The 1975 Hockey World Cup was the third edition of the

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men's

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tournament. It was held in

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. In the final,

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defeated

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2–1. It was the second World Cup final appearance for both the nations; Pakistan was the winner of the inaugural World Cup in 1971, and India, the runner-up (to Netherlands) at the 1973 edition.

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defeated the hosts,

, 4–0 for third place. 1975 Hockey World Cup Final

Qualified teams

Group stage

Pool A

Fixtures

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Pool B

The match played between India and West Germany on 7 March 1975 was abandoned due to bad light and was rescheduled for 10 March. The match was played at the Jalan Raja Muda Stadium and was stopped 25 minutes from time after West Germany goalkeeper complained of poor light, and the officials decided to call off the match.

Fixtures

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Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Ninth to twelfth qualifiers

Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Fifth to eighth qualifiers

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Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

The semi-final match between India and Malaysia was played on 13 March and was called off due to rain nine minutes into the game. It was rescheduled for the following day. ----

Third and fourth place

Final

In the final match, Indian team faced its traditional archrival Pakistani team. Match was scheduled on 15 March 1975.

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scored the all-important winning goal to achieve India's lone triumph in the World cup. India Squad
Leslie Fernandez,

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(shirt no. 2), Surjit Singh (4),

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, Aslam Sher Khan (5), Varinder Singh (6),

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(8),

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(7 Captain),

(17),

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(11), Harcharan Singh (15), Harjinder Singh, Victor Philips (10), Shivaji Pawar (16),

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Pakistan Squad
Saleem Sherwani (shirt no. 1), Manzoor-ul Hassan (2), Munawar-uz-Zaman (3), Saleem Nazim (14),

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(5), Iftikhar Ahmed Syed (6), Islahuddin (7 Captain),

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(15), Manzoor Hussain (9),

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(10), Samiullah Khan (11), Safdar Abbas (16)

Final ranking

References

External links

Official website

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Qualified teams

Group stage

Pool A

Fixtures

Pool B

Fixtures

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Ninth to twelfth qualifiers

Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Fifth to eighth qualifiers

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Final ranking

See also

References

External links