The 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the
Men's Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial
world championship
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for men's national
field hockey
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teams organized by the
International Hockey Federation
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. It was held alongside the
women's tournament
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in
Utrecht
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, Netherlands from 20 June to 1 July 1998.
The trophy was won by the
Netherlands national field hockey team.
Spain came second and Germany came third. The Dutch made history by being the only country to win a tournament at its home ground not only once, but twice. It was the second time The Netherlands had hosted the competition.
Location
The 9th Hockey World Cup was held in
Galgenwaard Stadium at Utrecht, Netherlands. The stadium was opened in 1982, and was mainly used for
football
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, and was the home of the football club
FC Utrecht
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The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...
. The stadium has a capacity of around 24,500 spectators, and at the time it was one of the most modern stadiums in the world. The stadium was the host of two World Cup finals: the first, was the Hockey World Cup final; and the second was in 2005, for the final of the Football World Youth Championships.
Qualification
Squads
Group stage
Pool A
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Pool B
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Classification round
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Ninth to twelfth qualifiers
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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
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Third and fourth place
Final
Awards
Final standings
See also
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1998 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
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1998 Women's Hockey World Cup
References
External links
FIH page on the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup
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International field hockey competitions hosted by the Netherlands
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Sports competitions in Utrecht (city)