The 1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the inaugural edition of the Men's

EuroHockey Nations Championship The EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Nations Championships. Th ...

, the quadrennial international men's

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championship of

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organized by the

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. It was held from 19 to 27 September 1970 in

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, Belgium.

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won the first-ever European championship by defeating the

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3–1 in the final.

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won the bronze medal by defeating

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2–1. The top four teams qualified for the

1971 Men's Hockey World Cup The 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup was the inaugural edition of the Hockey World Cup. It took place from 15 to 24 October in Barcelona, Spain. Pakistan were the inaugural World Cup winners, beating Spain in the final, 1–0. Participants The firs ...

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Classification round

17th to 19th place classification

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Ninth to 16th place classification

13th to 16th place classification

First to eighth place classification

Fifth to eighth place classification

Final standings

Qualified for the 1971 World Cup

References

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Sport in Brussels

International field hockey competitions hosted by Belgium 1970s in Brussels