh\|Netherlands}} \|6	5	0	1	21	9	12	10
align=left\|{{fh\|Spain}} \|6	3	1	2	7	4	3	7
align=left\|{{fh\|Argentina}} \|6	2	2	2	9	12	−3	6
align=left\|{{fh\|Malaysia}} \|6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	4
align=left\|{{fh\|Ireland}} \|6	1	1	4	8	19	−11	3
align=left\|{{fh\|Italy}} \|6	0	0	6	1	28	−27	0

:{{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} Qualified for semifinals

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|date=26 March 1978

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=Fifth to fourteenth place classification=

==Thirteenth and fourteenth place==

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|date=1 April 1978

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==Ninth to twelfth place qualifiers==

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|date=31 March 1978

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==Eleventh and twelfth place==

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==Ninth and tenth place==

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|date=1 April 1978

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==Fifth to eighth place qualifiers==

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|date=31 March 1978

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==Seventh and eighth place==

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|date=1 April 1978

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==Fifth and sixth place==

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|date=1 April 1978

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=First to fourth place classification=

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|31 March|{{fh|NED}}|3|{{fh|AUS}}|2

|31 March|{{fh|PAK}}|1|{{fh|FRG}}|0

|2 April|{{fh|PAK}} |3|{{fh|NED}}|2

|2 April|{{fh|AUS}} |4|{{fh|FRG}}|3

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==Semi-finals==

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|date=31 March 1978

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|score=3–2

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{{fieldhockeybox

|date=31 March 1978

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==Third and fourth place==

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|date=2 April 1978

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==Final==

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|date=2 April 1978

|time=

|team1={{fh-rt|PAK}}

|score=3–2

|team2={{fh|NED}}

|goals1=Rasool (pen)
Islahuddin
Ehsanullah

|goals2=Kruize (pen)
Litjens

|discipline1=

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|attendance=15,000

|umpires=H Servetto (Argentina)
L Gillet (France)

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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

References

{{cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/events/world-cup/hockey-world-cup-buenos-aires-1978-m/|title=Hockey World Cup Buenos Aires 1978|publisher=FIH|accessdate=9 August 2016}}

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