1998 Men's Hockey World Cup

1998 Hockey World Cup

Wereldkampioenschap hockey mannen 1998
Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Utrecht
Dates	20 June – 1 July
Teams	12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue	Stadion Galgenwaard
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	209 (4.98 per match)
Top scorer	Jay Stacy (13 goals)
Best player	Oliver Domke
Best goalkeeper	Ramón Jufresa
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The 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the Men's Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament in Utrecht, 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, and was the home of the football club FC Utrecht. 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

Date	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
Host			1	Netherlands
23 November – 4 December 1994	1994 World Cup	Sydney, Australia	5	Pakistan Australia Germany India England
4–15 March 1997	1997 Intercontinental Cup	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	6	Spain South Korea New Zealand Poland Canada Malaysia
Total			12

Squads

Further information: 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup squads

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	5	4	1	0	18	7	+11	13	Semi-finals
2	Netherlands (H)	5	4	0	1	17	10	+7	12
3	Canada	5	1	3	1	13	12	+1	6
4	South Korea	5	1	1	3	9	13	−4	4
5	New Zealand	5	1	1	3	8	12	−4	4
6	India	5	1	0	4	6	17	−11	3

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

21 May 1998
12:35

Germany 4–1 India Bechmann  4'
Domke  11', 30'
Michel  19' Report Sabu  54'

21 May 1998
13:35

South Korea 1–3 New Zealand Yeo  64' Report Hari  5', 46'
Smith  30'

21 May 1998
17:35

Netherlands 3–1 Canada Van Wijk  24'
Veen  51'
Brinkman  66' Report Gacek  45'

Umpires:
Raymond O'Connor (IRE)
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)

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22 May 1998
17:35

New Zealand 0–3 Germany Report Domke  1', 58'
Tewes  12'

22 May 1998
18:35

Canada 1–1 South Korea Short  40' Report Kang  46'

Umpires:
Jos Gorissen (NED)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

22 May 1998
20:05

India 0–5 Netherlands Report Veen  23', 30', 47'
De Nooijer  26'
Van Wijk  63'

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24 May 1998
13:35

South Korea 4–3 India Jeong  5'
Kang  10', 70+'
Song  57' Report Tirkey  25'
Sabu  38'
Sameer  42'

Umpires:
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)

24 May 1998
16:05

Netherlands 1–5 Germany Van Meer  26' Report Domke  34', 65'
Tewes  40'
Michel  54'
Mayerhofer  67'

24 May 1998
18:35

New Zealand 3–3 Canada Robinson  23'
Radovonich  57'
Parag  69' Report Gacek  4'
Brahmst  20'
Bird  39'

Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Donald Prior (AUS)

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26 May 1998
16:05

India 1–0 New Zealand Mukesh  64' Report

Umpires:
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Eduardo Ruíz (ARG)

26 May 1998
17:35

Canada 4–4 Germany Short  9', 34'
Milkovich  60'
D'Abreo  68' Report Domke  3'
Mayerhofer  33'
Michel  36', 46'

Umpires:
Steven Horgan (USA)
Santiago Deo (ESP)

26 May 1998
20:05

Netherlands 4–2 South Korea Lomans  44', 58', 60'
Buma  63' Report Song  36'
Kang  67'

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28 May 1998
12:35

Germany 2–1 South Korea Report

28 May 1998
13:35

India 1–4 Canada Rajesh  21' Report Short  24'
Gacek  36'
Milkovich  47'
Gifford  65'

Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Peter Broughton (ENG)

28 May 1998
20:05

New Zealand 2–4 Netherlands Radovonich  18'
Gill  64' Report De Nooijer  11', 41'
Lomans  26', 30'

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	4	1	0	24	3	+21	13	Semi-finals
2	Spain	5	4	1	0	14	4	+10	13
3	Pakistan	5	3	0	2	19	13	+6	9
4	England	5	2	0	3	14	16	−2	6
5	Poland	5	0	1	4	4	21	−17	1
6	Malaysia	5	0	1	4	4	22	−18	1

Source: FIH

21 May 1998
10:05

Poland 0–8 Australia Report Smith  7'
Brennan  23'
Choppy  29', 66'
Stacy  35+', 68'
Lewis  54'
Davies  57'

21 May 1998
11:05

Malaysia 2–7 Pakistan Nasir-ud-Din  57', 64' Report Khan  9'
Shahbaz Jr.  15'
Ahmed  28'
Abbas  33'
Zaman  41'
Ashraf  49'
Bashir  62'

21 May 1998
20:05

Spain 3–1 England Pujol  10'
Sánchez  40'
Usoz  58' Report Giles  69'

