Host country Netherlands Teams 12 Runner-up India | City Amstelveen Venue(s) Wagener Stadium | |
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Champions Netherlands (1st title) | ||
The 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup was the second installment of the Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 24 August to 2 September at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The tournament was won by host nation the Netherlands, who defeated India 4–2 on penalty strokes after the final had finished 2–2.
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Teams
Twelve teams competed in the tournament.
Pool A
Qualified for semifinalsPool B
Qualified for semifinalsFinal
Netherlands
Maarten Sikking, Bart Taminiau, Flip van Lidth de Jeude, Nico Spits (capt), Coen Kranenberg, André Bolhuis, Jeroen Zweerts, Frans Spits, Ties Kruize, Paul Litjens, Wouter Leefers
India
Charles Cornelius, Michael Kindo, Surjit Singh, Varinder Singh, Ajit Pal Singh, Harmik Singh, M. P. Ganesh (capt), Ashok Kumar, B. P. Govinda, Chand Singh, Harcharan Singh
References
1973 Men's Hockey World Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA