1975 Men's Hockey World Cup
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| Dates | 1–15 March 1975 | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Stadium Merdeka | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  India (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Pakistan | ||
| Third place |  Germany | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 42 | ||
| Goals scored | 175 (4.17 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Ties Kruize Manzoor-ul Hassan Stefan Otulakowski (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. Surjit Singh scored the first crucial goal followed with the winner from Ashok Kumar. 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 of 1973 edition. Germany defeated hosts, Malaysia, with a goal difference of 4–0 for third place.[1]
Qualified teams
| Date | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| Host | 1 |  Malaysia
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| 24 August – 2 September 1973 | 1973 World Cup | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 7 | Netherlands India West Germany Pakistan Spain England New Zealand
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| 2 – 11 May 1974 | 1974 EuroHockey Championship | Madrid, Spain | 1 | Poland
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| 31 August – 5 September 1974 | Pan American qualification tournament | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1 |  Argentina
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| October 1974 | 1974 Africa Cup | Cairo, Egypt | 1 |  Ghana
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| Oceania | 1 |  Australia
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| Total | 12 | |||
Group stage
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 8 | Semifinal |
| 2 | Malaysia (H)
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spain
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5[a] | |
| 4 | New Zealand
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5[a] | |
| 5 | Poland
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3[b] | |
| 6 | Netherlands
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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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored.
(H) Hosts
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Fixtures
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 7[a] | Semifinal |
| 2 | West Germany
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7[a] | |
| 3 | Australia
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 6 | |
| 4 | England
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Argentina
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | |
| 6 | Ghana
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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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored.
Notes:
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
Ninth to twelfth place classification
| 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
| 12 March | ||||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| 14 March | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| 12 March | ||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||
| a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||
| Eleventh place game | ||||||
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| Argentina | 6 | |||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||
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
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 12 March | ||||||
| a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||
| 14 March | ||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||
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| England | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 14 March | ||||||
| New Zealand | 2 | |||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 March | ||||||
| Pakistan | 5 | |||||
| 15 March | ||||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| 13 March | ||||||
| Pakistan | 1 | |||||
| a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
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| West Germany | 4 | |||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
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]
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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.[4][5][6][7]
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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]
Islahuddin (7 Captain), Mohammad Azam (15), Manzoor ul Hasan Jr (9), Mohammad Zahid (10), Samiullah Khan (11), Safdar Abbas
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| 1975 Hockey World Cup winner |
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 India First title |
Final ranking
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West Germany
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| 4 | Malaysia
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| 5 | Australia
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| 6 | England
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| 7 | New Zealand
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| 8 | Spain
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| 9 | Netherlands
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| 10 | Poland
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| 11 | Argentina
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| 12 | Ghana
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See also
References
- Malaysian Hockey Federation. Archived from the originalon 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Frida, Ernest (7 March 1975). "India v Germany tie ends in a big uproar". The Straits Times. p. 28. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Rained off". The Straits Times. 14 March 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1975 Mens World Cup: World Cup - Competitions - International Hockey Federation". Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 17 Mar. 1975". the Times.
- ^ "India fight back to rule hockey world". New Nation. 16 March 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Frida, Ernest (16 March 1975). "INDIA ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS". The Straits Times. p. 26. Retrieved 16 May 2022.