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23 May 1998
13:05

Pakistan 7–5 England Bashir  5', 19'
Ashraf  17'
Ahmed  34', 63'
Shahbaz Jr.  44'
Khan  62' Report Garcia  10'
Giles  27'
Pearn  39'
Wyatt  55', 59'

Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Jos Gorissen (NED)

23 May 1998
14:35

Poland 1–1 Malaysia Grzeszczak  7' Report Shankar  20'

23 May 1998
18:35

Australia 2–2 Spain Stacy  27', 52' Report Arnau  12'
Pujol  29'

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25 May 1998
15:05

Malaysia 0–8 Australia Report Stacy  13', 40', 51', 58'
Davies  38', 55'
Lewis  61'
Brennan  64'

Umpires:
Peter Broughton (ENG)
Jos Gorissen (NED)

25 May 1998
17:35

Pakistan 1–2 Spain Abbas  39' Report Fábregas  35'
Arnau  42'

Umpires:
Eric Denis (BEL)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)

25 May 1998
18:35

England 5–2 Poland Lee  19'
Garcia  24'
Wyatt  45'
Pearn  48'
Giles  52' Report Grotowski  9'
Łukaszewski  60'

Umpires:
Raymond O'Connor (IRE)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

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27 May 1998
10:05

Pakistan 3–1 Poland Bashir  11'
Ashraf  17', 67' Report Grotowski  38'

Umpires:
Richard Wolter (GER)
Eduardo Ruíz (ARG)

27 May 1998
12:35

Spain 3–0 Malaysia Escarré  13'
Casas  24'
Arnau  66' Report

Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Jos Gorissen (NED)

27 May 1998
15:05

Australia 3–0 England Brennan  25'
Stacy  34', 47' Report

Umpires:
Christian Siebrecht (GER)
Hendrik Ehlers (DEN)

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28 May 1998
15:05

England 3–1 Malaysia Giles  17'
Lee  53'
Pearn  62' Report Nasir-ud-Din  24'

Umpires:
Christian Manfred (GER)
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)

28 May 1998
16:05

Spain 4–0 Poland Arnau  2'
Malgosa  3'
Escarré  24'
Usoz  41' Report

Umpires:
Hendrik Ehlers (DEN)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)

28 May 1998
17:35

Australia 3–1 Pakistan Stacy  9', 31'
Brennan  31' Report Bashir  62'

Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Richard Wolter (GER)

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	Crossover				Ninth place
	30 May
	New Zealand	3
					1 June
	Malaysia	2
					India	1
	30 May
					New Zealand	0
	India	6
	Poland	2
					Eleventh place
					31 May
					Malaysia	5
					Poland	4

Ninth to twelfth qualifiers

30 May 1998
10:05

New Zealand 3–2 Malaysia Parag  14'
Radovonich  18'
Towns  53' Report Kaliswaran  12'
Mirnawan  40'

Umpires:
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Steven Horgan (USA).

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30 May 1998
12:35

India 6–2 Poland Mukesh  25', 55', 69'
Dhanraj  27'
Rajesh  53', 66' Report Łukaszewski  35'
Jakubiak  56'

Umpires:
Eric Denis (BEL)
Christian Sibrecht (GER)

Eleventh and twelfth place

31 May 1998
10:05

Malaysia 5–4 Poland Mirnawan  15', 36'
Kuhan  35+', 59'
Nasir-ud-Din  70' Report Matuszynski  10'
Grotowski  19'
Łukaszewski  23', 54'

Umpires:
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
Hendrik Ehlers (DEN)

Ninth and tenth place

1 June 1998
10:05

India 1–0 New Zealand Riaz  37' Report

Umpires:
Raymond O'Connor (IRL)
Amarijt Singh (MAS)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place
	30 May
	South Korea	1
					1 June
	Pakistan	3
					Pakistan	4
	30 May
					England	2
	Canada	1
	England	2
					Seventh place
					1 June
					South Korea	4
					Canada	2

Fifth to eighth qualifiers

30 May 1998
11:05

Canada 1–2 England Griffiths  45' Report Giles  43', 68'

Umpires:
Jos Gorissen (NED)
Hendrik Ehlers (DEN)

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30 May 1998
13:35

South Korea 1–3 Pakistan Hong  70' Report Ashraf  18', 47'
Shahbaz Jr.  53'

Seventh and eighth place

1 June 1998
12:35

South Korea 4–2 Canada Song  14', 49', 59', 63' Report Brahmst  15'
Bird  66'

Umpires:
Christian Siebrecht (GER)
Peter Broughton (ENG)

