The Indians squandered a two-goal advantage to end up losing 2-4 to Germany.
The Indian junior men's hockey team went down 2-3 to Germany in a match that went down to the final minute on its Europe tour.
The Indian women's hockey team fought with tigerish resolve but lost its nerves in the most crucial phase of the penalty shootout, going down to Germany.
Just one win away from securing a Paris Olympics berth, a resilient Indian women's hockey team will need to produce its 'A' game against higher-ranked Germany in the semifinals of the FIH Olympic Qualifiers
Pre-tournament favourites Germany produced a power-packed outing to defeat lower-ranked Chile 3-0 to open their campaign on a rousing note in the FIH Women's Olympic Qualifier
The Indian women's hockey team suffered a 1-3 defeat to Germany in the five-nation tournament.
Indian men's hockey team's woeful run in the five-nation tournament continued as it lost 2-3 against Germany to slump to its third consecutive defeat.
Momentum on their side, a determined India would look to overcome the mighty Germany to progress to the final of the Junior Men's Hockey World Cup
The Indian team will next take on Belgium in their third match of the tournament on December 2
India squandered a two-goal advantage to go down 3-4 to last edition's runners-up Germany in a thriller.
Three-time champions India failed to defend their Sultan of Johor Cup junior hockey title, losing 3-6 to world no.2 Germany in the semifinal at Johor Bahru in Malaysia on Friday.
India are placed in Pool B along with Malaysia, Pakistan, and New Zealand, while Pool A features Germany, Australia, South Africa and Great Britain
A below-par Indian junior men's hockey team lost 1-6 against hosts Germany to finish runners-up at the four- Nations tournament inDusseldorf on Tuesday
Sudeep Chirmako's twin strike was not enough as the Indian junior men's hockey team lost 2-3 to Germany in the 4 Nations Tournament in Dusseldorf.
Mumtaz Khan (60th) was the lone goal-scorer for India. Hahn Marie (9th), Seidel Carolin (37th) and Lena Keller (58th) scored a goal each in Germany's win.
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.
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