Which are the most successful teams in Men's Hockey World Cup history?
A look at the successful nation teams that have finished in the top four positions in the history of the World Cup.
By : Gayathri Venkatraman
Update: 2022-12-31 11:47 GMT
24 teams in total have qualified for the Men's Hockey World Cup in the tournament's history. While 11 of these teams have made at least one semifinal appearance, 8 have made it to the final of the global event.
Here, we take a look at all the previous winners of the Men's Hockey World Cup.
Format
Most Successful Teams
Podium finishes: Nation-wise Record
Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
Pakistan | 4 Times (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) | 2 Times ( 1975, 1990*) | 1 Time (1973) | |
Netherlands | 3 Times ( 1973*, 1990, 1998*) | 4 Times ( 1978, 1994, 2014*, 2018) | 2 Times (2002, 2010) | 1 Time (1982) |
Australia | 3 Times ( 1986, 2010, 2014) | 2 Times (2002, 2006) | 5 Times (1978, 1982, 1990, 1994*, 2018) | 1 Time (1998) |
Germany | 2 Times ( 2002, 2006*) | 2 Times (1982, 2010) | 4 Times (1973, 1975, 1986, 1998) | 3 Times ( 1978, 1990, 1994) |
India | 1 Time (1975) | 1 Time (1973) | 1 Time (1971) | |
Belgium | 1 Time (2018) | |||
Spain | 2 Times (1971*, 1998) | 1 Time (2006) | ||
England | 1 Time (1986*) | 3 Times (2010, 2014, 2018) | ||
Argentina | 1 Time (2014) | |||
South Korea | 2 Times ( 2002, 2006) | |||
Kenya | 1 Time (1971) | |||
Malaysia | 1 Time (1975*) | |||
Soviet Union | 1 Time ( 1986*) |