Archive · 18 Aug 2026
India Records Biggest-Ever Women's Hockey World Cup Victory
India won a Women's Hockey World Cup match against South Africa.
They won by five goals.
This was the biggest win India has ever had in the tournament.
The World Cup has existed for 52 years.
Before this game, India had never won by four goals or more.
India had won three earlier matches by three goals.
Two of those wins happened in the first tournament in 1974.
This victory set a new record for India in the competition.
India defeated South Africa by five goals in the Women's Hockey World Cup.
The result became India's largest victory in the competition's 52-year history.
India had never previously won a Women's World Cup match by four or more goals.
India had recorded three earlier victories by three-goal margins.
Two of those three-goal victories came during the inaugural 1974 edition.
- Who
- India and South Africa's women's hockey teams.
- What
- India recorded its biggest-ever Women's Hockey World Cup victory, winning by five goals.
- When
- The specific date is not stated; the article identifies the result as occurring today.
- Where
- At the Women's Hockey World Cup; the specific venue is not stated.
- Why
- The victory was notable because it set India's largest winning margin in the tournament's 52-year history.
- Winner
- India
- Opponent
- South Africa
- Winning margin
- Five goals
- Record set
- India's biggest victory in Women's Hockey World Cup history
- Tournament history
- The Women's World Cup has a 52-year history
- Previous best margin
- India had not previously won by four or more goals
- 1974 results
- Two of India's three earlier three-goal victories came in the inaugural edition