Men's field hockey world championship 2002

10th World Championship 2002
Men's
Number of nations	16
World Champion	Germany (1st title)
Association	FIH
venue	Kuala Lumpur
Stadion	Malaysia National Hockey Stadium
opening	February 24, 2002
Endgame	March 9, 2002
Number of games	72
Number of goals	300  (Ø 4.17 per game)
Top scorer	Sohail Abbas (10 goals) Jorge Lombi (10 goals)
Best player	Troy Elder
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The 10th Men's Field Hockey World Championship was held from February 24 to March 9, 2002 at the Malaysia National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur . Originally the tournament should have taken place in Lahore . Due to the unclear security situation, due to the military operation of NATO in Afghanistan at the time, Pakistan did not see itself in a position to hold the title fights. Sixteen teams took part in the tournament, which were initially divided into two groups.

venue

The Malaysia National Hockey Stadium was the sole venue for the World Field Hockey Championship. It has a capacity of up to 12,000 spectators and was built in 1997.

qualification

The five continental champions were directly qualified

Asia	America	Africa	Oceania	Europe
South Korea	Cuba	South Africa	Australia	Germany

In addition, two teams qualified via the Olympic Games, namely Pakistan (4th) and England (6th). The Netherlands were also set as defending champions and hosts Malaysia.

The remaining participants were determined in a qualifying tournament which took place from July 17 to 29, 2002 in Edinburgh . Argentina, Spain, Poland, Belgium, India, Japan and New Zealand qualified.

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	country	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	difference	Points
1	Germany	7th	6th	0	1	19: 8	+11	18th
2	Netherlands	7th	5	1	1	17: 5	+12	16
3	Argentina	7th	5	0	2	18:12	+ 6	15th
4th	Pakistan	7th	4th	0	3	16: 9	+ 7	12
5	Spain	7th	3	2	2	12:11	+ 1	11
6th	New Zealand	7th	2	0	5	9:18	- 9	6th
7th	South Africa	7th	1	1	5	7:19	−12	4th
8th	Belgium	7th	0	0	7th	7:23	−16	0

Match number - date - time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
03 - 24. February 2002	Pakistan	South Africa	5-0
February 04 - February 24, 2002	Belgium	Spain	0: 2
February 05 - February 24, 2002	Germany	Argentina	5: 2
February 06 - 24, 2002	Netherlands	New Zealand	4-0
- 09 25. February 2002	Pakistan	Belgium	3: 2
February 10-25, 2002	South Africa	Germany	0: 3
February 11-25, 2002	New Zealand	Spain	1: 3
February 12-25, 2002	Netherlands	Argentina	2: 1
17 - 27. February 2002	Belgium	Netherlands	1: 5
February 18-27, 2002	Argentina	South Africa	4: 1
February 19-27, 2002	Germany	Spain	2: 3
February 22-27, 2002	Pakistan	New Zealand	2-0
- 25 28. February 2002	Spain	Netherlands	1: 1
February 26-28, 2002	South Africa	New Zealand	1: 2
February 27-28, 2002	Argentina	Pakistan	2: 1
February 28-28, 2002	Belgium	Germany	0: 3
33 - March 2, 2002	Germany	New Zealand	2: 1
34 - March 2, 2002	Spain	South Africa	2: 2
36 - March 2, 2002	Belgium	Argentina	1: 3
39 - March 2, 2002	Pakistan	Netherlands	1: 2
41 - March 3, 2002	Argentina	New Zealand	3: 1
42 - March 3, 2002	Spain	Pakistan	0: 2
43 - March 3, 2002	South Africa	Belgium	3-0
45 - March 3, 2002	Netherlands	Germany	0: 1
48 - March 5, 2002	Belgium	New Zealand	3: 4
49 - March 5, 2002	Pakistan	Germany	2: 3
50 - March 5, 2002	South Africa	Netherlands	0: 3
54 - March 5, 2002	Argentina	Spain	3: 1

