1990 Men's Hockey World Cup

1990 Hockey World Cup

مردوں کا ہاکی عالمی کپ 1990ء (Urdu)
Tournament details
Host country	Pakistan
City	Lahore
Dates	12–23 February 1990
Teams	12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue	National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up	Pakistan
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	147 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Floris Jan Bovelander Ignacio Escudé (9 goals)
Best player	Shahbaz Ahmed
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The 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup was the seventh edition of the Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the FIH. It was held in the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan from 12 to 23 February 1990.

The Netherlands defeated, the hosts, Pakistan 3–1 in the final, with Australia beating out West Germany for third place in extra time, 2–1.

Qualification

Event	Dates	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
Host	—N/a	—N/a	1	Pakistan
1986 World Cup	5–19 October 1986	London, England	6	Australia England West Germany Soviet Union Spain Argentina
1989 World Cup Qualifier	5–16 July 1989	Madison, United States	5	Netherlands Canada India France Ireland
Total			12

Umpires

• S Eldine Ahmed (EGY)
• Shafat Baghdadi (PAK)
• Khizar Bajwa (PAK)
• Amarjit Bawa (IND)
• Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
• Santiago Deo (ESP)
• Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
• K O'Connor (CAN)
• Don Prior (AUS)
• Alain Renaud (FRA)
• Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
• Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
• Claude Seidler (FRG)
• Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
• Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
• Peter von Reth (NED)
• Roger Webb (ENG)

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	0	14	4	+10	10	Advance to the semi-finals
2	Netherlands	5	3	1	1	15	10	+5	7
3	France	5	2	1	2	5	6	−1	5	5th–8th place classification
4	Soviet Union	5	1	2	2	6	10	−4	4
5	Argentina	5	1	1	3	10	14	−4	3	9th–12th place classification
6	India	5	0	1	4	10	16	−6	1

Source: FIH

12 February 1990
08:30

Netherlands 2–1 France Delissen  16', 59' Report Catonnet  54'

Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Eldine Ahmed S (EGY)

12 February 1990
10:30

Soviet Union 1–1 India Holopov  52' Report J. Singh  39'

Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
Khizar Bajwa (PAK)

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13 February 1990
09:00

Australia 4–1 Argentina Reid  28'
York  53', 60'
Corbitt  58' Report Sordelli  52'

Umpires:
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)

13 February 1990
11:00

Netherlands 5–2 Soviet Union Bovelander  8', 24', 32'
Delissen  49'
Van 't Hek  61' Report Deputatov  17'
Seksembal  27'

Umpires:
Roger Webb (ENG)
K O'Connor (CAN)

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14 February 1990
09:00

India 3–5 Argentina Sebastian  7'
J. Singh  19'
A. Kumar  40' Report Ferrara  24', 33'
Geneyro  51', 62'
Doherty  67'

Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)

14 February 1990
11:00

France 1–3 Australia Viala  7' Report Davies  17', 38'
Corbitt  65'

Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
Shafat Baghdadi (PAK)

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15 February 1990
11:00

France 2–1 India Catonnet  23'
Viala  66' Report T. Singh  12'

Umpires:
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
K O'Connor (CAN)

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16 February 1990
11:00

Soviet Union 0–3 Australia Report York  6'
Hawgood  52'
Corbitt  59'

Umpires:
Shafat Baghdadi (PAK)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

16 February 1990
15:00

Netherlands 3–3 Argentina Bovelander  5', 38'
Delissen  36' Report Geneyro  33'
Ferrara  57'
Doherty  70'

Umpires:
Roger Webb (ENG)
Khizar Bajwa (PAK)

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17 February 1990
11：00

France 0–0 Soviet Union Report

Umpires:
Roger Webb (ENG)
Claude Seidler (FRG)

17 February 1990
15:00

Netherlands 5–3 India Weterings  7', 58'
Delissen  9'
Crucq  62'
Van 't Hek  66' Report J. Singh  65'
B. Singh  67'
Pillay  70'

Umpires:
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
S Eldine Ahmed (EGY)

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18 February 1990
11:00

France 1–0 Argentina Feix  58' Report

Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Shafat Baghdadi (PAK)

