India who have been waiting for the World Cup trophy for almost half a century now will start their campaign against Spain. India last won the Hockey World Cup trophy 47 years ago in 1975 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After this, the Indian team never got a chance to lift any trophy in this global event. Team India won the World Cup last time by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan.
Finally India register victory
Harmanpreet converts 4th goal for India to secure their victory
Will there be another goal by any of the team?
Akashdeep scores second goal of the game. Team India in lead again
After the end of the third quarter, Team India and Wales both have converted 2 goals each. Final quarter will decide the result.
Wales turn the tables as they convert two goals leveling scores with India 2-2.
Akashdeep scores second goal for India. IND 2-0 Wales
Team India needs up their game as both teams are struggling to convert goals.
Shamsher Singh scores a goal for India after the men in blue get the penalty corner. However, India need to score 7 goals out of which at least six should be field goals and this one was from the penalty corner.
Team India still in search for the first goal. But they need to score at least 7 goals in order to create chance for quarterfinals. What is written in India's fate?
Wales lost to England 5-0
Wales lost to Spain 5-1
India and Wales have faile dto register their first goal. Who will draw first blood?
India's quest to win reach the quarterfinals begin! Will India leave behind England in the Pool d standings is something to watch out for.
Sreejesh, Mandeep, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet, Surender, Varun Kumar, Shamsher, Manpreet, Akashdeep, Vivek Sagar Prasad and Sukhjeet Singh.
Substitutes: Jarmanpreet, Abhishek, Hardik, Pathak, Lalit, Nilam, Nilakanta.
Earlier, England defeated Spain 4-0 and has a goal difference of 9 which makes them the table-topper. If Team India wants to reach the quarterfinals they will have to defeat Wales in such a way that their goal difference from today's match is 8. If they win with a goal difference of 7, then 6 goals out of these should be field goals. If they manage to score five field goals out of the seven goals then there will be a shootout between India and England in order to decide the poll D toppers.
India: P.R. Sreejesh, Krishna Pathak, Jarmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas (Vice Captain), Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh
Wales: Toby Reynolds-Cotterill(gk), Rhys Payne(gk), Gareth Furlong, Daniel Kyriakides, Hywel Jones, Ioan Wall, Steve Kelly, Lewis Prosser (captain), Dale Hutchinson, Jacob Draper, Gareth Griffiths, Rhys Bradshaw, Rupert Shipperley (captain), Fred Newbold, Ben Francis, Luke Hawker (captain), James Carson, Jack Pritchard
Matches played: 3
Matches won by India: 3
Matches won by Wales: 0
The match can be watched on Star Sports Network and DD Sports.
The live streaming of the match will be available online on Disney+Hotstar.
Each of the 16 teams divided into four groups i.e A, B, C and D will play three matches each against teams of their pools. The team that will top the table will advance directly to the quarterfinals. On the other hand, the teams on the second and third spots will play the crossover matches starting on January 22.
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