| FIH kept their tradition to elect the participating teams. | | The list and the Groups draw was announced on 01.02.1976 in Cannes (FRA). | | Canada took its place as Host. | | West Germany as Olympic Champion from Munchen OG Men 1972. | | Argentina as best American team 1st from America Men PG 1975. | | Kenya as African team. | | Netherlands and India last 2 World Champions. | | Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and Spain from overall performance. | | Great Britain and Belgium were asked to play tree match elimination series. Belgium won. | | Om 31.01 FIH named 9 teams. On 01.02 Netherlands and Malaysia were added and Great Britain/Belgium Play-off was anounced. |
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| Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Belgium | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3: | 4 | | 2. Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4: | 3 |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Played at Wagener-stadion, Amstelveen (NED) | | 19.03 | | Great Britain | 3-0 | Belgium | | | 20.03 | 16:00 | Belgium | 1-0 | Great Britain | 0-0 | | 21.03 | | Belgium | 2-1 | Great Britain | 0-0 | | 1-0 Dubois 50'PC; 1-1 Long 55'PC; 2-1 Dubois 74'PC |
| In European Championship 1974 England (4.), Scotland (7.) and Wales (8.) were better than Belgium (10.) |
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| Team | OG 1972 | WC 1973 | WC 1975 | | India | 3. | 2. | 1. | | Pakistan | 2. | 4. | 2. | | West Germany | 1. | 3. | 3. | | Malaysia | 8. | 11. | 4. | | Australia | 5. | | 5. | | New Zealand | 9. | 7. | 7. | | Spain | 7. | 5. | 8. | | Netherlands | 4. | 1. | 9. | | Belgium | 10. | 8. | | | Argentina | 14. | 9. | 11. | | Kenya | 13. | 12. | | | Reserves | | England | | 6. | 6. | | Great Britian | 6. | | | | Japan | | 10. | | | France | 12. | | | | Mexico | 16. | | | | Ghana | | | 12. | | Not Choosen | | Poland | 11. | | | | Uganda | 15. | | |
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| Ghana was only automatic replacement of Kenya as African representative. |
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