Archive · 27 Aug 2026
India Beat Germany 3-1 to Secure Fifth World Cup Place
India’s women’s hockey team played Germany for fifth place at the World Cup.
India won the match 3-1.
Neither team scored during the first half.
Germany created several chances and won penalty corners, but India’s goalkeepers and defenders stopped them.
Ishika Chaudhary scored India’s first goal in the 43rd minute.
Navneet Kaur then scored twice in the next four minutes.
Germany’s Lynn Krings scored once near the end of the game.
India defended its lead and finished fifth.
This was India’s best World Cup finish since 1974.
India defeated Germany 3-1 in the Women’s Hockey World Cup fifth-place classification match.
The result secured India’s fifth-place finish, its best World Cup result since fourth place in 1974.
Ishika Chaudhary opened the scoring in the 43rd minute with a reverse-lift field goal.
Navneet Kaur scored twice, converting a penalty corner in the 44th minute and adding a field goal in the 47th.
Lynn Krings scored Germany’s only goal in the 59th minute, but India held on for victory.
- Who
- India’s and Germany’s women’s hockey teams; India’s goals came from Ishika Chaudhary and Navneet Kaur, while Lynn Krings scored for Germany.
- What
- India defeated Germany 3-1 in the fifth-place classification match at the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026.
- When
- Thursday, August 27, 2026; India scored in the 43rd, 44th and 47th minutes, and Germany scored in the 59th minute.
- Where
- Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.
- Why
- The match determined fifth and sixth place in the tournament.
- Match result
- India defeated Germany 3-1.
- Tournament
- FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026.
- Final placement
- India finished fifth.
- Historical significance
- It was India’s best World Cup finish since fourth place in the inaugural 1974 edition.
- India’s scorers
- Ishika Chaudhary scored once and Navneet Kaur scored twice.
- Germany’s scorer
- Lynn Krings scored Germany’s only goal in the 59th minute.
- Tournament record
- India entered the match after losing one game in the tournament, against the Netherlands.
Sources
FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: Dominant India beat Germany 3-1 to finish creditable fifth, best in 52 years
India Beat Germany 3-1 To Secure Fifth Place At Women's Hockey World Cup
India's Women's Hockey Team Clinch Fifth Spot At World Cup
