Amstelveen, 27 August 2026: Indian women’s hockey team signed off from the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026 on a high, defeating world No. 5 Germany 3-1 in the 5th-6th place classification match in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on Thursday. The result secured Indian women’s team a fifth-place finish, their best at an FIH World…
Amstelveen, 24 August 2026: India’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 ended with a 3-5 defeat against Argentina in their concluding Pool E match at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen on Monday. Argentina raced into a 2-0 lead inside the opening six minutes through Joaquin Toscani and Nicolas della…
Amstelveen, 23 August 2026: India women’s team’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026 ended in frustration after a goalless draw against Australia in their decisive Pool E encounter at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen on Sunday. With only a win taking India through, the draw favoured…
Amstelveen, Netherlands, 16 August 2026: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team began their FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026 campaign with a hard-fought 2-2 draw against 2024 Olympic silver medallists China at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen on Sunday. Playing their opening match of the tournament, India made an impressive start and took…
When discussing field hockey, India’s record of eight Olympic gold medals naturally takes center stage. However, the nation’s history in the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup—a tournament co-founded in 1971 following a joint proposal by India and Pakistan—tells a far more complex story. It is a narrative defined by early dominance, decades of tactical adjustments,…
