In the 13th edition, 12 teams have qualified. Among the overall 24 teams that have played in the World Cup, the maximum number of 16 teams participated in 2002 World Cup. India topped the Pool A in 1975 and Pool B in 1975. The pool analysis tells how every team was ranked in the last 13 editions, and which teams participated.
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History of Hockey World Cup
Names of Teams in Pools are based on their position.
Inaugural edition had 10 teams, 1978 World Cup had 14 teams, 2002 World Cup had maximum 16 participants. All the other 10 editions let only 12 teams qualify for the World Cup.
1971: 10
Pool A
- India, West Germany, Kenya, France, Argentina
Pool B
- Spain, Pakistan, Netherlands, Australia, Japan
1973: 12
Pool A
- West Germany, India, Spain, New Zealand, Kenya, Japan
Pool B
- Pakistan, Netherlands, Belgium, England, Argentina, Malaysia
1975: 12
Pool A
- Pakistan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, Netherlands, Poland
Pool B
- India, West Germany, Australia, England, Argentina, Ghana
1978: 14
Pool A
- Australia, West Germany, India, England, Poland, Canada, Belgium
Pool B
- Pakistan, Netherlands, Spain, Argentina, Malaysia, Ireland, Italy
1982: 12
Pool A
- Pakistan, West Germany, Poland, New Zealand, Spain, Argentina
Pool B
- Australia, Netherlands, India, Soviet Union, England, Mallaysia
1986: 12
Pool A
- England, Soviet Union, Netherlands, Argentina, Pakistan, New Zealand
Pool B
- Australia, West Germany, Poland, Spain, India, Canada
1990: 12
Pool A
- Australia, Netherlands, France, Soviet Union, Argentina, India
Pool B
- West Germany, Pakistan, Spain, England, Canada, Ireland
1994: 12
Pool A
- Pakistan, Australia, England, Argentina, Spain, Belarus
Pool B
- Netherlands, Germany, India, Korea, South Africa, Belgium
1998: 12
Pool A
- Germany, Netherlands, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand, India
Pool B
- Australia, Spain, Pakistan, England, Poland, Malaysia
2002: 16
Pool A
- Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Pakistan, Spain, New Zealand, South Africa, Belgium
Pool B
- Australia, South Korea, Malaysia, England, Japan, India, Poland, Cuba
2006: 12
Pool A
- Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Pakistan, Argentina, Japan
Pool B
- Germany, South Korea, Netherlands, England, South Africa, India
2010: 12
Pool A
- Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, Argentina, New Zealand, Canada
Pool B
- Australia, England, Spain, India, South Africa, Pakistan
2014: 12 (not based on position)
Pool A
- Australia, England, Belgium, India, Spain, Malaysia
Pool B
- Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Argentina, South Africa
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