Captain Harmanpreet Singh got his mojo back as he scored a hat-trick, all from penalty corners, to lead India to a rare 5-4 win over Australia in a nine-goal thriller in the FIH Pro-League hockey in Rourkela on Sunday.
Striker Sukhjeet Singh struck a second-half brace as India stunned reigning world champions Germany 3-2 in the FIH Pro League hockey, their first outing after the World Cup debacle, in Rourkela on Friday.
Australian David John along with BJ Kariappa and Shivendra Singh will serve as the Indian men's hockey team's interim coaches after Graham Reid stepped down as the nation's head coach following the FIH hockey World Cup.
Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid resigns following World Cup debacle. Analytical coach Greg Clark and scientific advisor Mitchell David Pemberton also stepped down.
Two-time champions Netherlands clinched the bronze medal at the ongoing FIH Men's Hockey World Cup after defeating three-time champions Australia 3-1 in the third-place match
The host nation France will get a direct berth in both the sections. Besides, five continental champions from Africa, Pan America, Asia, Europe and Oceania will also qualify directly.
A dominant India scored twice in the first and fourth quarters to beat South Africa 5-2 in a classification match and finish joint ninth in the FIH Men's World Cup on Saturday
India vs South Africa, Hockey World Cup 2023 Highlights: India on Saturday defeated South Africa 5-2 in the Classification play-off match to take the ninth spot in the Hockey Men's World Cup in Rourkela
Olympic champions Belgium will look to overcome a resilient Germany and become only the fourth nation to defend the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup title when the two sides clash in the final in Bhubaneswar on Sunday
Star drag-flicker Gonzalo Peillat struck a second-half hat-trick as Germany made a sensational comeback after being two goals down to beat Australia 4-3 and enter the FIH Men's World Cup final for the fifth time on Friday
India head coach Graham Reid's contract, which runs till the 2024 Paris Olympics, is likely to be reviewed after the hosts' early exit from the ongoing Hockey World Cup
After failing to qualify for the quarterfinals of the ongoing FIH Men's Hockey World Cup, Team India will square off against Japan in the last match of their campaign on Thursday
In a bizarre incident, German umpire Ben Goentgen was hit on the face off a penalty corner strike in the FIH Men's World Cup quarterfinal match between Netherlands and South Korea in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.