| Finals at Dynamo Stadium | | Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Final | 29.07 | 17:00 | India | 4-3 | Spain | 2-0 | | 3-4 | 29.07 | 15:00 | Soviet Union | 2-1 | Poland | 2-0 | | 5-6 | 29.07 | 11:00 | Cuba | 4-1 | Tanzania | 1-0 |
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| The game for 5th place was played at Young Pionneers Staidyum |
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. India | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 43: | 9 | | 2. Spain | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36: | 7 | | 3. Soviet Union | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32: | 12 | | 4. Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20: | 17 | | 5. Cuba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11: | 43 | | 6. Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4: | 58 |
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| First 2 to Final. Rest to Classification. |
| Round Robin | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Spain | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33: | 3 | | 2.India | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 39: | 6 | | 3.Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30: | 11 | | 4.Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19: | 15 | | 5.Cuba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7: | 42 | | 6.Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3: | 54 |
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| Team | Spai | Indi | Sovi | Pola | Cuba | Tanz | | Spain | --- | 2:2 | 2:1 | 6:0 | 11:0 | 12:0 | | India | | --- | 4:2 | 2:2 | 13:0 | 18:0 | | Soviet Union | | | --- | 5:1 | 11:2 | 11:2 | | Poland | | | | --- | 7:1 | 9:1 | | Cuba | | | | | --- | 4:0 | | Tanzania | | | | | | --- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 20.07 | 11:00 | Poland | 7-1 | Cuba | 3-0 | | 20.07 | 12:45 | India | 18-0 | Tanzania | 12-0 | | 20.07 | 17:00 | Spain | 2-1 | Soviet Union | 1-1 | | 21.07 | 11:00 | Soviet Union | 11-2 | Cuba | 5-1 | | 21.07 | 12:45 | Spain | 12-0 | Tanzania | 7-0 | | 21.07 | 17:00 | India | 2-2 | Poland | 1-0 | | 23.07 | 11:00 | Cuba | 4-0 | Tanzania | 2-0 | | 23.07 | 12:45 | Spain | 2-2 | India | 1-1 | | 23.07 | 17:00 | Soviet Union | 5-1 | Poland | 2-0 | | 24.07 | 11:00 | India | 13-0 | Cuba | 8-0 | | 24.07 | 12:45 | Spain | 6-0 | Poland | 5-0 | | 24.07 | 17:00 | Soviet Union | 11-2 | Tanzania | 7-1 | | 26.07 | 11:00 | Poland | 9-1 | Tanzania | 3-1 | | 26.07 | 12:45 | India | 4-2 | Soviet Union | 2-0 | | 26.07 | 17:00 | Spain | 11-0 | Cuba | 7-0 |
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FIH nominated on 03.02.1980 in Cannes (FRA) the 12 teams.
There were no oficial qualification tournaments. FIH selected the teams following their performance in International matches.
The main tournament was the FIH World Championship.
| Reserves | | Asia: Japan | | America: Canada/United States | | Africa: Egypt/Uganda | | Europe: Poland/Italy |
| Initial Groups Composition - Cannes 03.02 | | Group A | | Pakistan - 1. | | Netherlands - 4. | | India - 5. | | Argentina - 8. | | Great Britain - 9. | | Kenya -12. | | Group B | | West Germany - 2. | | Australia -3. | | Spain 6. | | New Zealand - 7. | | Soviet Union - 10. | | Malaysia - 11. |
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| All teams exept Host, Spain and India boycotted the Games. | | All reserves exept Poland refused to participate. |
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