Pakistan has won four titles out of its six finals appearances, making them the most talented franchise thus far. Here is information about the country with the most men’s hockey world cup victories in advance of the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup, which will be held in Rourkela and Bhubaneswar from January 13 to 29. On October 24, 1971, the first World Cup was held in Barcelona, and Pakistan’s captain, Khalid Mahmood, was presented with the trophy. He has the captains of Spain to his right and India to his left, whose teams placed second and third, respectively.
The initiator of the Hockey World Cup was Air Marshal Nur Khan of Pakistan. The proposal was submitted to the FIH by Patrick Rowley, the founder publisher of World Hockey magazine. On October 26, 1969, their proposal was approved, and the FIH Council ratified it during a conference in Brussels on April 12, 1970. The FIH announced that Pakistan would host the first World Cup in October 1971. The Pakistani Army produced the Hockey World Cup trophy, which was fashioned by Bashir Moojid. The trophy was officially presented to FIH President René Frank on March 27, 1971, in Brussels by Mr. H. E. Masood, the Ambassador of Pakistan to Belgium. The trophy is made out of a silver cup with a complex floral pattern.
Pakistan has won the Men’s World Cup the most times of any team, four times. With three titles each, Australia and the Netherlands tie for second place.
Pakistan has won the following World Cups:
- 1994: Pakistan defeated the Netherlands in the preceding World Cup final on penalties after a 1-1 stalemate in Sydney, ending a 13-year drought in which, it had failed to win the tournament. Pakistan has already won four championships, making them the most successful team in the event’s history.
- 1982: Pakistan wins the coveted trophy for the third time in Bombay, demonstrating their dominance in the sport (now Mumbai). In the summit match, the reigning champion came back from a goal down to beat West Germany 3-1.
- 1978: Pakistan defeated the Netherlands 3-2 in the Buenos Aires championship match. With his game-winning goal, Rana Eshanullah gave Pakistan their second world championship. The goal differential of 31 for Pakistan (35 for, 4 against) continues to be a World Cup record. Pakistan also set a record for goals scored, which they later surpassed (38) in the following tournament.
- 1971: Akhtarul Islam scored the game-winning goal for Pakistan in the 26th minute as they defeated Spain 1-0 in the Men’s Hockey World Cup final in Barcelona.
Pakistan became the inaugural men’s hockey World Cup champion after defeating Spain in the 10-team competition’s finale, despite losing the hosting rights. At one point, it looked as though Pakistan wouldn’t advance past the group round since the Netherlands was predicted to beat Japan in Pool B’s championship game, eliminating Pakistan from the competition.
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