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history of World cup Hockey:

The Hockey World Cup was first conceived by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan. He proposed his idea to the FIH under the name of Patrick Rowley, the first editor of World Hockey magazine. Their idea was approved on October 26, 1969, and adopted by the FIH Council at a meeting in Brussels on April 12, 1970. The FIH decided that the inaugural World Cup would be held in October 1971, in Pakistan.

The Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1971. It is held every four years, bridging the four years between the Summer Olympics.

There is also a Women's Hockey World Cup, which has been held since 1974 and was organised by the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) until 1981, when the governing bodies merged into the current International Hockey Federation in 1982.

The teams that have finished in the top four positions in the tournament:

Team                 Titles                              Runners-up    Third-place                  Fourth-place

Pakistan              1971, 1978, 1982, 1994 1975, 1990      -                                    1973

Netherlands        1973, 1990, 1998           1978, 1994      2002, 2010                    1982

Germany            2002, 2006                     1982, 2010      1973, 1975, 1986, 1998    1978, 1990, 1994

Australia             1986, 2010, 2014           2002, 2006      1978, 1982, 1990, 1994    1998

India                   1975                               1973                1971         -

Spain                  -                                     1971, 1998      2006                              -

England             1986                                -                       2010

Korea                 -                                      -                       -                                    2002, 2006

Kenya                -                                      -                       1971

Malaysia            -                                      -                       1975

Soviet Union      -                                      -                       -                                    1986

Performance by Continental Zones:

Continents      Best performance

Asia                 5 titles; won by Pakistan (4) and India (1)

Europe            5 titles; won by the Netherlands (3) and Germany (2)

Oceania          2 titles; won by Australia

Africa             Fourth place (Kenya, 1971)

Americas        Sixth place (Argentina, 1986 and 2002)

Hockey World Cup where and when:

        Host                   Venue                              Winner                   Score

       

        1971      Barcelona, Spain                          Pakistan                      1–0

        1973      Amstelveen, Netherlands            Netherlands                 2–2

                                                                                                          (4–2) Penalty strokes

        1975      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia             India                            2–1

        1978      Buenos Aires, Argentina             Pakistan                       3–2

        1982      Mumbai (Bombay), India            Pakistan                       3–1

        1986      London, England                        Australia                      2–1

        1990      Lahore, Pakistan                          Netherlands                 3–1

        1994      Sydney, Australia                        Pakistan                       1–1

                                                                                                            (4–3)Penalty strokes

        1998      Utrecht, Netherlands                   Netherlands                 3 – 2 (after extra time)

        2002      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia             Germany                     2–1

        2006      Mönchengladbach, Germany      Germany                     4–3

        2010      New Delhi, India                         Australia                      2–1

        2014      The Hague, Netherlands              Australia                      6–1

       

Successful National Teams in Hockey:

Twenty-four teams have qualified for a Hockey World Cup. Of these, eleven teams have made it to the semifinals. Seven teams have made it through to the finals.

Five countries have dominated the event's history. Pakistan is the most successful team, having won the tournament four times from six matches. The Netherlands have won three titles from five tournaments in the final. Germany & Australia have each won two titles whereas, India won the tournament once.

Germany has been the most successful team in the World Cup in recent years. They won the tournament in 2002 and 2006. In addition, Germany has reached the semifinals in every World Cup except for the inaugural tournament in 1971. Australia has broken the German dream of winning World Cup for third time in a row in 2010 and now has won 2 titles. India has won their single title in 1975.

The 2010 Hockey World Cup was held in India from February 28 to March 13 at New Delhi's Dhyan Chand National Stadium. Australia defeated Germany 2–1 in the final, to win their second World Cup title.