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 2–1. It was the first and only World Cup final between India and Pakistan. It was also the second World Cup final appearance for each team; Pakistan was the winner of the inaugural edition in 1971, and India the runner-up to Netherlands in the 1973 edition. Germany defeated the hosts, Malaysia, 4–0 for third place.
Qualified teams DateEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)Host124 August – 2 September 19731973 World CupAmstelveen, Netherlands72 – 11 May 19741974 EuroHockey ChampionshipMadrid, Spain131 August – 5 September 1974Pan American qualification tournamentBuenos Aires, Argentina1October 19741974 Africa CupCairo, Egypt1Oceania1Total12
Group stage Pool A
Fixtures
Pool B
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
Classification round Ninth to twelfth place classification
Ninth to twelfth qualifiers
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
Fifth to eighth qualifiers
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Medal round
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.
Third and fourth place
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.
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)
Final standings
See also 1974 Women's Hockey World Cup
References
External links Official website Men Field Hockey 3rd World Cup 1975