India finish eighth, their worst World Cup result
A shootout loss to Belgium in the seventh-place match. Harmanpreet Singh finishes joint top scorer with eight goals, and none of it changes the number.
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Hockey World Cup
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Fifth in Amstelveen, and the first top-five in 52 years
India beat Germany 3-1 to finish fifth at the World Cup, and Hockey India put ₹50 lakh behind it. The number that decided the tournament was one goal.
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The Hockey World Cup points system and format, explained
Three points for a win, one for a draw, and a tiebreaker order that decides more pools than the results do.
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How teams qualify for the Hockey World Cup
Continental championships do most of the work, and that is a deliberate design choice with real consequences for India.
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India at the Hockey World Cup: the whole history
One title, four turns as hosts, and a fifty-year wait that shapes how every campaign is received.
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