India vs Argentina: The Indian team could not perform well in the Hockey World Cup 2026. In the match played on 24 August, Argentina defeated India 5-3. Earlier, India also had to face defeat against Netherlands. However, now after losing to Argentina, Team India’s journey from Hockey World Cup 2026 has ended. Indian team’s dream of becoming world champion once again has been shattered. Indian fans have also suffered a big shock after the defeat against Argentina.
Poor performance of Indian team
India had a very bad start against Argentina. Argentina had defeated India by scoring the first goal in the 40th second itself. This goal was scored by Toscani. After this, in the 7th minute, Nicolas Della Torri converted the penalty corner to give Argentina a 2-0 lead.
After this, the Indian team made a comeback by scoring a goal in the 10th minute. Sukhjit Singh had scored this goal to boost the morale of the Indian team. However, even after this goal, the Indian team could not put pressure on Argentina for long. The defense of the Indian team looked very weak. In the second and third quarters, the Indian team kept the ball in its court but failed to score a goal.
India got four penalty corners in the 34th minute. But captain Harmpreet Kaur could not score a single goal. Argentina’s strong defense dashed India’s hopes. In the third and fourth quarters, Argentinian player Domane performed brilliantly and played well while keeping the ball in his possession. During this period, Indian goalkeeper Mohit also made many saves. After this, due to Yashdeep’s foul, Argentina got a penalty stroke and Domain scored the goal easily. India definitely scored 2 goals in the last quarter. But this was not enough to win the match. In the end, Argentina defeated India 5-3 and showed them the way out of the World Cup.
Had a crushing defeat from Netherlands
Before Argentina, Indian team faced Netherlands. Netherlands had defeated India 3-1. Even in the first round, India had to face defeat from England and Team India did not get any further points. In such a situation, due to not getting points in the second round, Team India’s journey in Hockey World Cup 2026 ended.