Hockey World Cup: India's semifinal hopes end after 1-3 loss to Netherlands
The Indian men's hockey team has been eliminated from the FIH World Cup semifinal race following a 1-3 loss to the Netherlands. India will now compete in the fifth-eighth place classification matches.
Why it matters
This represents a significant setback for the Indian national team in a major international sporting tournament.
The Indian men's hockey team are out of the FIH World Cup semifinal race after losing 1-3 to reigning Olympic champions Netherlands in their second-round match on Saturday.India needed a win to keep their last-four hopes alive, but a strong first half was followed by a difficult final quarter. The Netherlands scored twice in the last 10 minutes to seal the match.Harmanpreet Singh scored India's only goal in the 52nd minute from a penalty corner. Duco Telgenkamp (41st), Tjep Hoedemakers (51st) and Thijs van Dam (55th) scored field goals for the Netherlands.India will now play Argentina in their final second-round match on Monday before entering the fifth-eighth place classification matches.India out of semifinal raceThe defeat leaves India without a point in the second round.
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