India topped Pool C with seven points on account of a better goal difference than Olympic silver medallist Belgium and will play their quarterfinal game on December 13.
India scored four goals in the fourth quarter through Chinglensana Singh (46th minute), Lalit Upadhyay (47th, 57th) and Amit Rohidas (51st) after Harmanpreet Singh gave home team the lead in the 12th minute.
With a flurry of goals in the last quarter, India topped Pool C, thus automatically qualifying for the quarter-finals.
India gave away a goal in the eighth minute before bouncing back strongly after halftime to lead 2-1.
The draw enabled world no. 5 India to take the top spot in Pool C ahead of Belgium on goal difference. Both teams have a win and a draw from two outings.
Harmanpreet Singh and Simranjeet Singh scored the goals for the Indian team in a 2-2 draw against Belgium.
India are placed in Pool C alongside reigning Olympic silver medallist Belgium, South Africa and Canada and the table toppers will directly qualify for the last-eight round.
India registered a comprehensive 5-0 win against South Africa to make a sizzling start in the World Cup.
During his time as a High Performance Director in India, Oltmans strengthened the grassroot level besides working with all the national teams, be it junior or senior, men or women.
India's next game is against Belgium on December 2. The match is going to be a high-voltage one as Belgium also thrashed Canada by 2-1 in the opening match of Hockey World Cup.
Akashdeep impressed all and sundry in his new role as linkman by not only setting up a goal for Lalit Upadhyay but also scoring one in India's 5-0 rout of South Africa.
India scored three fine field goals in a span of four minutes to take the match out of South Africa's reach.
In the last 10 editions since its maiden triumph in 1975, India's best performance was a fifth-place finish at the 1992 edition in Mumbai (then Bombay).
The mega event begins November 28 and will conclude on December 16 at the city's Kalinga Stadium.
While the men lost 2-4 to Malaysia on Sunday, the women's team suffered a 1-3 defeat at the hands of Argentina later in the day.
India ended Asian Games 2018 campaign on a disappointing note with a bronze medal after beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the third-place game.
The setback at the Asian Games didn't just cost the team a shot at a second successive gold but also direct qualification to the 2020 Olympics.
For coach Harinder Singh, who took charge a few months back, a title in Jakarta would enter into record books as India have never won back-to-back gold in the continental showpiece.
The monthly allowance under TOPS has been started by the ministry last year but the hockey team is getting the pocket allowance for the first time.
The Indian team will be the highest ranked side in the tournament, and will be the favourites to retain their title.
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