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
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
, Spain.
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
were the inaugural World Cup winners, beating
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
in the final, 1–0.
Participants
The first World Cup was the only one without qualification. It was an invitational tournament where the top ten teams from five continents were invited by the
International Hockey Federation by merit of their performances in the
Summer Olympics. The teams were divided into two groups for five each, with the top two proceeding to the semi-finals after the round-robin stage. Gold medalists at the
1968 Olympics, Pakistan, were grouped in 'B' alongside runners-up Australia, and Spain, the Netherlands and Japan. Group 'A' included Argentina, France, India, Kenya and West Germany.
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
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Pool B
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Classification round
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
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=Seventh and eighth place
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=Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
=Semi-finals
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=Third and fourth place
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=Final
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Final squads
Pakistan
Muhammad Aslam,
Akhtar ul Islam,
Munawwar uz Zaman,
Jahangir Butt,
Riaz Ahmed,
Fazal ur Rehman,
Khalid Mahmood,
Ashfaq Ahmed
Ashfaq Ahmed (; 22 August 1925 – 7 September 2004) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and broadcaster. His works in Urdu included novels, short stories and plays for Pakistan Television Corporation, Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan. H ...
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Abdul Rashid,
Islahuddin Siddiquee,
Shahnaz Sheikh,
Muhammad Asad Malik
Spain
Luis Twose,
Antonio Nogués (sub
Jamie Amat),
Francisco Segura,
Juan Amat,
Francisco Fábregas Bosch,
Jorge Fábregas,
Vicente Llorach,
Juan Quintana,
Francisco Amat,
José Sallés,
Agustín Masaña
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
World Eleven
The journalists covering the competition selected a 'world eleven' on 25 October 1971. Japan goalkeeper Satokazu Otsuka was named as player of the tournament.
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Satokazu Otsuka
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Nico Spits
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Michael Kindo
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Francisco Segura
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Ajit Pal Singh
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Jorge Fábregas
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Fazalur Rehman
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Wolfgang Baumgart
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Ashok Kumar
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Muhammad Asad Malik
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Shahnaz Sheikh
References
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International field hockey competitions hosted by Catalonia
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