# 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup

The 1975 Hockey World Cup was the third edition of the Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In the final, India defeated Pakistan from a goal difference of 2–1. Surjit Singh scored the first crucial goal followed with the winner from Ashok Kumar. It was the second World Cup Final appearance for both the nations; Pakistan was the winner of the inaugural World Cup in 1971, and India, the runner-up of 1973 edition. Germany defeated hosts, Malaysia, with a goal difference of 4–0 for third place.

## Qualified teams

| Date | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| Host | Host | Host | 1 | Malaysia |
| 24 August – 2 September 1973 | 1973 World Cup | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 7 | Netherlands India West Germany Pakistan Spain England New Zealand |
| 2 – 11 May 1974 | 1974 EuroHockey Championship | Madrid, Spain | 1 | Poland |
| 31 August – 5 September 1974 | Pan American qualification tournament | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1 | Argentina |
| October 1974 | 1974 Africa Cup | Cairo, Egypt | 1 | Ghana |
| | Oceania | | 1 | Australia |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## Group stage
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 8 | Semifinal |
| 2 | Malaysia (H) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Semifinal |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Spain wins head-to-head against New Zealand
* 1 2 Poland wins head-to-head against Netherlands

### Fixtures

* 1 March 1975
| Malaysia | 0–0 | New Zealand |
* 2 March 1975
| Pakistan | 2–2 | Poland |
| Hassan 40' Khan 52' | Report | Otulakowski 4', 60' |
* City Stadium, Penang
* 3 March 1975
| Malaysia | 0–0 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Stadium Mindef Umpires: K. Jamaspian (IRA)
* 4 March 1975
| Netherlands | 1–2 | New Zealand |
| T. Kruize 49' | Report | Ineson 39' Patel 64' |
* Jalan Raja Muda Stadium
* 5 March 1975
| Spain | 4–1 | Poland |
| Amat 16', 26' Cabot 25' Borrel 41' | Report | Otulakowski 12' |
* 5 March 1975
| Netherlands | 3–3 | Pakistan |
| T. Kruize 17', 42' Boerma 55' | Report | Hassan 20' Saeed 32' Rasool 57' |
* Umpires: P. H. Jackson A. Renaud
* 6 March 1975
| Pakistan | 2–0 | New Zealand |
| Khan 39' Saeed 54' | | |
* 6 March 1975
| Malaysia | 3–1 | Poland |
| Francis 8' Shanmuganathan 60' Mahendran 63' | Report | Otulakowski 26' |
* Jalan Pantai Ground
* 7 March 1975
| Spain | 1–0 | New Zealand |
| Salles 44' | | |
* 9 March 1975
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Spain |
| Boerma 45', 69' Boelaars 64' | Report | |
* 9 March 1975
| New Zealand | 3–2 | Poland |
| Patel 32', 60' Ineson 66' | | Sitek 6' Mielniczak 20' |
* 9 March 1975
| Pakistan | 2–1 | Malaysia |
| Saeed 14' Hassan 68' | Report | Loke 64' |
* Jalan Raja Muda Stadium
* 10 March 1975
| Pakistan | 5–0 | Spain |
| Hassan 21', 55' Zahid 25' Azam 36' Khan 57' | Report | |
* Kilat Club Ground Umpires: P. H. Jackson
* 10 March 1975
| Poland | 2–1 | Netherlands |
| Otulakowski 52', 62' | | T. Kruize 48' |
* 11 March 1975
| Malaysia | 2–1 | Netherlands |
| Loke 21' Shanmuganathan 70' | Report | T. Kruize 63' |
* Kilat Club Ground Attendance: 12,000

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 7 | Semifinal |
| 2 | West Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | Semifinal |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 6 | |
| 4 | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | |
| 6 | Ghana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 0 | |
* 1 2 India wins head-to-head against West Germany
The match played between India and West Germany on 7 March 1975 was abandoned due to bad light and was rescheduled for 10 March. The match was played at the Jalan Raja Muda Stadium and was stopped 25 minutes from time after West Germany goalkeeper complained of poor light, and the officials decided to call off the match.

