The 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 10th edition of the Hockey World Cup, a men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 24 February to 9 March 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Germany won their first title after defeating Australia 2–1 in the final. Netherlands won the third place match by defeating South Korea 3–2 with a golden goal.
For this tournament, the participating nations were increased from the standard 12 (as in the 5 previous editions) to 16 and each squad could consist of 18 players instead of the normal 16 after the FIH considered the hot and humid conditions in Malaysia.
Qualification Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European confederation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Pakistan and England qualified as fourth and sixth team in final ranking at the 2000 Summer Olympics, completing the final line-up alongside the seven teams from the Qualifier.
DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)Host nation11–12 September 19991999 EuroHockey Nations ChampionshipPadua, Italy218–28 September 19991999 Hockey Asia CupKuala Lumpur, Malaysia113–20 May 20002000 Hockey African Cup for NationsBulawayo, Zimbabwe122 June–2 July 20002000 Pan American CupHavana, Cuba1Mid-20012001 Oceania CupMelbourne, Australia117–29 July 2001Intercontinental CupEdinburgh, Scotland716–30 September 20002000 Summer OlympicsSydney, Australia2Total16
Squads
Umpires The International Hockey Federation appointed 20 umpires for this tournament:
Xavier Adell (ESP) Santiago Deo (ESP) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Peter Elders (NED) David Gentles (AUS) Steve Graham (WAL) Murray Grime (AUS) Han Jin-soo (KOR) Hamish Jamson (ENG) Jason McCracken (NZL) Clive McMurray (RSA) Raymond O'Connor (IRL) Sumesh Putra (CAN) Mahmood Butt Raashed (PAK) Edmundo Saladino (ARG) Amarjit Singh (MAS) Satinder Kumar (IND) Pedro Teixeira (POR) Richard Wolter (GER) John Wright (RSA)
Group stage All times are Malaysia Time (UTC+08:00)
Pool A
Pool B
Classification round Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification
Crossover
Fifteenth and sixteenth place
Thirteenth and fourteenth place
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Crossover
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Top GoalscorersMan of the FinalPlayer of the TournamentFair Play Trophy Jorge Lombi Sohail Abbas Florian Kunz Troy Elder
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links Official FIH website