18 February 1990
15:00

India 2–3 Australia S. Kumar  47'
Sebastian  70' Report Batch  38'
Corbitt  44'
Reid  45'

Umpires:
Khizar Bajwa (PAK)
K O'Connor (CAN)

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19 February 1990
11:00

Soviet Union 3–1 Argentina Pleshakov  29'
Holopov  60'
Vengerski  69' Report Siri  41'

Umpires:
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)

19 February 1990
15:00

Netherlands 0–1 Australia Report Batch  30'

Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
Santiago Deo (ESP)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Germany	5	5	0	0	13	2	+11	10	Advance to the semi-finals
2	Pakistan (H)	5	3	1	1	10	6	+4	7
3	Spain	5	3	0	2	10	10	0	6	5th–8th place classification
4	England	5	2	1	2	7	7	0	5
5	Canada	5	0	1	4	2	9	−7	1	9th–12th place classification
6	Ireland	5	0	1	4	3	11	−8	1

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

12 February 1990
12:30

Ireland 0–2 England Report Kerly  41'
Grimley  50'

Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)

12 February 1990
15:15

Pakistan 6–3 Spain Ibrahim  8'
Ahmed  14', 22', 34'
Bashir  39'
Zaman  64' Report Casas  24'
I. Escudé  48', 50'

Umpires:
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)

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13 February 1990
13:00

West Germany 4–1 Canada Ness  11'
Blöcher  28', 65'
Mollandin  53' Report Tamkee  18'

Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Peter von Reth (NED)

13 February 1990
15:00

Pakistan 2–1 Ireland Bashir  14'
Zaman  33' Report Kirkwood  21'

Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)

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14 February 1990
13:00

England 2–0 Canada Thompson  4'
Grimley  27' Report

Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)

14 February 1990
15:00

West Germany 2–0 Spain Schmidt-Opper  8'
Saliger  69' Report

Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
S Eldine Ahmed (EGY)

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15 February 1990
13:00

Spain 4–1 England Usoz  23'
I. Escudé  42', 63', 65' Report Kerly  29'

Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)

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16 February 1990
09:00

Ireland 0–4 West Germany Report Blöcher  10', 56'
Saliger  44'
Brinkmann  55'

Umpires:
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)

16 February 1990
13:00

Pakistan 1–0 Canada Zaman  24' Report

Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Alain Renaud (FRA)

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17 February 1990
09:00

Spain 2–1 Ireland I. Escudé  29', 50' Report M. Burns  37'

Umpires:
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
Peter von Reth (NED)

17 February 1990
13:00

Pakistan 1–1 England Bashir  50' Report Mayer  23'

Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

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18 February 1990
09:00

Spain 1–0 Canada X. Escudé  51' Report

Umpires:
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)

18 February 1990
13:00

England 1–2 West Germany Singh  61' Report Fischer  18'
Fried  38'

Umpires:
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)

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19 February 1990
09:00

Ireland 1–1 Canada K. Morris  35' Report Milkovich  27'

Umpires:
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

19 February 1990
13:00

Pakistan 0–1 West Germany Report Hilgers  54'

Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	Cross-overs				Ninth place
	22 February
	India	2
					23 February
	Canada	1
					India	0
	22 February
					Argentina	1
	Argentina	4
	Ireland	1
					Eleventh place
					23 February
					Canada	3
					Ireland	0

Cross-overs

22 February 1990
09:00

India 2–1 Canada Sebastian  57'
Powar  61' Report Tamkee  32'

Umpires:
Shafat Baghdadi (PAK)
Don Prior (AUS)

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22 February 1990
09:00

Argentina 4–1 Ireland Geneyro  37', 44', 55'
Verga  67' Report McConnell  3'

Umpires:
Khizar Bajwa (PAK)
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)

Eleventh and twelfth place

23 February 1990
10:00

Canada 3–0 Ireland Chohan  18'
Rutledge  21'
Caruso  67' Report

Umpires:
S Eldine Ahmed (EGY)
Peter von Reth (NED)

Ninth and tenth place

23 February 1990
09:00

India 0–1 Argentina Report Geneyro  54'

