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Do you remember Holland as the Hockey World Champions of 1998?

The 1998 Men’s Hockey World Cup was the ninth Hockey World Cup and was held in Utrecht, Netherlands alongside the 1998 Women’s Hockey World Cup. The trophy was won by the Netherlands who faced Spain in the final game. The Dutch made history by being the only country to win a tournament at its home ground not only once, but twice. This Dutch team feature Teun de Nooijer, who we can see in this video scoring the final goal:


 

Read also: Favourite Hockey Players: Teun de Nooijer (NED)


 

By Pablo Mendoza

Pablo Mendoza is an FIH Hockey Academy Educator and the owner of A Hockey World. Contact: pablo@ahockeyworld.net