The 1975 Hockey World Cup was the third edition of the Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . In the final, India defeated Pakistan from a goal difference of 2–1. Surjit Singh scored the first crucial goal followed with the winner from Ashok Kumar . 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 of 1973 edition . Germany defeated hosts, Malaysia , with a goal difference of 4–0 for third place.[ 1]
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FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
^ a b Spain wins head-to-head against New Zealand
^ a b Poland wins head-to-head against Netherlands
Stadium Mindef Umpires: K. Jamaspian (IRA )
Umpires: P. H. Jackson A. Renaud
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored.
Notes:
^ a b India wins head-to-head against West Germany
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.[ 2]
Attendance: 8,000 Umpires: K. Jamaspian (IRA)
Jalan Raja Muda Stadium Umpires: G. Vijayanathan (MAS )
Hockey Stadium, Seremban Attendance: 12,000
Classification round [ edit ]
Ninth to twelfth place classification [ edit ]
Ninth to twelfth qualifiers [ edit ]
Eleventh and twelfth place [ edit ]
Ninth and tenth place [ edit ]
Fifth to eighth place classification [ edit ]
Fifth to eighth qualifiers [ edit ]
Seventh and eighth place [ edit ]
Fifth and sixth place [ edit ]
First to fourth place classification [ edit ]
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.[ 3]
Stadium Merdeka Attendance: 50,000 Umpires: H. Servetto (ARG) P. S. Lathouwers (NED)
Third and fourth place [ edit ]
In the final match, Indian team faced its traditional archrival Pakistani team. Match was scheduled on 15 March 1975. Ashok Kumar scored the all-important winning goal to achieve India's lone triumph in the World cup.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Attendance: 35,000—50,000[ 8] [ 9] Umpires: G. Vijayanathan (MAS) A. Renaud (FRA)
India Squad [ 9]
Leslie Fernandez , Ashok Diwan (shirt no. 2), Surjit Singh (4), Michael Kindo , Aslam Sher Khan (5), Varinder Singh (6), Onkar Singh , Mohinder Singh (8), Ajit Pal Singh (7 Captain), Ashok Kumar (17), B. P. Govinda (11), Harcharan Singh (15), Harjinder Singh , Victor Philips (10), Shivaji Pawar (16), P. E. Kalaiah
Pakistan Squad [ 9]
Saleem Sherwani (shirt no. 1), Manzoor ul Hasan Sr (2), Munawar uz Zaman (3), Salim Nazim (14), Akhtar Rasool (5), Iftikhar Ahmed (6), Islahuddin (7 Captain), Mohammad Azam (15), Manzoor ul Hasan Jr (9), Mohammad Zahid (10), Samiullah Khan (11), Safdar Abbas (16)
1975 Hockey World Cup winner
India First title
Tournament Squads Finals Qualifier(s)