Umpires:
K O'Connor (CAN)
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Cross-overs				Fifth place
	21 February
	Soviet Union	3
					22 February
	Spain	0
					Soviet Union	0
	21 February
					England	1
	France	0
	England	4
					Seventh place
					22 February
					Spain	3
					France (a.e.t.)	4

Cross-overs

21 February 1990
09:00

Soviet Union 3–0 Spain Deputatov  21', 68'
Holopov  40' Report

Umpires:
Amarjit Bawa (IND)
Alain Renaud (FRA)

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21 February 1990
09:00

France 0–4 England Report Thompson  25'
Clift  34'
Kerly  52', 57'

Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Claude Seidler (FRG)

Seventh and eighth place

22 February 1990
12:15

Spain 3–4 (a.e.t.) France Iglesias  25'
I. Escudé  53', 72' Report Clement  38'
Mordac  68'
Chirez  85'
Delavenne  88'

Umpires:
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
Roger Webb (ENG)

Fifth and sixth place

22 February 1990
14:45

Soviet Union 0–1 England Report Clift  32'

Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 February
	Netherlands (a.e.t.)	3
					23 February
	West Germany	2
					Netherlands	3
	21 February
					Pakistan	1
	Australia	1
	Pakistan	2
					Third place
					23 February
					West Germany	1
					Australia	2

Semi-finals

21 February 1990
12:15

Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) West Germany Bovelander  31', 78'
Delissen  65' Report Fischer  56', 67'

Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)

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21 February 1990
14:45

Australia 1–2 Pakistan Corbitt  10' Report Saeed  3'
Bashir  44'

Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

Third and fourth place

23 February 1990
12:00

West Germany 1–2 Australia Fischer  57' Report Stacy  8'
Hawgood  42'

Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

Final

23 February 1990
14:30

Netherlands 3–1 Pakistan Bovelander  12', 14'
Weterings  37' Report Ahmed  5'

Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Santiago Deo (ESP)

Statistics

Final standings

1. Netherlands
2. Pakistan
3. Australia
4. West Germany
5. England
6. Soviet Union
7. France
8. Spain
9. Argentina
10. India
11. Canada
12. Ireland

Goalscorers

There were 147 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

9 goals

• Floris Jan Bovelander
• Ignacio Escude

7 goals

• Carlos Geneyro

6 goals

• Marc Delissen

5 goals

• Greg Corbitt

4 goals

• Sean Kerly
• Shahbaz Ahmed
• Stefan Blocher
• Carsten Fischer

3 goals

• Fernando Ferrara
• Michael York
• Jude Felix Sebastian
• Jagbir Singh
• Gijs Weterings
• Khalid Bashir
• Tahir Zaman
• Viktor Deputatov
• Vitali Holopov

2 goals

• Alejandro Doherty
• Colin Batch
• Stephen Davies
• Neil Hawgood
• Graham Reid
• Lee Tamkee
• Robert Clift
• Martyn Grimley
• Nicky Thompson
• Mathieu Catonnet
• Christian Viala
• Tom van 't Hek
• Stefan Saliger

1 goal

• Alejandro Siri
• Martin Sordelli
• Alejandro Verga
• Jay Stacy
• Pat Caruso
• Satinder Chohan
• Peter Milkovich
• Michael Rutledge
• Chris Mayer
• Soma Singh
• Franck Chirez
• Guillaume Clement
• Timotkee Delavenne
• Pascal Feix
• Stephanc Mordac
• Ashok Kumar
• Sujit Kumar
• Dhanraj Pillay
• Balwinder Singh
• Pargat Singh
• Thoiba Singh
• Mark Burns
• Jimmy Kirkwood
• Billy McConnell
• Kenny Morris
• Maurits Crucq
• Qamar Ibrahim
• Qazi Mohib
• Anjum Saeed
• Sergei Pleshakov
• Berig Seksembal
• Victor Vengerski
• Jordi Casas
• Xavier Escude
• José Antonio Iglesias
• Pablo Usoz
• Thomas Brinkmann
• Volker Fried
• Michael Hilgers
• Andreas Mollandin
• Frederick Ness
• Ekkhard Schmidt-Opper

Source: FIH

External links

• Official FIH website