# 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup

The 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup was the seventh edition of the Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the FIH. It was held in the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan from 12 to 23 February 1990.
The Netherlands defeated, the hosts, Pakistan 3–1 in the final, with Australia beating out West Germany for third place in extra time, 2–1.

## Qualification

| Event | Dates | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| Host | — | — | 1 | Pakistan |
| 1986 World Cup | 5–19 October 1986 | London, England | 6 | Australia England West Germany Soviet Union Spain Argentina |
| 1989 World Cup Qualifier | 5–16 July 1989 | Madison, United States | 5 | Netherlands Canada India France Ireland |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## Umpires

* S Eldine Ahmed (EGY)
* Shafat Baghdadi (PAK)
* Khizar Bajwa (PAK)
* Amarjit Bawa (IND)
* Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
* Santiago Deo (ESP)
* Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
* K O'Connor (CAN)
* Don Prior (AUS)
* Alain Renaud (FRA)
* Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
* Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
* Claude Seidler (FRG)
* Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
* Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
* Peter von Reth (NED)
* Roger Webb (ENG)

## Group stage
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 7 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 3 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 5th–8th place classification |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | 5th–8th place classification |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 3 | 9th–12th place classification |
| 6 | India | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 1 | 9th–12th place classification |
* 12 February 1990 08:30
| Netherlands | 2–1 | France |
| Delissen 16', 59' | Report | Catonnet 54' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Eldine Ahmed S (EGY)
* 12 February 1990 10:30
| Soviet Union | 1–1 | India |
| Holopov 52' | Report | J. Singh 39' |
* Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) Khizar Bajwa (PAK)
* 13 February 1990 09:00
| Australia | 4–1 | Argentina |
| Reid 28' York 53', 60' Corbitt 58' | Report | Sordelli 52' |
* Umpires: Iwo Sakaida (JPN) Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
* 13 February 1990 11:00
| Netherlands | 5–2 | Soviet Union |
| Bovelander 8', 24', 32' Delissen 49' Van 't Hek 61' | Report | Deputatov 17' Seksembal 27' |
* Umpires: Roger Webb (ENG) K O'Connor (CAN)
* 14 February 1990 09:00
| India | 3–5 | Argentina |
| Sebastian 7' J. Singh 19' A. Kumar 40' | Report | Ferrara 24', 33' Geneyro 51', 62' Doherty 67' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
* 14 February 1990 11:00
| France | 1–3 | Australia |
| Viala 7' | Report | Davies 17', 38' Corbitt 65' |
* Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) Shafat Baghdadi (PAK)
* 15 February 1990 11:00
| France | 2–1 | India |
| Catonnet 23' Viala 66' | Report | T. Singh 12' |
* Umpires: Iwo Sakaida (JPN) K O'Connor (CAN)
* 16 February 1990 11:00
| Soviet Union | 0–3 | Australia |
| | Report | York 6' Hawgood 52' Corbitt 59' |
* Umpires: Shafat Baghdadi (PAK) Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
* 16 February 1990 15:00
| Netherlands | 3–3 | Argentina |
| Bovelander 5', 38' Delissen 36' | Report | Geneyro 33' Ferrara 57' Doherty 70' |
* Umpires: Roger Webb (ENG) Khizar Bajwa (PAK)
* 17 February 1990 11：00
| France | 0–0 | Soviet Union |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Roger Webb (ENG) Claude Seidler (FRG)
* 17 February 1990 15:00
| Netherlands | 5–3 | India |
| Weterings 7', 58' Delissen 9' Crucq 62' Van 't Hek 66' | Report | J. Singh 65' B. Singh 67' Pillay 70' |
* Umpires: Adriano de Vecchi (ITA) S Eldine Ahmed (EGY)
* 18 February 1990 11:00
| France | 1–0 | Argentina |
| Feix 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Shafat Baghdadi (PAK)
* 18 February 1990 15:00
| India | 2–3 | Australia |
| S. Kumar 47' Sebastian 70' | Report | Batch 38' Corbitt 44' Reid 45' |
* Umpires: Khizar Bajwa (PAK) K O'Connor (CAN)
* 19 February 1990 11:00
| Soviet Union | 3–1 | Argentina |
| Pleshakov 29' Holopov 60' Vengerski 69' | Report | Siri 41' |
* Umpires: Adriano de Vecchi (ITA) Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
* 19 February 1990 15:00
| Netherlands | 0–1 | Australia |
| | Report | Batch 30' |
* Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) Santiago Deo (ESP)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 10 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Pakistan (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5th–8th place classification |
| 4 | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5th–8th place classification |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | 9th–12th place classification |
| 6 | Ireland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | 9th–12th place classification |
* 12 February 1990 12:30
| Ireland | 0–2 | England |
| | Report | Kerly 41' Grimley 50' |
* Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
* 12 February 1990 15:15
| Pakistan | 6–3 | Spain |
| Ibrahim 8' Ahmed 14', 22', 34' Bashir 39' Zaman 64' | Report | Casas 24' I. Escudé 48', 50' |
* Umpires: Adriano de Vecchi (ITA) Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
* 13 February 1990 13:00
| West Germany | 4–1 | Canada |
| Ness 11' Blöcher 28', 65' Mollandin 53' | Report | Tamkee 18' |
* Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Peter von Reth (NED)
* 13 February 1990 15:00
| Pakistan | 2–1 | Ireland |
| Bashir 14' Zaman 33' | Report | Kirkwood 21' |
* Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Amarjit Bawa (IND)
* 14 February 1990 13:00
| England | 2–0 | Canada |
| Thompson 4' Grimley 27' | Report | |
* Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
* 14 February 1990 15:00
| West Germany | 2–0 | Spain |
| Schmidt-Opper 8' Saliger 69' | Report | |
* Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) S Eldine Ahmed (EGY)
* 15 February 1990 13:00
| Spain | 4–1 | England |
| Usoz 23' I. Escudé 42', 63', 65' | Report | Kerly 29' |
* Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Amarjit Bawa (IND)
* 16 February 1990 09:00
| Ireland | 0–4 | West Germany |
| | Report | Blöcher 10', 56' Saliger 44' Brinkmann 55' |
* Umpires: Nikolai Stepanov (URS) Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
* 16 February 1990 13:00
| Pakistan | 1–0 | Canada |
| Zaman 24' | Report | |
* Umpires: Peter von Reth (NED) Alain Renaud (FRA)
* 17 February 1990 09:00
| Spain | 2–1 | Ireland |
| I. Escudé 29', 50' | Report | M. Burns 37' |
* Umpires: Iwo Sakaida (JPN) Peter von Reth (NED)
* 17 February 1990 13:00
| Pakistan | 1–1 | England |
| Bashir 50' | Report | Mayer 23' |
* Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
* 18 February 1990 09:00
| Spain | 1–0 | Canada |
| X. Escudé 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Amjarit Dhak (KEN) Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
* 18 February 1990 13:00
| England | 1–2 | West Germany |
| Singh 61' | Report | Fischer 18' Fried 38' |
* Umpires: Patrick van Beneden (BEL) Amarjit Bawa (IND)
* 19 February 1990 09:00
| Ireland | 1–1 | Canada |
| K. Morris 35' | Report | Milkovich 27' |
* Umpires: Amjarit Dhak (KEN) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
* 19 February 1990 13:00
| Pakistan | 0–1 | West Germany |
| | Report | Hilgers 54' |
* Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

