Men's Field Hockey World Championship 1978

Men's Hockey World Championship 1978
Hockey World Cup Men 1978
Number of nations	14th
World Champion	Pakistan
Association	FIH
venue	Buenos Aires
opening	March 18, 1978
Endgame	April 2, 1978
Number of games	55
Number of goals	232  (Ø 4.22 per game)
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The 4th men's field hockey world championship was held from March 18, 1978 to April 2, 1978 in Buenos Aires on natural grass. Fourteen teams took part in the tournament, which were initially divided into two groups. There were two points for a win. Pakistan became world champions for the second time since 1971 after beating the Netherlands 3-2 in the final.

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	country	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1	Australia	6th	5	0	1	18: 07	+ 11	10
2	BR Germany	6th	3	2	1	25:13	+12	08th
3	India	6th	3	1	2	08:12	- 04th	07th
4th	England	6th	1	3	2	07: 07	± 00	05
5	Poland	6th	2	0	4th	15:24	- 09	04th
6th	Canada	6th	1	2	3	12:16	- 04th	04th
7th	Belgium	6th	1	2	3	12:18	- 06	04th

Match number - date - time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
01 - 19th March 1978	BR Germany	Canada	4: 3
March 02-19, 1978	India	Belgium	1-0
05 - 21st March 1978	BR Germany	Poland	9: 4
March 06-21, 1978	Australia	England	2-0
March 07-21, 1978	Canada	India	3: 1
11 - 22. March 1978	BR Germany	Belgium	3: 3
March 12-22, 1978	England	Poland	3-0
March 13-22, 1978	Australia	India	0: 2
17 - 24. March 1978	Belgium	Australia	2: 5
18 - 25. March 1978	England	Canada	3: 3
March 19-25, 1978	Australia	Poland	4: 1
March 20-25, 1978	BR Germany	India	7-0
24 - 26. March 1978	Canada	Belgium	2: 2
March 25-26, 1978	India	Poland	3: 1
March 26-26, 1978	BR Germany	England	0-0
30 - 28. March 1978	Australia	Canada	4-0
March 31-28, 1978	Poland	Belgium	7: 4
32 - March 28, 1978	England	India	1: 1
37-29 March 1978	Australia	BR Germany	3: 2
38 - March 29, 1978	Canada	Poland	1: 2
39 - March 29, 1978	England	Belgium	0: 1

Group B

rank	country	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1	Pakistan	6th	6th	0	0	31: 02	+ 29	12
2	Netherlands	6th	5	0	1	21: 09	+12	10
3	Spain	6th	3	1	2	07: 04	+ 03	07th
4th	Argentina	6th	2	2	2	09:12	- 03	06th
5	Malaysia	6th	1	2	3	07:10	- 03	04th
6th	Ireland	6th	1	1	4th	08:19	-11	03
7th	Italy	6th	0	0	6th	01:28	-27	00

Match number - date - time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
03 - 19th March 1978	Spain	Malaysia	1-0
March 04-19, 1978	Argentina	Ireland	2: 1
08 - 21st March 1978	Argentina	Malaysia	1: 1
March 09-21, 1978	Netherlands	Italy	8-0
March 10-21, 1978	Pakistan	Ireland	9-0
14 - 22. March 1978	Malaysia	Netherlands	1: 2
March 15-22, 1978	Italy	Pakistan	0: 7
March 16-22, 1978	Spain	Ireland	1-0
21 - 25. March 1978	Ireland	Malaysia	2: 2
March 22-25, 1978	Pakistan	Netherlands	3: 1
March 23-25, 1978	Argentina	Italy	4-0
27 - 26. March 1978	Spain	Argentina	0-0
March 28-26, 1978	Pakistan	Malaysia	3-0
March 29-26, 1978	Ireland	Italy	3-0
33-28 March 1978	Netherlands	Spain	2: 1
34 - March 29, 1978	Argentina	Netherlands	2: 3
35-29 March 1978	Pakistan	Spain	2: 1
36 - March 29, 1978	Malaysia	Italy	3: 1
40 - March 30, 1978	Netherlands	Ireland	5: 2
41 - March 30, 1978	Spain	Italy	3-0
42 - March 30, 1978	Pakistan	Argentina	7-0

Placement games

Game for thirteen

April 1, 1978

Belgium

- Italy

1: 2

Places nine to twelve

	Semi-finals nine to twelve				Game for ninth place
	March 31, 1978 iS
	Poland	5 (1)
	Ireland	4 (1)
					April 1, 1978
					Poland	1
					Malaysia	0
					Game for eleventh place
	March 31, 1978				April 1, 1978
	Malaysia	2			Ireland	1
	Canada	0			Canada	3

Places five to eight

	Semifinals five to eight				Game for fifth place
	March 31, 1978
	India	3
	Argentina	2
					April 1, 1978
					India	0
					Spain	2
					Game for seventh place
	March 31, 1978 nV				April 1, 1978
	Spain	2			Argentina	1
	England	1			England	3

Finals

	Semifinals				final
	March 31, 1978 nV
	Pakistan	1
	BR Germany	0
					April 2, 1978
					Pakistan	3
					Netherlands	2
					Game for third place
	March 31, 1978				April 2, 1978
	Australia	2			BR Germany	3
	Netherlands	3			Australia	4th

Final ranking

space	country
1	Pakistan
2	Netherlands
3	Australia
4th	BR Germany
5	Spain
6th	India
7th	England
8th	Argentina
9	Poland
10	Malaysia
11	Canada
12	Ireland

Web links

• International Hockey Federation