### Fixtures

* 2 March 1975
| Australia | 9–0 | Ghana |
| Smith 16' Walter 18', 34', 38' Walsh 26' Marshall 52' Cooke 57' Browning 67' | | |
* 2 March 1975
| India | 2–1 | England |
| Philips 16', 28' | Report | Herbert 22' |
* Stadium Merdeka Umpires: P. S. Lathouwers (NED) G. Vijayanathan (MAS)
* 3 March 1975
| West Germany | 4–2 | Argentina |
| Strodter 17' Peter 40' Kässmann 43' Trump 57' | | J. Sabbione 12' A. Sabbione 65' |
* 5 March 1975
| Australia | 1–3 | England |
| Cooke 33' | Report | Whitaker 22', 24' Svehlik 65' |
* 5 March 1975
| West Germany | 3–2 | Ghana |
| Vos 18', 51' W. Krause 68' | Report | Sam 35', 58' |
* Attendance: 8,000 Umpires: K. Jamaspian (IRA)
* 7 March 1975
| India | 1–1 | Australia |
| Govinda 4' | Report | Irvine 12' |
* Jalan Raja Muda Stadium Umpires: G. Vijayanathan (MAS)
* 7 March 1975
| Argentina | 2–1 | Ghana |
| Paolucci 27', 46' | Report | Sam 52' |
* Kilat Club Ground
* 8 March 1975
| Argentina | 3–3 | England |
| Paolucci 19' Quaquarini 32' Sibbione 38' | | Neale 36', 64' Long 52' |
* 8 March 1975
| India | 7–0 | Ghana |
| Surjit 3' Govinda 9' Khan 11' Mohinder 44', 56', 59' Kumar 47' | | |
* 8 March 1975
| Australia | 2–2 | West Germany |
| Haigh 66' Poole 68' | Report | Lissek 37' Peter 65' |
* 9 March 1975
| West Germany | 3–0 | England |
| Strodter 22' Vos 59' Seifert 68' | Report | |
* 9 March 1975
| Argentina | 2–1 | India |
| de Giocami 25' Barreiros 28' | Report | Harc. Singh 22' |
* Hockey Stadium, Seremban Attendance: 12,000
* 10 March 1975 14:00
| Australia | 3–0 | Argentina |
| Walter 34' Hammond 40' Browning 66' | | |
* 10 March 1975 14:00
| India | 3–1 | West Germany |
| Philips 19' M. Singh 37' Pawar 57' | Report | Schmidt 23' |
* Stadium Merdeka Attendance: 10,000
* 11 March 1975 14:00
| England | 6–1 | Ghana |
| Long 5', 53' Disbury 11', 27', 51' Svehlik 67' | | Sam 52' |

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

| 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | Ninth place game |
| 12 March | 12 March |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 14 March | 14 March |
| Argentina | 0 | 14 March | 14 March |
| Argentina | 0 | Netherlands | 3 |
| 12 March | 12 March | | Netherlands | 3 |
| 12 March | 12 March | Poland | 1 |
| Poland (a.e.t.) | 3 | Poland | 1 |
| Ghana | 2 | | |
| Ghana | 2 | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| | | 14 March | 14 March |
| | | Argentina | 6 |
| | | Ghana | 0 |

#### Ninth to twelfth qualifiers

* 12 March 1975
| Netherlands | 5–0 | Argentina |
| Mundt 10' T. Kruize 16' Steens 27', 60' Boerma 32' | Report | |
* 12 March 1975
| Poland | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
| Grotowski 34', 56' Otulakowski 104' | Report | Sam 43' Aboagye 57' |

#### Eleventh and twelfth place

* 14 March 1975
| Argentina | 6–0 | Ghana |
| Marinoni ?' Paolucci ?', ?', ?' Disera ?' de Giacomi ?' | | |

#### Ninth and tenth place

* 14 March 1975
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Poland |
| H. Kruize 23', 69' T. Kruize 53' | | Stefanski |

