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Amstelveen:<\/strong> India’s women’s hockey team closed out the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026 with a 3-1 win over world No. 5 Germany in the fifth-sixth place classification match in Amstelveen on Thursday. Fifth place is India’s best finish at a women’s World Cup since the first edition in 1974, when they came fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The match stayed goalless for half an hour. Then India scored three times in the space of five minutes, twice through Navneet Kaur and once through Ishika, and Germany never recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cautious opening from both sides<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Germany had more of the ball early on, but neither side took many risks. India settled into the game as the first quarter went on, and in the fifth minute Baljeet Kaur and Sakshi Rana worked the ball down the right before picking out captain Salima Tete. The German defence closed the space quickly and Tete could not get a touch on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both teams got into the circle without managing a clean shot. Germany’s best moment came in the 11th minute, when Johanna Hachenberg went for a reverse hit and an Indian defender got a stick in the way. India’s reply came two minutes later, Lalremsiami taking a hit from Shilpi Dabas and looking for Navneet inside the German 23-metre area, only for the pass to run past her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germany waste three penalty corners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Germany won their first penalty corner in the 15th minute, after India’s video referral failed to overturn the decision. Bichu Devi kept the first attempt out. In the scramble that followed, the ball lifted off an Indian stick and Germany got another corner, but they went for a variation and a miscommunication sent the ball out of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India’s best chance of the second quarter came when Deepika found Navneet, who laid it off to Lalremsiami. Her shot went wide. Germany won another penalty corner soon afterwards, though the injection never arrived cleanly and India cleared. Ines Wanner then dragged an effort wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India finished the half strongly. Navneet and Tete combined to test Finja Starck, and the German goalkeeper made three saves in quick succession to keep the sides level at the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ishika and Navneet turn the game in five minutes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The deadlock broke in the 43rd minute. Neha won the ball and released Ishika, who had support on either side but chose to run at the German defence herself. She finished calmly for 1-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A minute later India were two up. Sustained pressure earned a penalty corner, and when Navneet’s direct attempt hit a German runner, India were given another. Navneet found the gap with the second one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third came in the 47th minute. Tete picked out Navneet on the baseline, and the forward beat two defenders before lifting the ball into the net for her second of the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krings scores late, but too late<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Germany kept pushing. Lynn Krings was inches away from a deflection in the 50th minute and eventually scored in the 59th, by which point the game was gone. Germany won one more penalty corner with 12 seconds left on the clock. India’s defence dealt with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the campaign added up to<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

India finished the tournament with two wins, three draws and one defeat from six matches. The only loss came against defending champions the Netherlands. India drew with higher-ranked China, England and Australia, and beat South Africa 6-1, their biggest win at an FIH World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A semi-final place was not far away, and the team now heads to the Asian Games in Japan next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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