Hockey World Cup Winners List from 1971 to 2023
                     Hockey World Cup 
Winners List from 1971 
to 2023
Introduction:
 Here is the full description of  
hockey world cup  winners, 
since 1971.
Source : thesportsgrail.com
Pakistan, 1971:
 Barcelona, Spain hosted the 
inaugural Hockey World Cup. After 
defeating Spain in the championship 
match, Pakistan became the first 
winners.
1973 - Netherlands:
 The Netherlands' Amstelveen hosted 
the second World Cup.
 After defeating India in the 
championship match, Netherlands won 
the match.
1975: India
 The third Hockey World Cup was held 
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
 India defeated Pakistan in the 
championship match to claim the title.
      Source : sportskeda.com
Pakistan, 1978:
 Argentina's Buenos Aires served 
as the World Cup host city.
 In the tournament final, Pakistan 
triumphed over the Netherlands.
1982 - Pakistan:
 Mumbai, India hosted the World 
Cup's fifth edition.
 Pakistan triumphed over West 
Germany in the championship 
match.
        Source : sportskeeda.com
Australia, 1986:
 This was the sixth Hockey World Cup, 
held in London, England.
 Australia defeated England in the 
championship match to secure the 
title.
1990 - Netherlands:
 The venue for the seventh edition 
was Lahore, Pakistan.
 In the final, Pakistan was defeated 
by Netherlands to win the 
championship.
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Pakistan, 1994:
 Sydney, Australia hosted the eighth 
World Cup.
 After defeating Netherlands in the 
championship match, Pakistan won 
the match.
Netherlands, 1998:
 The Netherlands' Utrecht hosted the 
ninth edition.
 The Netherlands defeated Spain in 
the championship match to win the 
title.
2002 - Germany
 Hockey World Cup tenth edition, 
hosted by Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
 Australia was defeated by Germany 
in the tournament final.        Source : sportkeeda.com
Germany, 2006:
 The eleventh edition was held 
in Germany's 
Monchengladbach.
 Australia was defeated in the 
final by Germany, who won the 
championship.
2010 - Australia:
 New Delhi, India hosted the 
12th World Cup.
 Germany was defeated in the 
championship match by      Source : ndtvsports.com
Australia.
Australia, 2014:
 The Hague, Netherlands 
hosted the thirteenth edition.
 Australia defeated the 
Netherlands in the 
championship match to win 
the title.
Belgium in 2018:
 The location of the fourteenth 
edition was Bhubaneswar, 
India.
 In the tournament final, Source : thesportsgrail.com
Belgium triumphed over the 
Netherlands.
Germany,2023:
 From January 13 to 29, 2023, 
Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, 
India, hosted the Men's FIH 
Hockey World Cup . 
 There were 16 teams and 44 
matches in the tournament. 
After the game ended 3–3 in 
regulation time, Germany 
defeated the reigning 
champions 5–4 in a shootout 
to win their third 
championship. Source : thesportsgrail.com
 After defeating Canada 3-1, 
the Netherlands won the 
bronze medal. 
Conclusion:
 Four times (1971, 1978, 1982, 
1994), Pakistan
 Three times (1973, 1990, 
1998) in the Netherlands
 Three times, in Australia 
(1986, 2010, 2014).
 Germany three times (in 
2002 , 2006 ,2023).
 India: once (1975)
 Belgium once (2018)
        Source : sportsgazette.co.uk