1982 Men's Hockey World Cup

1982 Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	India
City	Bombay
Dates	29 December 1981 – 12 January 1982
Teams	12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	BHA Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan (3rd title)
Runner-up	West Germany
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	216 (5.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kaleemullah Khan Rajinder Singh Sr. [1] (12 goals)
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The 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup ^[2] 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. ^[3]

Pools

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

Pool A	Pool B
Pakistan   West Germany   Poland   New Zealand   Spain   Argentina	Australia   Netherlands   India   England   Soviet Union   Malaysia

Results

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

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	5	5	0	0	31	9	+22	10	Advance to the semi-finals
2	West Germany	5	3	1	1	13	10	+3	7
3	Poland	5	2	0	3	7	11	−4	4	5th–8th place classification
4	New Zealand	5	2	0	3	10	19	−9	4
5	Spain	5	1	1	3	6	10	−4	3	9th–12th place classification
6	Argentina	5	1	0	4	9	17	−8	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

30 December 1981 New Zealand   2–0   Spain

30 December 1981 Pakistan   6–1   Argentina

30 December 1981 West Germany   5–3   Poland

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1 January 1982 West Germany   2–1   New Zealand

1 January 1982 Pakistan   4–1   Spain

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2 January 1982 Poland   2–1   Argentina

2 January 1982 Pakistan   12–3   New Zealand

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3 January 1982 Spain   0–1   Poland

3 January 1982 West Germany   2–0   Argentina

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5 January 1982 Pakistan   5–3   West Germany

5 January 1982 Argentina   5–3   New Zealand

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6 January 1982 Poland   0–1   New Zealand

6 January 1982 Spain   4–2   Argentina

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7 January 1982 Pakistan   4–1   Poland

7 January 1982 Spain   1–1   West Germany

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	0	13	5	+8	10	Advance to the semi-finals
2	Netherlands	5	3	1	1	17	11	+6	7
3	India (H)	5	3	0	2	21	12	+9	6	5th–8th place classification
4	Soviet Union	5	0	3	2	9	15	−6	3
5	England	5	1	1	3	6	13	−7	3	9th–12th place classification
6	Malaysia	5	0	1	4	5	15	−10	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Hosts

29 December 1981 [4] India   6–2   Malaysia Fernandis  12', ?' Singh Sr.  37', 43', 63' Sodhi  ?' Seong  20' Murugesan  30'

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30 December 1981 Netherlands   6–2   England

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31 December 1981 Australia   3–2   Soviet Union

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1 January 1982 Netherlands   4–3   India

1 January 1982 Australia   3–0   Malaysia

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2 January 1982 Netherlands   3–1   Malaysia

2 January 1982 England   1–1   Soviet Union

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3 January 1982 Australia   2–0   England

3 January 1982 India   7–2   Soviet Union

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5 January 1982 Netherlands   2–3   Australia

5 January 1982 England   1–0   Malaysia

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6 January 1982 Malaysia   2–2   Soviet Union

6 January 1982 India   4–2   England

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7 January 1982 Netherlands   2–2   Soviet Union

7 January 1982 Australia   2–1   India

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	Cross-overs				Ninth place
	9 January
	England	1
					11 January
	Argentina	0
					England	3
	9 January
					Malaysia	2
	Spain	2
	Malaysia	4
					Eleventh place
					10 January
					Spain	3
					Argentina	0

Cross-overs

9 January 1982 England   1–0   Argentina

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9 January 1982 Spain   2–4   Malaysia

Eleventh and twelfth place

10 January 1982 Spain   3–0   Argentina

Ninth and tenth place

11 January 1982 England   3–2   Malaysia

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Cross-overs				Fifth place
	9 January
	India	3
					11 January
	New Zealand	2
					India	5
	9 January
					Soviet Union	1
	Poland	0
	Soviet Union	1
					Seventh place
					10 January
					New Zealand	6
					Poland	1

Cross-overs

9 January 1982 Poland   0–1   Soviet Union

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9 January 1982 India   3–2   New Zealand

Seventh and eighth place

10 January 1982 New Zealand   6–1   Poland

Fifth and sixth place

11 January 1982 India   5–1   Soviet Union

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 January
	Pakistan	4
					12 January
	Netherlands	2
					Pakistan	3
	10 January
					West Germany	1
	West Germany (p.s.)	3 (5)
	Australia	3 (2)
					Third place
					12 January
					Australia	4
					Netherlands	2

Semi-finals

10 January 1982 Pakistan   4–2   Netherlands

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10 January 1982 West Germany   3–3 (a.e.t.)   Australia Penalties 5–2

Third and fourth place

12 January 1982 [5] 12:00 Australia   4–2   Netherlands Davies  9', 43' Batch  15' Litjens  7' Bouwman  23'

Final

12 January 1982 [6] 12:00 Pakistan   3–1   West Germany Sardar  ?' Hussain  ?' K. Khan  60' Dopp  5' Attendance: 35,000 Umpires: A. Renaud (FRA) H. Servetto (ARG)

Final standings

1.   Pakistan
2.   West Germany
3.   Australia
4.   Netherlands
5.   India
6.   Soviet Union
7.   New Zealand
8.   Poland
9.   England
10.   Malaysia
11.   Spain
12.   Argentina

References

1. "1982 FIH Hockey World Cup".
2. "Home | FIH".
3. "Sydney Friskin. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 13 Jan. 1982". the Times.
4. "India survive half-time scare to win". The Straits Times. 30 December 1981. p. 30.
5. "Pakistan stem tide to retain World Cup". The Straits Times. 13 January 1982. p. 38.
6. "Pakistan stem tide to retain World Cup". The Straits Times. 13 January 1982. p. 38.