India had earlier opened the campaign of the four-match series against South Africa with a 5-1 win.
From cultural and music shows to food festivals, Odisha and Bhubaneswar are offering more than just hockey at the 2023 World Cup.
India have got nine penalty corners so far but have not scored once from them directly.
Cedric Charlier gave Belgium the lead in the ninth minute with a field goal but Germany came back strongly and struck two goals through Wellen Niklas (22nd minute) and Tom Grambusch (52nd, penalty stroke).
This was Rani Rampal's first India game since playing against Belgium in the FIH Women’s Hockey Pro League 2021-22 last June
Hardik sustained the injury in the Pool D match against England which ended in a 0-0 draw in the ongoing FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023.
Australia and Argentina had a tooth-to-tooth fight as both teams fought valiantly till the end. The Netherlands, on the contrary, decimated the Kiwis.
Hardik Singh suffered a hamstring injury during India’s match against England in Rourkela.
Hockey World Cup 2023: Despite playing some brilliant hockey, India would be disappointed they did not find the winning goal against England.
India played out a goalless draw against England in their second Pool D match but still remained in the hunt for a direct quarterfinal qualification.
India remain second in the points table and have a fair chance of making to the quarter-finals as they play a weaker opponent in Wales in their last group contest.
Hockey World Cup 2023, India vs England Highlights: India and England fail to score despite of a brilliant attacking spree. Both the teams were excellent with their defense.
Hockey World Cup: India outclassed Spain 2-0 with a near flawless show in their opening Pool D match
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In the second Pool B match played at Kalinga stadium, no goal was scored till the half time. Grambusch Mats gave the lead to world number four Germans in the 35th minute through a penalty corner conversion before Ruhr Christopher struck a field goal five minutes later.
In the opening match of the day, Sam Hiha (11th, 18th minutes) scored two field goals in the opening two quarters, while Sam Lane opened the account for the Black Sticks with another field strike in the ninth minute.
"We are up against England next and it will be tougher, they are ranked higher than us. We know how tough England are in the Commonwealth Games," Graham Reid said.
India would want to do better on the penalty corners in the upcoming matches of the Hockey World Cup but the way they defended against Spain was a massive positive.
Check out some photos from India's first match against Spain at the Hockey World Cup 2023.
Playing in front of a boisterous home crowd comprising of over 20,000 passionate global hockey fans, it took a few minutes before both teams could shake off the nerves and settle into the match.
Hockey World Cup 2023, India vs Spain Highlights: Full time! It's victory to India over Spain, as they beat the opponents 2-0. Goals from Amit Rohidas and Hardik Singh gave India the 2-0 lead, and Spain were never able to respond to that from there. Positive start to the hosts' campaign.
After a barren and hard-fought first two quarters, Argentina scored the winner in the 42nd minute through a field effort from Casella Maico.
The Hockey World Cup will be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to January 29.
With 10 players from Punjab featuring in the 18-member India squad, it's difficult to imagine an Indian hockey team without its star players from the northern region.
Since winning the Hockey World Cup in 1975, India have failed to even reach the semi-finals.
An independent panel that investigated Sri Lanka's off-field behaviour during the World Cup in October-November revealed a litany of wrongdoing among players, officials, and associates.
With the Hockey World Cup 2023 beginning on Friday, here's a look at some facts and trivia about the tournament from its previous editions.
India will face Spain in its first Hockey World Cup 2023 match - Check preview, date, time, streaming info.
Hockey World Cup 2023 opening ceremony was preceded and succeeded by colourful cultural programmes that kept mesmerising the packed audience.