Group B

rank	country	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	difference	Points
1	Australia	7th	7th	0	0	28: 6	+22	21st
2	South Korea	7th	5	0	2	20:11	+9	15th
3	Malaysia	7th	4th	1	2	14:13	+ 1	13
4th	England	7th	4th	0	3	15: 7	+ 8	12
5	Japan	7th	3	1	3	10:15	- 5th	10
6th	India	7th	2	1	4th	18:15	+ 3	7th
7th	Poland	7th	1	1	5	9:19	−10	4th
8th	Cuba	7th	0	0	7th	7:35	−28	0

Match number - date - time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
01-24 February 2002	Cuba	South Korea	2: 6
February 02 - February 24, 2002	England	Poland	1-0
February 07-24, 2002	Japan	India	2: 2
- 08 26. February 2002	Malaysia	Australia	0: 3
February 13-26, 2002	South Korea	India	2: 1
February 14-26, 2002	Japan	Malaysia	0: 1
February 15-26, 2002	Australia	England	1-0
February 16-26, 2002	Poland	Cuba	4: 1
20 - 27. February 2002	Malaysia	India	3: 2
February 21-27, 2002	Poland	Australia	1: 5
February 23-27, 2002	England	Cuba	7-0
February 24-27, 2002	South Korea	Japan	3-0
March 29 - March 1, 2002	Australia	Cuba	6-0
30 - March 1, 2002	Poland	Japan	1: 2
March 31 - March 1, 2002	England	India	3: 2
32 - March 1, 2002	Malaysia	South Korea	2: 3
35 - March 2, 2002	Japan	Australia	0: 5
37 - March 2, 2002	Cuba	India	0: 4
38 - March 2, 2002	South Korea	Poland	4-0
40 - March 2, 2002	England	Malaysia	1: 2
45 - March 4, 2002	England	Japan	1: 2
46 - March 4, 2002	Malaysia	Cuba	4: 2
47 - March 4, 2002	Poland	India	1: 4
48 - March 4, 2002	Australia	South Korea	4: 2
51 - March 5, 2002	Cuba	Japan	2: 4
52 - March 5, 2002	England	South Korea	2-0
53 - March 5, 2002	Australia	India	4: 3
55 - March 5, 2002	Poland	Malaysia	2: 2

Placement games

Places thirteen to sixteen

	Semifinals thirteen to sixteen				Game for thirteen
	March 7, 2002 - 8:05 am
	South Africa	5
	Cuba	1
					March 8, 2002 - 8:35 am
					South Africa	5
					Belgium	4th
					Game for fifteenth place
	March 7, 2002 - 8:35 am				March 8, 2002 - 8:05 am
	Poland	1			Cuba	0
	Belgium	2			Poland	3

Places nine to twelve

	Semi-finals nine to twelve				Game for ninth place
	March 7, 2002 - 4:05 pm
	Spain	0
	India	3
					March 8, 2002 - 7:05 pm
					India	1
					New Zealand	2
					Game for eleventh place
	March 7, 2002 - 9:05 pm				March 8, 2002 - 9:35 pm
	Japan	3			Spain	5
	New Zealand*	3			Japan	1

^* New Zealand wins 7: 6 in the seven-meter shooting

Places five to eight

	Semifinals five to eight				Game for fifth place
	March 7, 2002 - 6:35 pm
	Argentina	2
	England	1
					March 8, 2002 - 8:05 pm
					Argentina	3
					Pakistan	5
					Game for seventh place
	March 7, 2002 - 16:35				March 8, 2002 - 5:35 pm
	Malaysia	1			England	3
		2			Malaysia	2

Finals

	Semifinals				final
	March 7, 2002 - 7:05 pm
	Germany	3
	South Korea	2
					March 9, 2002 - 8:35 pm
					Germany	2
					Australia	1
					Game for third place
	March 7, 2002 - 9:35 pm				March 9, 2002 - 6:05 pm
	Australia	4th			South Korea	1
	Netherlands	1			Netherlands	2

Final ranking

space	country
1	Germany
2	Australia
3	Netherlands
4th	South Korea
5	Pakistan
6th	Argentina
7th	England
8th	Malaysia
9	New Zealand
10	India
11	Spain
12	Japan
13	South Africa
14th	Belgium
15th	Poland
16	Cuba

Web links

• International Hockey Federation