FIH Men's Hockey World Cup: India go down 5-3 to Argentina - Highlights
India will now play the 7th-place match.
India vs Argentina LIVE Score, Men's Hockey World Cup 2026
India face Argentina in a must-win Pool E clash in Phase 2 of the Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen on Monday.
India's semi-final hopes suffered a major blow after they went down 1-3 to the Netherlands in their opening Phase 2 match. The defeat left India without a point from their first two games of this stage, meaning they now need a big win against Argentina and favourable results elsewhere to keep their last-four hopes alive.
The Netherlands have already secured their semi-final place after winning both their Phase 2 matches. England and Argentina currently have three points each, while India are yet to open their account.
India therefore face a complicated qualification equation. A victory over Argentina is essential, but the margin could also prove crucial. India's hopes will additionally depend on the result of the England-Netherlands clash.
India entered Phase 2 after finishing second in Pool D, having beaten Wales 3-1 and Pakistan 5-3 while losing 2-4 to England.
Argentina, meanwhile, are also fighting for a place in the semi-finals and will know that a win would put them in a strong position to progress.
Highlights:
Argentina now have a chance to qualify for the semi-finals, while India will play the 7th place match to finish their Hockey World Cup campaign.
Argentina started strongly with an early goal and kept control of the game. India fought back but could not close the gap. They scored two goals in the final minutes and had a penalty corner in the last minute, but could not convert it.
Hardik Singh (8) and Sukhjeet Singh(34) scored for India, with Sukhjeet scoring twice.
Final Score: India 3-5 Argentina
India finally take their chance in the 58th minute and Sukhjeet does it again for India and scores a goal.
Score: India 2–5 Argentina
Argentina with another brilliant goal. India's defence and goalkeeper could not stop the Argentine players, who finished well to score their fifth goal.
SCORE: India 1-5 Argentina
A brilliant save by India keeps Argentina from scoring another goal!
SCORE: India 1-4 Argentina
Argentina get another chance to extend their lead after India gives away a penalty stroke. Argentina do not miss the chance and score again.
SCORE: India 1-4 Argentina
India get another chance to reduce Argentina’s lead, but after two attempts, they fail to convert the penalty corner into a goal and loses their referral.
Now, both teams have no referrals left.
India get four penalty corners after mistakes from Argentina, but they fail to convert them, with the Argentine defence blocking all four attempts.
Score: India 1-3 Argentina
Argentina may have lost a penalty corner earlier, but they found another chance to score and converted it well to extend their lead.
Score: India 1-3 Argentina
Argentina take a referral during a penalty corner, even after being warned by the referee. They go ahead with the referral but lose it, along with the chance to score from the penalty corner.
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