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FIH Women's World Cup Qualifiers Highlights: India beat Uruguay 4-0 - Scores, updates, blog
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The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals. (Photo credit: Hockey India)
2026 FIH Women’s World Cup Qualifiers Highlights: Hosts India defeated Uruguay 4-0 in their opening match of the 2026 FIH Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Annu (21), Ishika (39), Lalremsiami (49) and Rutuja (58') scored for India.
With this win, Indian women's registered their first win of the season. This was coach Sjoerd Marijne's first assignment.
India have been placed in Group B alongside Scotland, Uruguay, and Wales. They will face Scotland tomorrow.
As it happened.
Live Updates
- 8 March 2026 8:21 PM IST
Q2: Another PC for India
India win their fourth PC of the match, but Annu’s drag flick fails to find the net.
- 8 March 2026 8:17 PM IST
Q2: India takes review
India takes the review to check for defender leg or back stick. But umpire give a free hit and Indian loses its review.
- 8 March 2026 8:13 PM IST
Q2: PC for India!
Here's another opportunity for the Indian team. This is their second PC of the match. They had failed to convert the first opportunity.
Salima Tete injects and Navneet takes the shot. India is awarded another PC and its a GOALLLL this time.
Annu scores in 21st minute.

- 8 March 2026 8:09 PM IST
Q2: Attack from Uruguay
Agustina Martinez attempts a shot from a very tight angle, but the scoreline remains unchanged.
- 8 March 2026 8:04 PM IST
Q1: India 0-0 Uruguay
The first quarter ends with both teams searching for a breakthrough.
India had an opportunity with a penalty corner in the fourth minute but Uruguay have looked compact in defence and solid in midfield.
India created more attacking chances with five circle penetrations compared to Uruguay’s two.
Score: India 0-0 Uruguay
- 8 March 2026 7:59 PM IST
Q1: India, Uruguay look for break through
Uruguay are slowly building their attack and look compact in the midfield, moving the ball around with crisp, composed passing.
Indian women too are looking for their breakthrough.
- 8 March 2026 7:53 PM IST
Q1: PC for India
Three minutes in and India earn their first penalty corner. A variation between Navneet Kaur and Udita Duhan finds the net, but the goal is disallowed as the shot is too high.
- 8 March 2026 7:37 PM IST
Players enter the stadium
Both teams are playing under coaches leading their first tournament in charge. The players step onto the turf amid loud cheers from the crowd.

Time for the national anthems.
- 8 March 2026 7:35 PM IST
Head-to-head
India have the edge heading into this clash, having won one and drawn one of the previous two meetings.

