Archive · 24 Aug 2026
India Trail Argentina at Halftime in Hockey World Cup Decider
India are playing Argentina in an important hockey match.
Argentina scored very quickly and then scored again from a penalty corner.
India’s Sukhjeet Singh scored once to reduce the difference.
No goals were scored in the second quarter, so Argentina led 2-1 at halftime.
India had lost their two earlier matches and had no points.
They need to win by several goals to have a chance of reaching the semi-finals.
They also need England to lose to the Netherlands.
A draw for England would give England enough points to stay ahead of India.
Argentina led India 2-1 at halftime in their final Pool E match of the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup.
Joaquin Toscani scored inside the opening minute before Nicholas Della Torre doubled Argentina’s lead from a penalty corner.
Sukhjeet Singh pulled one goal back for India in the ninth minute of the first quarter.
India entered the match without a point after losing 3-1 to defending champions and hosts the Netherlands.
India need a significant win and an England defeat against the Netherlands to keep their semi-final hopes alive.
- Who
- India and Argentina, with England and the Netherlands affecting the qualification calculations.
- What
- India trailed Argentina 2-1 at halftime in their final Pool E match of the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup.
- When
- August 24, 2026; the match was at halftime after the first two quarters.
- Where
- Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.
- Why
- India were trying to keep their semi-final hopes alive after two defeats and needed a large victory plus a favorable result in the England-Netherlands match.
- Halftime score
- India 1-2 Argentina
- First-quarter scorers
- Joaquin Toscani and Nicholas Della Torre for Argentina; Sukhjeet Singh for India
- India’s previous result
- A 1-3 defeat against the Netherlands
- Pool E leader
- The Netherlands with six points
- India’s points
- Zero
- India’s goal difference
- Minus four before the Argentina match
- Qualification requirement
- India needed a significant win against Argentina and an England defeat against the Netherlands