## Classification round
### Ninth to twelfth place classification

| Cross-overs | Cross-overs | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 22 February | 22 February |
| India | 2 |
| India | 2 | 23 February | 23 February |
| Canada | 1 | 23 February | 23 February |
| Canada | 1 | India | 0 |
| 22 February | 22 February | | India | 0 |
| 22 February | 22 February | Argentina | 1 |
| Argentina | 4 | Argentina | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 | | |
| Ireland | 1 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 23 February | 23 February |
| | | Canada | 3 |
| | | Ireland | 0 |

#### Cross-overs

* 22 February 1990 09:00
| India | 2–1 | Canada |
| Sebastian 57' Powar 61' | Report | Tamkee 32' |
* Umpires: Shafat Baghdadi (PAK) Don Prior (AUS)
* 22 February 1990 09:00
| Argentina | 4–1 | Ireland |
| Geneyro 37', 44', 55' Verga 67' | Report | McConnell 3' |
* Umpires: Khizar Bajwa (PAK) Nikolai Stepanov (URS)

#### Eleventh and twelfth place

* 23 February 1990 10:00
| Canada | 3–0 | Ireland |
| Chohan 18' Rutledge 21' Caruso 67' | Report | |
* Umpires: S Eldine Ahmed (EGY) Peter von Reth (NED)

#### Ninth and tenth place

* 23 February 1990 09:00
| India | 0–1 | Argentina |
| | Report | Geneyro 54' |
* Umpires: K O'Connor (CAN) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Cross-overs | Cross-overs | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 21 February | 21 February |
| Soviet Union | 3 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 22 February | 22 February |
| Spain | 0 | 22 February | 22 February |
| Spain | 0 | Soviet Union | 0 |
| 21 February | 21 February | | Soviet Union | 0 |
| 21 February | 21 February | England | 1 |
| France | 0 | England | 1 |
| England | 4 | | |
| England | 4 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 22 February | 22 February |
| | | Spain | 3 |
| | | France (a.e.t.) | 4 |

