The 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup was the fifth edition of the Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the FIH. The event took place from 29 December 1981 to 12 January 1982 in Mumbai (Bombay), India.

12 teams competed in the tournament that Pakistan won for the third time by defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final. Pakistan remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, while the only defeat for the other finalist, West Germany, came at the hands of Pakistan in their pool match.

Pools Pools for the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup as announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) were:

Pool APool B

Results All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

Preliminary round Pool A

Pool B

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Cross-overs

Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Cross-overs

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

Goalscorers

References