Fifth and sixth place

1 June 1998
11:05

Pakistan 4–2 England Usman  10', 14'
Bashir  11', 33' Report Garcia  47'
Giles  56'

Umpires:
Jos Gorissen (NED)
Steven Horgan (USA)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 May
	Germany	0
					1 June
	Spain	3
					Spain	2
	30 May
					Netherlands (a.e.t.)	3
	Australia	2
	Netherlands	6
					Third place
					1 June
					Germany	1
					Australia	0

Semi-finals

30 May 1998
16:05

Australia 2–6 Netherlands Stacy  13'
Davies  56' Report Van Meer  6'
Lomans  39', 42', 61'
Van Wijk  60'
De Nooijer  69'

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

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30 May 1998
18:35

Germany 0–3 Spain Report Sánchez  32'
Arnau  64'
Escarré  70'

Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Donald Prior (AUS)

Third and fourth place

1 June 1998
13:05

Germany 1–0 Australia Michel  26' Report

Final

1 June 1998
16:05

Spain 2–3 (a.e.t.) Netherlands Arnau  18'
Pujol  55' Report Veen  54'
Lomans  60'
De Nooijer  83'

Attendance: 15,000
Umpires:
Richard Wolter (GER)
Donald Prior (AUS)

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Most Sportive Player	Fair Play Trophy
Oliver Domke	Jay Stacy	Ramón Jufresa	Shahbaz Ahmad	Germany

Final standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	Netherlands (H)	7	6	0	1	26	14	+12	18	Gold medal
2	B	Spain	7	5	1	1	19	7	+12	16	Silver medal
3	A	Germany	7	5	1	1	19	10	+9	16	Bronze medal
4	B	Australia	7	4	1	2	26	10	+16	13	Fourth place
5	B	Pakistan	7	5	0	2	26	16	+10	15	Eliminated in group stage
6	B	England	7	3	0	4	18	21	−3	9
7	A	South Korea	7	2	1	4	14	18	−4	7
8	A	Canada	7	1	3	3	16	18	−2	6
9	A	India	7	3	0	4	13	19	−6	9
10	A	New Zealand	7	2	1	4	11	15	−4	7
11	B	Malaysia	7	1	1	5	11	29	−18	4
12	B	Poland	7	0	1	6	10	32	−22	1

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

• Note: Scorers from the Pool A match between Germany and South Korea are unknown, and hence have not been added to this list.

There were 209 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 4.98 goals per match.

13 goals

• Jay Stacy

9 goals

• Bram Lomans

7 goals

• Calum Giles
• Oliver Domke
• Atif Bashir

6 goals

• Kamran Ashraf
• Song Seung-tae
• Javier Arnau

5 goals

• Björn Michel
• Teun de Nooijer
• Stephan Veen

4 goals

• Michael Brennan
• Stephen Davies
• Robert Short
• Mukesh Kumar
• Nor Saiful Zaini Nasir-ud-Din
• Sławomir Łukaszewski
• Kang Keon-wook

3 goals

• Marek Gacek
• Russell Garcia
• Mark Pearn
• Jonathan Wyatt
• Rajesh Chauhan
• Mirnawan Nawawi
• Remco van Wijk
• Jonathan Radovonich
• Shahbaz Ahmed
• Muhammad Shahbaz
• Rafał Grotowski
• Juan Escarré
• Victor Pujol

2 goals

• Baeden Choppy
• Paul Lewis
• Ian Bird
• Alan Brahmst
• Peter Milkovich
• Jason Lee
• Jan-Peter Tewes
• Christian Mayerhofer
• Sabu Varkey
• Kuhan Shanmuganathan
• Tycho van Meer
• Bevan Hari
• Umesh Parag
• Sohail Abbas
• Rahim Khan
• Muhammad Usman
• Josep Sánchez
• Pablo Usoz

1 goal

• Matthew Smith
• Robin D'Abreo
• Christopher Gifford
• Andrew Griffiths
• Christoph Bechmann
• Sameer Dad
• Dhanraj Pillay
• Mohammed Riaz
• Dilip Tirkey
• Kaliswaran Muniandy
• Shankar Ramu
• Jacques Brinkman
• Jaap-Derk Buma
• Hymie Gill
• Kenneth Robinson
• Darren Smith
• Simon Towns
• Tahir Zaman
• Robert Grzeszczak
• Paweł Jakubiak
• Maciej Matuszynski
• Hong Gyeong-seop
• Jeong Yong-gyun
• Yeo Woon-kon
• Jordi Casas
• Francisco Fábregas Monegal
• Joaquim Malgosa

See also

• 1998 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
• 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup

External links

• FIH page on the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup
• Rediff page