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

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by merit of their performances in the

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. 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

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, 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

=Crossover

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=Seventh and eighth place

=Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

=Semi-finals

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=Third and fourth place

=Final

Final squads

Pakistan
Muhammad Aslam, Akhtar ul Islam, Munawwar uz Zaman,

Jahangir Butt Jahangir Butt (17 April 1943 – 7 September 2021) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He was born in Gujranwala, Punjab, British Raj. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympi ...

Riaz Ahmed Riaz Ahmed (born 11 September 1941) is a Pakistani field hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) ...

, Fazal ur Rehman,

Khalid Mahmood Khalid Mahmood (also spelled Mahmud) may refer to: * Allama Khalid Mahmood (1925–2020), Islamic scholar and former Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan (Shariat Appellate Bench). * Khaled Mahmud (born 1971), Bangladeshi cricketer * Khalid Mahmood ...

, Ashfaq Ahmed, Abdul Rashid,

Islahuddin Siddique Islahuddin Siddique (born 10 January 1948), also spelled Islah-ud-Din Siddiqui, is a field hockey player from Pakistan. He was born in Meerut, India. A right winger from Pakistan, he led Pakistan to Hockey World Cup glory in 1978. Not only did ...

Shahnaz Sheikh Shahnaz Sheikh (born 21 March 1949) is a retired Pakistani field hockey player. He was born at Sialkot, Pakistan. He is related to Olympians Zahid Sheikh and Tariq Sheikh. In 2014, he was the head coach of Pakistan National Hockey Team. A f ...

Muhammad Asad Malik Muhammad Asad Malik (October 30, 1941 – July 27, 2020) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics, a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Ol ...

Spain

Luis Twose Luis Antonio Twose (born 21 November 1950) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultur ...

Antonio Nogués Antonio Nogués (born 27 April 1945) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known a ...

(sub Jamie Amat), Francisco Segura,

Juan Amat Juan Amat Fontanals (10 July 1946 – 12 May 2022) was a Spanish field hockey player. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was topscorer of the tournament with sixteen goals, incl ...

Francisco Fábregas Bosch Francisco Fábregas Bosch (born July 1, 1949 in Barcelona) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние ...

, Jorge Fábregas, Vicente Llorach, Juan Quintana, Francisco Amat,

José Sallés José Sallés (born 27 July 1947) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, ...

, 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. * Satokazu Otsuka * Nico Spits *

Michael Kindo Michael Kindo (28 June 1946 – 31 December 2020) was an Indian field hockey player from the tribal belt of Jharkhand. He played at full back defender position and represented India and competed in the 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup, 1972 Summer Oly ...

* Francisco Segura * Ajit Pal Singh * Jorge Fábregas *

Fazalur Rehman Fazalur Rehman ( ur, فضل الرحمان; 15 March 1941 – 9 March 2023) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed in men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico and was part of team that won gold medal . He competed in the ...

* Wolfgang Baumgart * Ashok Kumar *

References

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