1973 Men's Hockey World Cup
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Netherlands | ||
| City | Amstelveen | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Venue(s) | Wagener Stadium | ||
| Top three teams | |||
| Champions |
 Netherlands (1st title)
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| Runner-up |
 India
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| Third place |
 West Germany
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 38 | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Ties Kruize (11 goals) | ||
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The 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup was the second installment of the Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 24 August to 2 September at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The tournament was won by host nation the Netherlands, who defeated India 4–2 on penalty strokes after the final had finished 2–2.
Twelve teams competed in the tournament.
Netherlands
Maarten Sikking, Bart Taminiau, Flip van Lidth de Jeude, Nico Spits (capt), Coen Kranenberg, André Bolhuis, Jeroen Zweerts, Frans Spits, Ties Kruize, Paul Litjens, Wouter Leefers
India
Charles Cornelius, Michael Kindo, Surjit Singh, Varinder Singh, Ajit Pal Singh, Harmik Singh, M. P. Ganesh (capt), Ashok Kumar, B. P. Govinda, Chand Singh, Harcharan Singh
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