World Cup Survey: 1971 & 1973

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WORLD CUP HOCKEY SURVEY

1971 : First World Cup at a Glance


No.: 1
Host: Barcelona, Spain
Dates: 15-23 October, 1971
Surface: Natural Grass
Teams:
Europe 4
Asia 3
Africa 1
Pan America 1
Oceania 1
Total: 10

Total Matches Held: 30
Total Goals Scored: 67
Finals Score: Pakistan 1, Spain 0

Medalist Nations:
Gold Pakistan
Silver Spain
Bronze India

Top Scorer Tanvir Dar (Pak), 8 goals

Gold Medalists

Pakistan
Khalid Mohmood (Capt.)
Saleem Sherwani
Muhammad Aslam
Tanvir Dar
Akhtar-ulIslam
Munawar-uz-Zaman
Riaz Ahmed
Fazur Rehman
Ashfaq Ahmad
Asad Shanaz
Islahuddin Siddique
Jahanghir Butt
Arshad Ali
Shahnaz Sheikh
Bazadkur
Abdul Rashid Jr.

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WORLD CUP HOCKEY SURVEY

1973

Second World Cup at a Glance

No: 2
Host: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dates: August 24 – Sept 2, 1973
Surface: Natural Grass

Teams:
Europe 5
Asia 4
Africa 1
Pan America 1
Oceania 1
Total: 12

Total Matches Held: 42
Total Goals Scored: 126
Finals Score: Netherlands 2, India 2 Tiebreaker 4-2

Medalist Nations: ifo Netherlands
Gold The Netherlands
Silver India
Bronze Germany

Top Scorer Ties Kruize (Netherlands), 11 goals

Gold Medalists
The Netherlands
Maarten Sikking
Derek Doyer
Andre Bolhuis
Flip van Lidth de Jeude
Thijs Kaanders
Coen Kranenburg
Paul Litjens
Wouter Leafers
Nico Spits
Ties Kruize
Irving van Ness
Frans Spits
Ron Steens
Bart Timiniau
Jereon Zweerts
Tom Pierik