# 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup

The 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup was the second installment of the Hockey World Cup. It was held from 24 August to 2 September at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The tournament was won by host nation the Netherlands, who defeated India 4–2 on penalty strokes after the final had finished 2–2. It was the first World Cup to introduce the 12 teams format which became the standard format of the FIH Hockey World Cup until the 1998 edition.

## Teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
| 27 August – 10 September 1972 | 1972 Summer Olympics | Munich, West Germany | 7 | West Germany Netherlands England Pakistan India Australia Kenya Argentina |
| 18 March 1973 | Appointed by the FIH | Brussels, Belgium | 5 | Spain Malaysia Belgium Japan New Zealand |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |
The top eight teams from last year's Summer Olympics in Munich qualified automatically: England qualified in place of Great Britain from the Olympics spot as most of the players from that squad were from England, and England had a better record among the Home Nations.
Australia, despite qualifying through the Olympics, withdrew because of lack of funds. Originally, four teams were to be invited for the World Cup, but after the withdrawal of Australia this was increased to five. Spain, Malaysia, Belgium and Japan were all invited by the FIH for the event, while New Zealand was invited to replace Australia.
Other nations who showed interest in competing were Canada, France, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Rhodesia, South Africa, and the Soviet Union.

## Group stage
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 13 | Semifinals |
| 2 | India | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 11 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 5 | |
| 5 | Kenya | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2 | |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 | |
Matchday 1
* 24 August 1973
| West Germany | 2–1 | New Zealand |
| Krause Vos | Report | Dayman |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 24 August 1973
| Spain | 4–1 | Kenya |
| Amat 3 goals' Masana | Report | Brajinder |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 24 August 1973
| India | 5–0 | Japan |
| Surjit 2 goals' Harcharan Singh Govinda | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Matchday 2
* 25 August 1973
| West Germany | 0–0 | India |
| | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 25 August 1973
| Japan | 2–2 | Kenya |
| Konakayama Hirano | Report | Channa 2 goals' |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 25 August 1973
| Spain | 2–1 | New Zealand |
| Borrell Amat | Report | Dayman |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Matchday 3
* 26 August 1973
| New Zealand | 8–1 | Japan |
| Archibald 2 goals' McIntyre Patel Christensen Slewyn Maister Dayman | Report | Ichinose |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 26 August 1973
| West Germany | 1–0 | Spain |
| Strodter | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 26 August 1973
| India | 4–0 | Kenya |
| Singh Baldev Ajitpal Govinda | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Matchday 4
* 28 August 1973
| India | 1–1 | New Zealand |
| B. Singh ?' | Report | Maister 55' |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 28 August 1973
| West Germany | 2–1 | Kenya |
| Krause 2 goals' | Report | Jagmail |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 28 August 1973
| Spain | 3–0 | Japan |
| Masana Amat Segura | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Matchday 5
* 29 August 1973
| Kenya | 2–2 | New Zealand |
| Jagjit 2 goals' | Report | Parkin Archibald |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 29 August 1973
| India | 2–0 | Spain |
| Surjit 2 goals' | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 29 August 1973
| West Germany | 1–0 | Japan |
| Seifert | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakistan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 13 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | England | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |
Matchday 1
* 24 August 1973
| England | 5 - 2 | Belgium |
| Neale 2 goals' Long 2 goals' Svehlik | Report | Dupont Gilles |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 24 August 1973
| Pakistan | 4 - 2 | Malaysia |
| Ahmed Azam Samiullah Dar | Report | Maria Shamuganathan |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 24 August 1973
| Netherlands | 0 - 0 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Matchday 2
* 25 August 1973
| Belgium | 2 - 1 | Argentina |
| Saedeleer Marroye | Report | Sabbione |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 25 August 1973
| Netherlands | 1 - 2 | Pakistan |
| Kruize | Report | Azam 2 goals' |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 25 August 1973
| England | 1 - 2 | Malaysia |
| Svehlik | Report | Shamuganathan Mahendran |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Matchday 3
* 26 August 1973
| Malaysia | 1 - 1 | Argentina |
| Shanmuganathan | Report | Sabbione |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 26 August 1973
| Netherlands | 4 - 1 | Belgium |
| Kruize 2 goals' Steens Litjens | Report | Verhulst |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 26 August 1973
| Pakistan | 2 - 2 | England |
| Dar Ahmed | Report | Whalley Naele |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Matchday 4
* 28 August 1973
| Netherlands | 4 - 0 | Malaysia |
| Kruize 3 goals' Litjens | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 28 August 1973
| Pakistan | 2 - 0 | Belgium |
| Dar 2 goals' | Report | |
* Wageneer Stadium, Amstelveen
* 28 August 1973
| England | 0 - 0 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Matchday 5
* 29 August 1973
| Pakistan | 6 - 0 | Argentina |
| Dar 3 goals' Abbas Ahmed Samiullah | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 29 August 1973
| Netherlands | 2 - 1 | England |
| Kruize Zweerts | Report | Long |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 29 August 1973
| Belgium | 3 - 0 | Malaysia |
| Marroye Gilles Miserque | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

