1978 Men's Hockey World Cup
Men's field hockey tournament
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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 3–2 in the final.[1] The host nation, Argentina, finished eighth. India were the defending champions but they did not qualify for the semi-finals, eventually placing sixth.
| Copa Mundial de Hockey Masculino de 1978 (Spanish) | |||
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| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | Argentina | ||
| City | Buenos Aires | ||
| Dates | 19 March – 2 April | ||
| Teams | 14 | ||
| Venue | Campo de Polo | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Pakistan (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Netherlands | ||
| Third place |  Australia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 55 | ||
| Goals scored | 225 (4.09 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Paul Litjens (15 goals) | ||
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Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  West Germany |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 8 | |
| 3 |  India |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | Fifth to eighth place |
| 4 |  England |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Poland |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 4 | Ninth to twelfth place |
| 6 |  Canada |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Belgium |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 4 |
Source: FIH
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]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | +29 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Spain |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Fifth to eighth place |
| 4 |  Argentina |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Malaysia |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | Ninth to twelfth place |
| 6 |  Ireland |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Italy |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
Source: FIH
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Classification round
Thirteenth and fourteenth place
Ninth to twelfth place
| Crossover | Ninth place | |||||
| 31 March | ||||||
| Poland (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||
| 1 April | ||||||
| Ireland | 1 (4) | |||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||
| 31 March | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 1 April | ||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
Crossover
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Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 31 March | ||||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| 1 April | ||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| 31 March | ||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| Spain (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| England | 1 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 1 April | ||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||
| England | 3 | |||||
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
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Medal round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 March | ||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| 2 April | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| 31 March | ||||||
| Pakistan | 3 | |||||
| Pakistan (a.e.t) | 1 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 April | ||||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||
| West Germany | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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 |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Pakistan |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | +31 | 16 | Gold medal |
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Netherlands |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 12 | Silver medal |
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Australia |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 12 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | West Germany |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 8 | |
| 5 | Spain |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | |
| 6 | India |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 9 | |
| 7 | England |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 | |
| 8 | Argentina |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 6 | |
| 9 | Poland |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 7 | |
| 10 | Malaysia |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Canada |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 6 | |
| 12 | Ireland |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 4 | |
| 13 | Italy |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 | −26 | 2 | |
| 14 | Belgium |
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 4 |
Source: FIH
Goalscorers
There were 225 goals scored in 55 matches, for an average of 4.09 goals per match.
15 goals
14 goals
12 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
David Bell- Gregory Browning
Michel van Tuyckom
Victor Philips- Surinder Singh
Norman McGladdery
Sri Shanmuganathan
Ties Kruize
Rana Ehsanullah
Krystian Bąk- Jacek Merlinger
- Zbigniew Rachwalski
2 goals
Jorge Sabbione- Richard Charlesworth
- Rowan Dick
- Philippe Verdussen
Paul Chohan
David Whitaker- Ashok Kumar
- Baldev Singh
- Jonathan Douglas
Luigi Carta- Theodoor Doyer
- Wouter Leefers
- Ronaldus Steens
- Samiullah Khan
- Akhtar Rasool
Jaime Arbós- Jorge Fábregas
Peter Trump
1 goal
- Ernesto Barreiros
- Jorge Disera
- Alfredo Quaquarini
- Jorge Ruiz
- Barry Dancer
- Stephen Smith
- Jean-Claude Moraux
- Armand Solie
- Phillippe van Strydonck
- Frederick Hoos
- Robert Smith
- Vasudevan Baskaran
- Renzo Pupatti
- K Rajan
- André Bolhuis
- Thomas van 't Hek
- Marek Kruś
- Andrzej Myśliwiec
- Andrzej Wybieralski
- Jerzy Wybieralski
- Juan Amat
- Miguel Chaves
- Francisco Fábregas
- Rafael Garralda
- Paulino Monsalve
- Juan Pellón
- Francisco Segura
- Hans Montag
- Michael Peter
Source: FIH