#### Cross-overs

* 21 February 1990 09:00
| Soviet Union | 3–0 | Spain |
| Deputatov 21', 68' Holopov 40' | Report | |
* Umpires: Amarjit Bawa (IND) Alain Renaud (FRA)
* 21 February 1990 09:00
| France | 0–4 | England |
| | Report | Thompson 25' Clift 34' Kerly 52', 57' |
* Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Claude Seidler (FRG)

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 22 February 1990 12:15
| Spain | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | France |
| Iglesias 25' I. Escudé 53', 72' | Report | Clement 38' Mordac 68' Chirez 85' Delavenne 88' |
* Umpires: Amjarit Dhak (KEN) Roger Webb (ENG)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 22 February 1990 14:45
| Soviet Union | 0–1 | England |
| | Report | Clift 32' |
* Umpires: Peter von Reth (NED) Amarjit Bawa (IND)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 21 February | 21 February |
| Netherlands (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| Netherlands (a.e.t.) | 3 | 23 February | 23 February |
| West Germany | 2 | 23 February | 23 February |
| West Germany | 2 | Netherlands | 3 |
| 21 February | 21 February | | Netherlands | 3 |
| 21 February | 21 February | Pakistan | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | Pakistan | 1 |
| Pakistan | 2 | | |
| Pakistan | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 23 February | 23 February |
| | | West Germany | 1 |
| | | Australia | 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* 21 February 1990 12:15
| Netherlands | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | West Germany |
| Bovelander 31', 78' Delissen 65' | Report | Fischer 56', 67' |
* Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
* 21 February 1990 14:45
| Australia | 1–2 | Pakistan |
| Corbitt 10' | Report | Saeed 3' Bashir 44' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

#### Third and fourth place

* 23 February 1990 12:00
| West Germany | 1–2 | Australia |
| Fischer 57' | Report | Stacy 8' Hawgood 42' |
* Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

#### Final

* 23 February 1990 14:30
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Pakistan |
| Bovelander 12', 14' Weterings 37' | Report | Ahmed 5' |
* Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Santiago Deo (ESP)

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Netherlands
* Pakistan
* Australia
* West Germany
* England
* Soviet Union
* France
* Spain
* Argentina
* India
* Canada
* Ireland

### Goalscorers

There were 147 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
9 goals
* Floris Jan Bovelander
* Ignacio Escude
7 goals
* Carlos Geneyro
6 goals
* Marc Delissen
5 goals
* Greg Corbitt
4 goals
* Sean Kerly
* Shahbaz Ahmed
* Stefan Blocher
* Carsten Fischer
3 goals
* Fernando Ferrara
* Michael York
* Jude Felix Sebastian
* Jagbir Singh
* Gijs Weterings
* Khalid Bashir
* Tahir Zaman
* Viktor Deputatov
* Vitali Holopov
2 goals
* Alejandro Doherty
* Colin Batch
* Stephen Davies
* Neil Hawgood
* Graham Reid
* Lee Tamkee
* Robert Clift
* Martyn Grimley
* Nicky Thompson
* Mathieu Catonnet
* Christian Viala
* Tom van 't Hek
* Stefan Saliger
1 goal
* Alejandro Siri
* Martin Sordelli
* Alejandro Verga
* Jay Stacy
* Pat Caruso
* Satinder Chohan
* Peter Milkovich
* Michael Rutledge
* Chris Mayer
* Soma Singh
* Franck Chirez
* Guillaume Clement
* Timotkee Delavenne
* Pascal Feix
* Stephanc Mordac
* Ashok Kumar
* Sujit Kumar
* Dhanraj Pillay
* Balwinder Singh
* Pargat Singh
* Thoiba Singh
* Mark Burns
* Jimmy Kirkwood
* Billy McConnell
* Kenny Morris
* Maurits Crucq
* Qamar Ibrahim
* Qazi Mohib
* Anjum Saeed
* Sergei Pleshakov
* Berig Seksembal
* Victor Vengerski
* Jordi Casas
* Xavier Escude
* José Antonio Iglesias
* Pablo Usoz
* Thomas Brinkmann
* Volker Fried
* Michael Hilgers
* Andreas Mollandin
* Frederick Ness
* Ekkhard Schmidt-Opper
Source: FIH