Men's field hockey world championship 1998

9th Men's Hockey World Championship 1998 9th Hockey World Cup Men 1998
Men's
Number of nations	12
World Champion	Netherlands
Association	FIH
venue	Utrecht
opening	May 21, 1998
Endgame	June 1, 1998
Number of games	42
Number of goals	210  (Ø 5 per game)
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The 9th Men's Hockey World Championship was held from May 21st to June 1st, 1998 in Utrecht . Twelve teams took part in the tournament, which were initially divided into two groups. The winner of the tournament was the host Netherlands, Germany came third.

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	country	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	difference	Points
1	Germany	5	4th	1	0	18: 7	+11	13
2	Netherlands	5	4th	0	1	17:10	+ 7	12
3	Canada	5	1	3	1	13:12	+ 1	6th
4th	South Korea	5	1	1	3	9:13	- 4th	4th
5	New Zealand	5	1	1	3	8:12	- 4th	4th
6th	India	5	1	0	4th	6:17	-11	3

Match number - date - time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
01-21 May 1998	South Korea	New Zealand	1: 3
02-21 May 1998	Germany	India	4: 1
May 03-21, 1998	Netherlands	Canada	3: 1
07 - 22. May 1998	Canada	South Korea	1: 1
May 08-22, 1998	Germany	New Zealand	3-0
May 09-22, 1998	Netherlands	India	5-0
13 - 24. May 1998	New Zealand	Canada	3: 3
May 14-24, 1998	South Korea	India	4: 3
May 15-24, 1998	Netherlands	Germany	1: 5
19 - 26. May 1998	Canada	Germany	4: 4
May 20-26, 1998	India	New Zealand	1-0
May 21-26, 1998	Netherlands	South Korea	4: 2
25 - 28. May 1998	India	Canada	1: 4
May 26-28, 1998	Germany	South Korea	2: 1
May 27-28, 1998	Netherlands	New Zealand	4: 2

Group B

rank	country	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	difference	Points
1	Australia	5	4th	1	0	24: 3	+21	13
2	Spain	5	4th	1	0	14: 4	+10	13
3	Pakistan	5	3	0	2	19:13	+ 6	9
4th	England	5	2	0	3	14:16	- 2nd	6th
5	Poland	5	0	1	4th	4:21	-17	1
6th	Malaysia	5	0	1	4th	4:22	-18	1

Match number - date - time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
04-21 May 1998	Australia	Poland	8-0
May 05-21, 1998	Pakistan	Malaysia	7: 2
May 06-21, 1998	Spain	England	3: 1
10 - 23. May 1998	Poland	Malaysia	1: 1
May 11-23, 1998	Australia	Spain	2: 2
May 12-23, 1998	Pakistan	England	7: 5
16 - 25. May 1998	Spain	Pakistan	2: 1
May 17-25, 1998	England	Poland	5: 2
May 18-25, 1998	Australia	Malaysia	8-0
22 - 27. May 1998	Spain	Malaysia	3-0
May 23-27, 1998	Pakistan	Poland	3: 1
May 24-27, 1998	Australia	England	3-0
28 - 28. May 1998	Australia	Pakistan	3: 1
May 29-28, 1998	Spain	Poland	4-0
May 30-28, 1998	England	Malaysia	3: 1

Placement games

Places nine to twelve

	Semi-finals nine to twelve				Game for ninth place
	May 30, 1998
	India	6th
	Poland	2
					June 1, 1998
					India	1
					New Zealand	0
					Game for eleventh place
	May 30, 1998				May 31, 1998
	New Zealand	3			Malaysia	5
	Malaysia	3			Poland	4th

n.V. 4: 5 n.PS

Places five to eight

	Semifinals five to eight				Game for fifth place
	May 30, 1998
	South Korea	1
	Pakistan	3
					June 1, 1998
					Pakistan	4th
					England	2
					Game for seventh place
	May 30, 1998				June 1, 1998
	Canada	1			South Korea	4th
	England	2			Canada	2

Finals

	Semifinals				final
	May 30, 1998
	Netherlands	6th
	Australia	2
					June 1, 1998 a.d.
					Netherlands	3
					Spain	2
					Game for third place
	May 30, 1998				June 1, 1998
	Spain	3			Australia	0
	Germany	0			Germany	1

Final ranking

space	country
1	Netherlands
2	Spain
3	Germany
4th	Australia
5	Pakistan
6th	England
7th	South Korea
8th	Canada
9	India
10	New Zealand
11	Malaysia
12	Poland

Web links

• International Hockey Federation