Despite being on the front foot for much of the first quarter, things fell apart for India towards the end, and they finish it a goal down. Harmanpreet and co. will be aiming to bounce back quickly.

End of Q1 | IND 0-1 ENG

GOOOAAAALLLL! England take the lead! They've been gaining momentum towards the end of the first quarter, and now they open the scoring. A brilliant long ball from the deep is taken down superbly by Stuart Rushmere, who finds Nicholas Bandurak, and the latter slams it in!

Q1 13' IND 0-1 ENG

England earn the first penalty corner of the game, but India defend it brilliantly. The experienced Manpreet Singh intercepts the ball and prevents the danger. Heading into the final minutes of the first quarter now.

Q1 11' IND 0-0 ENG

Sumit is shown a green card by the referee, and India will be down to 10 men for a couple of minutes in the first quarter. England starting to come on the front foot, can they take advantage?

Q1 10' IND 0-0 ENG

India have been on the front foot more often than England in the opening minutes of the first quarter. Defender Jarmanpreet Singh gets the first shot away, after some good work by Dilpreet Singh on the right. 

Q1 7' IND 0-0 ENG

WE ARE LIVE! Action begins in Amstelveen, and the highly-awaited fixture between India and England is underway. Two closely-matched teams facing off, here we go!

Q1 1' IND 0-0 ENG

It is as close as it gets between India and England in their head-to-head in international hockey. India have won 10 times, England nine, and there's been a draw on five occasions. Their last two games ended in draws.

India's starting XI vs England: Mohith HS (gk), Abhishek Nain, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (c), Sumit Walmiki, Jugraj Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Sanjay Rana, Rajinder Singh

The Indian Men's Team is ready for their second Pool D battle at the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026!

Here's the Starting XI set to begin against England.

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We are rapidly approaching the scheduled start time of 6:30 PM IST. If India manage to win today, they will firmly establish themselves as one of the favourites for World Cup glory.

India's World Cup campaign began brilliantly as they beat Wales 3-1. India dominated most of the game, scoring two goals in the first quarter and another in the third quarter. Wales managed a goal in the dying minutes to deny India a clean sheet.

Today, India face arguably their toughest test of the pool stage. England are ranked five spots above India in the FIH rankings. Moreover, India have not beaten England at the Hockey World Cup in 32 years! Will Harmanpreet Singh and co. manage to end that streak today?

A very warm welcome to NDTV Sports for the live coverage of the Hockey World Cup 2026 Pool D clash between India and England. It is India's second pool game, and a massive one in the context for qualification. Stay tuned for all the live updates from the match!