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

| 9th-12th-place semifinals | 9th-12th-place semifinals | Ninth-place game | Ninth-place game |
| 31 August | 31 August |
| Kenya | 0 |
| Kenya | 0 | 1 September | 1 September |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 September | 1 September |
| Argentina | 2 | Argentina | 1 |
| 31 August | 31 August | | Argentina | 1 |
| 31 August | 31 August | Japan | 0 |
| Malaysia | 0 | Japan | 0 |
| Japan | 1 | | |
| Japan | 1 | Eleventh-place game | Eleventh-place game |
| | | 1 September | 1 September |
| | | Malaysia | 1 |
| | | Kenya | 0 |

#### Ninth to twelfth bracket

* 31 August 1973
| Kenya | 0 - 2 | Argentina |
| | Report | Paolucci Lavagano |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 31 August 1973
| Malaysia | 0 - 1 | Japan |
| | Report | Yamamoto |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

#### Eleventh and twelfth place - 11th/12th

* 1 September 1973
| Malaysia | 1 - 0 | Kenya |
| Pathmarajah | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

#### Ninth and tenth place - 9th/10th

* 1 September 1973
| Argentina | 2 - 1 | Japan |
| Lavagano Sabbione | Report | Ichinose |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5th–8th-place semifinals | 5th–8th-place semifinals | Fifth-place game | Fifth-place game |
| 31 August | 31 August |
| England (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| England (a.e.t.) | 1 | 1 September | 1 September |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 September | 1 September |
| New Zealand | 0 | Spain | 3 |
| 31 August | 31 August | | Spain | 3 |
| 31 August | 31 August | England | 0 |
| Spain | 5 | England | 0 |
| Belgium | 0 | | |
| Belgium | 0 | Seventh-place game | Seventh-place game |
| | | 2 September | 2 September |
| | | New Zealand | 3 |
| | | Belgium | 1 |

#### Fifth to eighth bracket

* 31 August 1973
| England | 1 - 0 | New Zealand |
| Whalley | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 31 August 1973
| Spain | 5 - 0 | Belgium |
| Segura Francisco Fabregas Amat Monegal | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

#### Seventh and eighth place - 7th/8th

* 1 September 1973
| New Zealand | 3 - 1 | Belgium |
| Patel Masiter McIntyre | Report | Dupont |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

#### Fifth and sixth place - 5th/6th

* 2 September 1973
| Spain | 3 - 0 | England |
| Masana 2 goals' Segura | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

## Semi-finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 31 August | 31 August |
| Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 0 (4) |
| Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 0 (4) | 2 September | 2 September |
| West Germany | 0 (2) | 2 September | 2 September |
| West Germany | 0 (2) | Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) |
| 31 August | 31 August | | Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) |
| 31 August | 31 August | India | 2 (2) |
| India | 1 | India | 2 (2) |
| Pakistan | 0 | | |
| Pakistan | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 2 September | 2 September |
| | | West Germany | 1 |
| | | Pakistan | 0 |
* 31 August 1973
| Netherlands | 0–0 |
| | Report |
| Penalties |||
| | 4–2 |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 31 August 1973
| India | 1–0 | Pakistan |
| Govinda 62' | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

### Third and fourth place - 3rd/4th

* 2 September 1973
| West Germany | 1–0 | Pakistan |
| Krause 68' | Report | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

## Final

The final was held on 2 September 1973 at the Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen. The hosts Netherlands defeated India on penalty strokes after the match ended 2–2 after extra time. The win gave Netherlands their first FIH Hockey World Cup title, becoming the second team to win it and the first from Europe and the first host nation to win it.
Surjit Singh of India scored two early goals in the first eight minutes giving India a 2–0 lead. He scored another goal in the first half for his hat-trick but it was disallowed by the umpire. India went into half time with two goals lead. In the second half Netherlands played more players forward and in result Ties Kruize scored two goals to equalize the match at 2–2. In extra time, India got a penalty stroke but B. P. Govinda missed the chance in sudden death. The match was decided by penalty strokes where the Indian goalkeeper Charles Cornelius failed to stop a single penalty stroke as Netherlands won the shoot out 4–2.
* 2 September 1973
| Netherlands | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | India |
| Kruize 2 goals' | Report | Surjit 2 goals' |
| Penalties |||
| | 4–2 | |
* Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
* 1973 Hockey World Cup winner
* Netherlands First title

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Netherlands |
| | India |
| | West Germany |
| 4 | Pakistan |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | England |
| 7 | New Zealand |
| 8 | Belgium |
| 9 | Argentina |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | Malaysia |
| 12 | Kenya |