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Harmanpreet Heroics Fall Short as India Finish Eighth

India played Belgium in a match to decide seventh and eighth place at the Hockey World Cup.

Abhishek Nain scored first for India.

Belgium then scored twice and took a 2-1 lead.

Harmanpreet Singh scored to make it 2-2.

Belgium went ahead again, but Harmanpreet scored with only 26 seconds left.

That made the game 3-3 and forced a shoot-out.

Three Indian players scored in the shoot-out, but Belgium scored one more goal.

Belgium finished seventh, and India finished eighth.

Key facts

Final result: Belgium beat India 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out after a 3-3 regulation-time draw.
India’s finish: India finished eighth at the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026.
Belgium’s finish: Belgium secured seventh place on home soil.
Harmanpreet Singh: The India captain scored twice, including the equalizer with 26 seconds remaining; it was his eighth tournament goal.
India’s shoot-out scorers: Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh and Abhishek converted their attempts, while Harmanpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh missed, according to the reports.
Belgium’s shoot-out scorers: Reports state that Alexander Hendrickx and Roman Duvekot scored for Belgium, while Victor Fourbert missed.
Scoring discrepancy: The reports differ on Belgium’s regulation-time scorers: some list Tom Boon and Arthur de Sloover, while others list Hugo Labouchere and say an Alexander Hendrickx goal was disallowed.

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