The Indian men's hockey team went down 3-4 in a shoot-out to co-hosts Belgium after a thrilling draw in regulation time to finish their FIH World Cup campaign in eighth place on Friday.

India vs Belgium Hockey World Cup 2026: India suffered a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat against co-hosts Belgium in the seventh-place match of the Men's Hockey World Cup 2026.

After failing to live up to the expectations, India will look to salvage some pride and regain confidence when they face formidable co-hosts Belgium in the seventh/eighth-place classification match in the FIH World Cup on Friday.

The men's and women's hockey World Cups are right on the horizon as the top teams around the world gear up for the ultimate showpiece in Belgium and the Netherlands.

India let in two goals in the final quarter to suffer a 1-3 defeat to Belgium in their Rourkela leg of the FIH Men's Pro League 2025-26 match in Rourkela on Wednesday.

In an entertaining final, Belgium beat India 1-0 in a closely-fought encounter to lift the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia on Sunday.

A determined India fought bravely but lost to Belgium 2-3 in a rain-affected Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey match at Ipoh, Malaysia on Tuesday.

With only minutes left on the clock, Harmanpreet Singh stepped up to convert the penalty stroke and seal the issue in his team's favour.

Jose Maria Basterra (40'), Marc Reyne (55') and Marc Miralles (57') featured on the scoresheet for Spain.

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The Indian men's hockey team produced a listless show to go down 2-7 against Olympic champions Belgium in their second match of the 5 Nations Tournament.

Germany on Sunday clinched their third men's Hockey World Cup title after beating defending champions Belgium 5-4 in shootout in Bhubaneshwar.

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

Hockey World Cup 2023: India lost 4-5 (3-3) to New Zealand in the penalty shootout of crossover match at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

The seventh day of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 brought the conclusion of the group stage action from Pool A and Pool B, as Australia and Belgium topped their groups, booking their quarterfinals spots