Men's Hockey World Cup: Netherlands reach semis by overcoming India
What's the story
Indian men's hockey team suffered a 1-3 defeat against Netherlands in the 2nd round opening clash at Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen. India had earlier reached the 2nd round by finising 2nd in Pool D behind behind England. And now in the 2nd round Pool E, India have started with a defeat as the Netherlands booked their place in the semis. Here's more.
India
India are 4th in Pool E
With India going down, they are currently 4th in Pool E.
India's summary reads 2 defeats from 2 matches. Notably, this is due to India losing against England earlier in Pool D.
England are 2nd with three points, courtesy of their win against India earlier in the opening round.
England open their Pool E campaign in 2nd round versus Argentina later tonight.
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Can India qualify for semis?
For India to make it through to the semis, they need Argentina to defeat England and get to three points. India, who face Argentina next on August 24, need to win that match handsomely and then hope Netherlands down England in the final Pool E contest.
Summary
Summary of the match
Duco Telgenkamp, Tjep Hoedemakers, and Thijs van Dam scored for the Dutch versus India.
Meanwhile, Harmanpreet Singh scored India's only goal from a penalty corner.
India had managed to hold the Dutch to 0-0 till half-time before the host took a slender 1-0 lead.
In the final quarter, the Dutch were all over the Indians and made merry to reach the semis.