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India vs. Spain Hockey World Cup 2023 Highlights: India began their Hockey World Cup 2023 campaign with a 2-0 win over Spain on Friday at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. Amit Rohidas scored with a stunning strike in the first quarter, and Hardik Singh’s cross was deflected by a Spanish defender to make it 2-0. Captain Harmanpreet Singh missed a penalty stroke in the second half that would have made it 3-0. The tournament is being held in India and Odisha for the second time in a row, and the winner of Pool D advances directly to the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the teams finishing second and third compete in a crossover round against the teams finishing third and second from Pool C.ed ones to express your best wishes and goodwill.
Following a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics in 2022, the Indian team will seek their first podium finish in 48 years in the World Cup now. India took bronze in the first tournament in 1971 and silver in the second tournament in 1973.
The Indian team, currently ranked sixth in the world, would be a medal contender, with the talented group led by Harmanpreet Singh emerging as a force to be reckoned with.
India had exited at the quarterfinal stage in the previous edition, also held in Bhubaneswar, after losing to the eventual runners-up, the Netherlands, and they would be hoping to reach at least the semifinals this time. India has also performed admirably in the FIH Hockey Pro League, finishing third in the 2021-22 season. The confidence and the winning mentality is back with the team.
Source:HT
