the first hockey world cup was held at barcelona, spain.
the first hockey world cup was held at barcelona, spain.
where was the first hockey world cup held?
barcelona , spain
in 1971, the first ever hockey world cup was to be hosted by pakistan. however, political issues would prevent that first competition from being played in pakistan. the fih had inadvertently scheduled the first world cup to be played in pakistan during the bangladesh liberation war. furthermore, pakistan and india had been at war with each other only six years earlier. when pakistan invited india to compete in the tournament, a crisis arose. pakistanis, led by cricketer abdul hafeez kardar, protested against india's participation in the hockey world cup. given the intense political climate between pakistan and india, the fih decided to move the tournament elsewhere. in march 1971, coincidentally in the same month bangladesh declared independence from pakistan, the fih decided to move the first hockey world cup to the real club de polo grounds in barcelona, spain, which was considered a neutral and peaceful european site. on 27 march 1971, in brussels, the trophy was formally handed to fih president rene frank by h.e masood, the pakistani ambassador to belgium. a total number of 10 teams qualified for the event and were broken up into two groups. the pakistani team was drawn in a group with hosts spain, australia, japan and the netherlands. the group was topped by spain and pakistan respectively, and both the teams advanced into the semi-finals. in the first semi-final of the tournament pakistan ousted india 2–1 in a tense and closely contested game and in the second semi-final spain played safe and defeated a spirited kenya 1–0 to enter the finals against pakistan. in the final pakistan scored early but then strengthened its defense to hold out a 1–0 victory and win the first hockey world cup, retaining its number one position in the world hockey rankings, closely followed by india and the netherlands. tanvir dar finished as the top goal scorer at the tournament with eight goals.
pakistan men's national field hockey team
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