1990 Men's Hockey World Cup

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.

1990 Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPakistan
CityLahore
Dates12–23 February 1990
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)National Hockey Stadium
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored147 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Floris Jan Bovelander
Spain Ignacio Escudé (9 goals)
Best playerPakistan Shahbaz Ahmed[1]
1986 (previous) (next) 1994

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.[2]

Qualification edit

Event Dates Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 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 edit

  • 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)

Squads edit

Group stage edit

Pool A edit

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 edit

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 edit

Ninth to twelfth place classification edit

 
Cross-oversNinth place
 
      
 
22 February
 
 
  India2
 
23 February
 
  Canada1
 
  India0
 
22 February
 
  Argentina1
 
  Argentina4
 
 
  Ireland1
 
Eleventh place
 
 
23 February
 
 
  Canada3
 
 
  Ireland0

Cross-overs edit

22 February 1990
09:00
India   2–1   Canada
Sebastian   57'
Powar   61'
Report Tamkee   32'
Umpires:
Shafat Baghdadi (PAK)
Don Prior (AUS)

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
21 February
 
 
  Soviet Union3
 
22 February
 
  Spain0
 
  Soviet Union0
 
21 February
 
  England1
 
  France0
 
 
  England4
 
Seventh place
 
 
22 February
 
 
  Spain3
 
 
  France (a.e.t.)4

Cross-overs edit

21 February 1990
09:00
Soviet Union   3–0   Spain
Deputatov   21'68'
Holopov   40'
Report
Umpires:
Amarjit Bawa (IND)
Alain Renaud (FRA)

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 February
 
 
  Netherlands (a.e.t.)3
 
23 February
 
  West Germany2
 
  Netherlands3
 
21 February
 
  Pakistan1
 
  Australia1
 
 
  Pakistan2
 
Third place
 
 
23 February
 
 
  West Germany 1
 
 
  Australia2

Semi-finals edit

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)

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Final standings edit

Goalscorers edit

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

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References edit

  1. ^ "7th World Cup, Lahore, Pakistan, 1990". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. ^ ""Bovelander turns Pakistan's joy to stunned silence." Times [London, England] 24 Feb. 1990". the Times.

External links edit