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 12 March | 12 March |
| England (a.e.t.) | 5 |
| England (a.e.t.) | 5 | 14 March | 14 March |
| Spain | 4 | 14 March | 14 March |
| Spain | 4 | Australia | 3 |
| 12 March | 12 March | | Australia | 3 |
| 12 March | 12 March | England | 1 |
| Australia | 5 | England | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | | |
| New Zealand | 0 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 14 March | 14 March |
| | | New Zealand | 2 |
| | | Spain | 1 |

#### Fifth to eighth qualifiers

* 12 March 1975
| Australia | 5–0 | New Zealand |
| Marshall 6' Charlesworth 20', 60' Irvine 29', 44' | Report | |
* 12 March 1975
| England | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
| Svehlik 5', 28', 86' McGinn 17' Long 68' | | Gegura 12' Fabregas 31' Salles 35' Borrell 58' |

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 14 March 1975
| New Zealand | 2–1 | Spain |
| Patel 27' Parkin 46' | | Fabregas 28' |

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 14 March 1975
| Australia | 3–1 | England |
| Irvine 17', 43' Haigh 69' | | Neale 65' |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 March | 13 March |
| Pakistan | 5 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 15 March | 15 March |
| West Germany | 1 | 15 March | 15 March |
| West Germany | 1 | India | 2 |
| 13 March | 13 March | | India | 2 |
| 13 March | 13 March | Pakistan | 1 |
| India (a.e.t.) | 3 | Pakistan | 1 |
| Malaysia | 2 | | |
| Malaysia | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 15 March | 15 March |
| | | West Germany | 4 |
| | | Malaysia | 0 |

#### Semi-finals

The semi-final match between India and Malaysia was played on 13 March and was called off due to rain nine minutes into the game. It was rescheduled for the following day.
* 13 March 1975
| Pakistan | 5–1 | West Germany |
| Khan 6' Hassan 38', 41', 55' Mansoor Jr. 54' | Report | Drose 58' |
* Attendance: 15,000
* 14 March 1975
| India | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Malaysia |
| Pawar 40' Khan 66' Harcharan 79' | Report | Loke 33' Shanmuganathan 42' |
* Stadium Merdeka Attendance: 50,000 Umpires: H. Servetto (ARG) P. S. Lathouwers (NED)

#### Third and fourth place

* 15 March 1975
| West Germany | 4–0 | Malaysia |
| Lauruschkat 4' Strodter 15' Trump 45', 60' | Report | |
* Stadium Merdeka

### Final

In the final match, Indian team faced its traditional archrival Pakistani team. Match was scheduled on 15 March 1975. Ashok Kumar scored the all-important winning goal to achieve India's lone triumph in the World cup.
* 15 March 1975 15:00
| India | 2–1 | Pakistan |
| S. Singh 44' Kumar 51' | | Zahid 17' |
* Attendance: 35,000—50,000 Umpires: G. Vijayanathan (MAS) A. Renaud (FRA)
India Squad Leslie Fernandez, Ashok Diwan (shirt no. 2), Surjit Singh (4), Michael Kindo, Aslam Sher Khan (5), Varinder Singh (6), Onkar Singh, Mohinder Singh (8), Ajit Pal Singh (7 Captain), Ashok Kumar (17), B. P. Govinda (11), Harcharan Singh (15), Harjinder Singh, Victor Philips (10), Shivaji Pawar (16), P. E. Kalaiah
Pakistan Squad Saleem Sherwani (shirt no. 1), Manzoor-ul Hassan (2), Munawar-uz-Zaman (3), Saleem Nazim (14), Akhtar Rasool (5), Iftikhar Ahmed Syed (6), Islahuddin (7 Captain), Mohammad Azam (15), Manzoor Hussain (9), Zahid Sheikh (10), Samiullah Khan (11), Safdar Abbas (16)
* 1975 Hockey World Cup winner
* India First title

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | India |
| | Pakistan |
| | West Germany |
| 4 | Malaysia |
| 5 | Australia |
| 6 | England |
| 7 | New Zealand |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Poland |
| 11 | Argentina |
| 12 | Ghana |