1978_Men's_Hockey_World_Cup

1978 Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
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
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Paul Litjens (15 goals)
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1978 Men's Hockey World Cup

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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.

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"Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 3 Apr. 1978". the Times.

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"W-Cup start washed out". New Nation. 18 March 1978. p. 15. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	6	5	0	1	18	7	11	10
West Germany	6	3	2	1	25	13	12	8
India	6	3	1	2	8	12	−4	7
England	6	1	3	2	7	7	0	5
Poland	6	2	0	4	15	24	−9	4
Canada	6	1	2	3	12	16	−4	4
Belgium	6	1	2	3	12	18	−6	4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pakistan	6	6	0	0	31	2	29	12
Netherlands	6	5	0	1	21	9	12	10
Spain	6	3	1	2	7	4	3	7
Argentina	6	2	2	2	9	12	−3	6
Malaysia	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	4
Ireland	6	1	1	4	8	19	−11	3
Italy	6	0	0	6	1	28	−27	0

Semi-finals		Final

31 March

Netherlands	3
		2 April
Australia	2
		Pakistan	3
31 March
		Netherlands	2
Pakistan	1

West Germany	0
		Third place

		2 April

		Australia	4

		West Germany	3

1978_Men's_Hockey_World_Cup

1978 Men's Hockey World Cup

Results

Pool A

Fixtures

Pool B

Fifth to fourteenth place classification

Thirteenth and fourteenth place

Ninth to twelfth place qualifiers

Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place qualifiers

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

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