Last Updated: January 11, 2023, 17:32 IST
India males’s hockey crew (Pic Credit: TW/TheHockeyIndia)
As India intention to elevate the Men’s Hockey World Cup trophy for the second time, we check out the nation’s total efficiency within the showpiece occasion through the years
The Indian crew are all set to start their Men’s Hockey World Cup marketing campaign on Friday with a match in opposition to Spain. Graham Reid’s males have been positioned in Pool D together with England and Wales.
The Harmanpreet Singh-led aspect shall be up in opposition to England on January 15. In their final group fixture, the hosts will face Wales two days later. Overall, 16 nations will participate within the Men’s Hockey World Cup this time.
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Defending champions Belgium discover themselves in Pool B together with South Korea, Germany and Japan. The World Cup matches shall be performed throughout two venues in Odisha- the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela.
As India intention to elevate the Men’s Hockey World Cup trophy for the second time, it’s time to check out their total efficiency within the showpiece occasion.
Indian males’s hockey crew had managed to achieve the semi-finals within the inaugural version of the World Cup in 1971. However, India’s juggernaut was halted by arch-rivals Pakistan on the last-four stage. India improved their efficiency within the subsequent version of the World Cup and reached the finals. But the crew did not clinch the title. India had been crushed by the Netherlands within the summit conflict.
The story lastly did change in 1975 after India clinched their first-ever World Cup title. India outclassed arch-rivals Pakistan within the remaining to say their maiden World Cup title. Pakistan’s Zahid Sheikh had earned a lead for his aspect after scoring the opener within the seventeenth minute. The lead didn’t final lengthy. India scored two fast objectives to script a exceptional comeback and change into the world champions.
It finally turned out to be India’s one and solely World Cup victory so far. Since then, India registered their finest end on the 1994 version of the World Cup after claiming the fifth spot.
In the final Men’s World Cup version, India crashed out of the occasion after enduring a 2-1 defeat in opposition to the Dutch aspect within the quarterfinals.
India are all set to make their 15h look within the Men’s Hockey World Cup this time. The hosts will closely depend on skipper Harmanpreet Singh to say the silverware this time. The much-needed house assist and a bronze medal within the Tokyo Olympics will definitely work as a constructive catalyst for the Indian males’s hockey aspect.
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