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.
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| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | Netherlands | ||
| City | Utrecht | ||
| Dates | 20 June – 1 July | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | 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(s) |  Jay Stacy (11 goals) | ||
| Best player | Oliver Domke | ||
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The trophy was won by the Netherlands national field hockey team.[1] 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 edit
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 edit
| Date | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| Host | 1 | Netherlands
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| 23 November – 4 December 1994 | 1994 World Cup | Sydney, Australia | 5 |  Pakistan Australia Germany India England
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| 4–15 March 1997 | 1997 Intercontinental Cup | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6 | Spain South Korea New Zealand Poland Canada Malaysia
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| Total | 12 | |||
Squads edit
Group stage edit
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands (H)
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 12 | |
| 3 | Canada
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | South Korea
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | New Zealand
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | India
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 |
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Spain
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | |
| 3 | Pakistan
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 9 | |
| 4 | England
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Poland
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 1 | |
| 6 | Malaysia
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 1 |
Source: FIH
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Classification round edit
Ninth to twelfth place classification edit
| Crossover | Ninth place | |||||
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| New Zealand | 3 | |||||
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| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
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| New Zealand | 0 | |||||
| India | 6 | |||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||
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| Malaysia | 5 | |||||
| Poland | 4 | |||||
Ninth to twelfth qualifiers edit
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Eleventh and twelfth place edit
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Ninth and tenth place edit
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Fifth to eighth place classification edit
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
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| South Korea | 1 | |||||
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| Pakistan | 3 | |||||
| Pakistan | 4 | |||||
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| England | 2 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| England | 2 | |||||
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| South Korea | 4 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
Fifth to eighth qualifiers edit
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Seventh and eighth place edit
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Fifth and sixth place edit
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First to fourth place classification edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| Germany | 0 | |||||
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| Spain | 3 | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
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| Netherlands (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| Netherlands | 6 | |||||
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| Germany | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
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Third and fourth place edit
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Final edit
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Awards edit
| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Most Sportive Player | Fair Play Trophy |
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| Oliver Domke
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Jay Stacy
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Ramón Jufresa
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Shahbaz Ahmad
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Germany
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Final standings edit
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | A | Netherlands (H)
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 18 | Gold medal |
| 2 | B | Spain
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 16 | Silver medal |
| 3 | A | Germany
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 16 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | B | Australia
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Pakistan
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 15 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | B | England
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 9 | |
| 7 | A | South Korea
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 7 | |
| 8 | A | Canada
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7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 6 | |
| 9 | A | India
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 9 | |
| 10 | A | New Zealand
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 | |
| 11 | B | Malaysia
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 4 | |
| 12 | B | Poland
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7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 1 |