1990 Men's Hockey World Cup

1990 Hockey World Cup
مردوں کا ہاکی عالمی کپ 1990ء (Urdu)
Tournament details
Host countryPakistan
CityLahore
Dates12–23 February 1990
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place Australia
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 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.

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]

  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.