Men's field hockey world championship 1990

Men's Hockey World Championship 1990
Hockey World Cup Men 1990
Number of nations	12
World Champion	Netherlands
Association	FIH
venue	Lahore
opening	February 12, 1990
Endgame	February 23, 1990
Number of games	42
Number of goals	147  (Ø 3.5 per game)
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The 7th men's field hockey world championship was held from February 12 to February 23, 1990 in Lahore . Twelve teams took part in the tournament, which were initially divided into two groups. There were two points for a win. The Netherlands won for the second time after 1973, Germany came fourth.

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	country	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	difference	Points
1	Australia	5	5	0	0	14: 4	+ 10	10
2	Netherlands	5	3	1	1	15:10	+ 5	7th
3	France	5	2	1	2	5: 6	- 1	5
4th	Soviet Union	5	1	2	2	6:10	- 4th	4th
5	Argentina	5	1	1	3	10:14	- 4th	3
6th	India	5	0	1	4th	10:16	- 6	1

Match number - date - time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
- 01 12. February 1990	Netherlands	France	2: 1
February 02-12, 1990	Soviet Union	India	1: 1
05 - 13. February 1990	Australia	Argentina	4: 1
February 06-13, 1990	Netherlands	Soviet Union	5: 2
- 09 14. February 1990	India	Argentina	3: 5
February 10-14, 1990	France	Australia	1: 3
13 - 15. February 1990	France	India	2: 1
- 15 16th February 1990	Soviet Union	Australia	0: 3
February 16-16, 1990	Netherlands	Argentina	3: 3
19 - 17th February 1990	France	Soviet Union	0-0
February 20-17, 1990	Netherlands	India	5: 3
- 23 18th February 1990	France	Argentina	1-0
February 24-18, 1990	India	Australia	2: 3
27 - 19th February 1990	Soviet Union	Argentina	3: 1
February 28-19, 1990	Netherlands	Australia	0: 1

Group B

rank	country	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	difference	Points
1	BR Germany	5	5	0	0	13: 2	+ 11	10
2	Pakistan	5	3	1	1	10: 6	+ 4	7th
3	Spain	5	3	0	2	10:10	± 0	6th
4th	England	5	2	1	2	7: 7	± 0	5
5	Canada	5	0	1	4th	2: 9	- 7th	1
6th	Ireland	5	0	1	4th	3:11	-8th	1

Match number - date - time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
- 03 12. February 1990	Ireland	BR Germany	0: 2
February 04-12, 1990	Pakistan	Spain	6: 3
07-13 February 1990	BR Germany	Canada	4: 1
February 8-13, 1990	Pakistan	Ireland	2: 1
- 11 14. February 1990	England	Canada	2-0
February 12-14, 1990	BR Germany	Spain	2-0
- 14 15. February 1990	Spain	England	4: 1
17 - 16th February 1990	Ireland	BR Germany	0: 4
February 18-16, 1990	Pakistan	Canada	1-0
- 21 17th February 1990	Spain	Ireland	2: 1
February 22-17, 1990	Pakistan	England	1: 1
- 25 18th February 1990	Spain	Canada	1-0
February 25-18, 1990	England	BR Germany	1: 2
29 - 19th February 1990	Ireland	Canada	1: 1
February 30-19, 1990	Pakistan	BR Germany	0: 1

Placement games

Places nine to twelve

	Semi-finals nine to twelve				Game for ninth place
	February 22, 1990
	Argentina	4th
	Ireland	1
					February 23, 1990
					Argentina	1
					India	0
					Game for eleventh place
	February 22, 1990				February 23, 1990
	India	2			Ireland	0
	Canada	1			Canada	3

Places five to eight

	Semifinals five to eight				Game for fifth place
	February 21, 1990
	France	0
	England	4th
					February 22, 1990
					England	1
					Soviet Union	0
					Game for seventh place
	February 21, 1990				February 22, 1990 a.d.
	Spain	1			France	4th
	Soviet Union	2			Spain	3

Finals

Dutch national team before the final

	Semifinals				final
	February 21, 1990
	Australia	1
	Pakistan	2
					February 23, 1990
					Pakistan	1
					Netherlands	3
					Game for third place
	February 21, 1990 a.d.				February 23, 1990
	BR Germany	2			Australia	2
	Netherlands	3			BR Germany	1

Final ranking

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

Web links

• International Hockey Federation