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1975 Men's Hockey World Cup

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 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, the runner-up (to Netherlands) at the 1973 edition. Germany defeated the hosts, Malaysia, 4–0 for third place.[1]

1975 Hockey World Cup
Hoki Piala Dunia 1975 (Malay)
Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 1975
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Dates1–15 March 1975
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
VenueStadium Merdeka
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored175 (4.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Ties Kruize
Pakistan Manzoor-ul Hassan
Poland Stefan Otulakowski (7 goals)
← 1973 (previous) (next) 1978 →
India vs. Pakistan, Hockey World Cup Final, Kuala Lumpur.

Qualified teams

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Date Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 1  Malaysia
24 August – 2 September 1973 1973 World Cup Amstelveen, Netherlands 7  Netherlands
 India
 West Germany
 Pakistan
 Spain
 England
 New Zealand
2 – 11 May 1974 1974 EuroHockey Championship Madrid, Spain 1  Poland
31 August – 5 September 1974 Pan American qualification tournament Buenos Aires, Argentina 1  Argentina
October 1974 1974 Africa Cup Cairo, Egypt 1  Ghana
Oceania 1  Australia
Total 12

Group stage

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Pakistan 5 3 2 0 14 6 +8 8 Semifinal
2  Malaysia (H) 5 2 2 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Spain 5 2 1 2 5 9 −4 5[a]
4  New Zealand 5 2 1 2 5 6 −1 5[a]
5  Poland 5 1 1 3 8 13 −5 3[b]
6  Netherlands 5 1 1 3 9 9 0 3[b]
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Spain wins head-to-head against New Zealand
  2. 1 2 Poland wins head-to-head against Netherlands

Fixtures

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Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 5 3 1 1 14 5 +9 7[a] Semifinal
2  West Germany 5 3 1 1 13 9 +4 7[a]
3  Australia 5 2 2 1 16 6 +10 6
4  England 5 2 1 2 13 10 +3 5
5  Argentina 5 2 1 2 9 12 −3 5
6  Ghana 5 0 0 5 4 27 −23 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 India wins head-to-head against West Germany

The match played between India and West Germany on 7 March 1975 was abandoned due to bad light and was rescheduled for 10 March. The match was played at the Jalan Raja Muda Stadium and was stopped 25 minutes from time after West Germany goalkeeper complained of poor light, and the officials decided to call off the match.[2]

Fixtures

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Classification round

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Ninth to twelfth place classification

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9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
12 March
 
 
 Netherlands5
 
14 March
 
 Argentina0
 
 Netherlands3
 
12 March
 
 Poland1
 
 Poland (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 Ghana2
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
14 March
 
 
 Argentina6
 
 
 Ghana0

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 place classification

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5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
12 March
 
 
 England (a.e.t.)5
 
14 March
 
 Spain4
 
 Australia3
 
12 March
 
 England1
 
 Australia5
 
 
 New Zealand0
 
Seventh place game
 
 
14 March
 
 
 New Zealand2
 
 
 Spain1

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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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 March
 
 
 Pakistan5
 
15 March
 
 West Germany1
 
 India2
 
13 March
 
 Pakistan1
 
 India (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 Malaysia2
 
Third place
 
 
15 March
 
 
 West Germany4
 
 
 Malaysia0

Semi-finals

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The semi-final match between India and Malaysia was played on 13 March and was called off due to rain nine minutes into the game. It was rescheduled for the following day.[3]

Third and fourth place

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Final

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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.[4][5][6][7]

India Squad[9]
Leslie Fernandez, Ashok Diwan (shirt no. 2), Surjit Singh (4), Michael Kindo, Aslam Sher Khan (5), Varinder Singh (6), Onkar Singh, Mohinder Singh (8), Ajit Pal Singh (7 Captain), Ashok Kumar (17), B. P. Govinda (11), Harcharan Singh (15), Harjinder Singh, Victor Philips (10), Shivaji Pawar (16), P. E. Kalaiah

Pakistan Squad[9]
Saleem Sherwani (shirt no. 1), Manzoor-ul Hassan (2), Munawar-uz-Zaman (3), Saleem Nazim (14), Akhtar Rasool (5), Iftikhar Ahmed Syed (6), Islahuddin (7 Captain), Mohammad Azam (15), Manzoor Hussain (9), Zahid Sheikh (10), Samiullah Khan (11), Safdar Abbas (16)

 1975 Hockey World Cup winner 

India
First title

Final ranking

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RankTeam
 India
 Pakistan
 West Germany
4  Malaysia
5  Australia
6  England
7  New Zealand
8  Spain
9  Netherlands
10  Poland
11  Argentina
12  Ghana

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Shah, J. J. (28 September 2011). "Targeting New Heights". malaysiahockey.com.my. Malaysian Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Frida, Ernest (7 March 1975). "India v Germany tie ends in a big uproar". The Straits Times. p. 28. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rained off". The Straits Times. 14 March 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "India celebrates 30th anniversary of World Cup triumph". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 16 March 2005. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Lokapally, Vijay (26 February 2010). "The 1975 triumph and after". The Hindu. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "1975 Mens World Cup: World Cup - Competitions - International Hockey Federation". Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 17 Mar. 1975". the Times.
  8. ↑ "India fight back to rule hockey world". New Nation. 16 March 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 Frida, Ernest (16 March 1975). "INDIA ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS". The Straits Times. p. 26. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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