1994 Men's Hockey World Cup

1994 Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CitySydney
Dates23 November – 4 December 1994
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Homebush Stadium
Final positions
Champions Pakistan (4th title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored143 (3.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Taco van den Honert (10 goals)
Best playerPakistan Shahbaz Ahmed[1]
1990 (previous) (next) 1998

The 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup was the eighth edition of the Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the FIH. It was held from 23 November to 4 December 1994 in Sydney, Australia. Pakistan defeated the Netherlands 4–3 on penalties (full time 1-1) to lift the trophy.[2]

  1. ^ "8th World Cup, Sydney, Australia, 1994". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. ^ ""Sydney Friskin. "Pakistan exact revenge in World Cup final." Times [London, England] 5 Dec. 1994". the Times.