International Hockey Federation – FIH who is organize Hockey world cup in span of four years every time since the inaugural edition of 1971. First Edition of Hockey world cup was played in 1971 which to be played in spain – Barcelona and since then so far total of 14 Tournaments which to be played till 2018. Next Hockey world cup Tournament will be played in 2022. If we look at the result then First edition of Hockey world championship won by pakistan by defeating spain in final with a score of 1-0
By winning the four title of Hockey world cup Pakistan is the most successful team of this competition. Pakistan won the Hockey world cup trophy in 1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994. Australia and Netherland won the hockey world cup win 3-3 times each this competition while Germany won twice in 2002 and 2006.
Most Recent 14th Edition of the Hockey world cup tournament host by India and Belgium are the champions of the events. Check out below the year by year Winners and runners up the list of Hockey world cup so far.
Hockey World Cup Champions
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final Score | Host |
| 1971 | Pakistan | Spain | 1-0 | Spain |
| 1973 | Netherlands | India | 2-2 (4-2 in Penalty Strokes) | Netherlands |
| 1975 | India | Pakistan | 2-1 | Malaysia |
| 1978 | Pakistan | Netherlands | 3-2 | Argentina |
| 1982 | Pakistan | Germany | 3-1 | India |
| 1986 | Australia | England | 2-1 | England |
| 1990 | Netherlands | Pakistan | 3-1 | Pakistan |
| 1994 | Pakistan | Netherlands | 1-1 (4-3 in Penalty Strokes) | Australia |
| 1998 | Netherlands | Spain | 3-2 | Netherlands |
| 2002 | Germany | Australia | 2-1 | Malaysia |
| 2006 | Germany | Australia | 4-3 | Germany |
| 2010 | Australia | Germany | 2-1 | India |
| 2014 | Australia | Netherlands | 6-1 | Netherlands |
| 2018 | Belgium | Netherlands | 0-0 (3-2 in penalty shoots) | India |
Countries Wise Hockey world cup winners
| Country | Number of Titles | Year |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1971, 1978, 1982, 1994 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1973, 1990, 1998 |
| Australia | 3 | 1986, 2010, 2014 |
| Germany | 2 | 2002, 2006 |
| Belgium | 1 | 2018 |
| India | 1 | 1975 |