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Women's Junior Hockey World Cup: India bow down 1-3 to Germany - Highlights
Catch all the highlights from India's second group match at the 2025 Junior Women's Hockey World Cup.
Indian women's junior hockey team takes on Germany in seond group match. (Photo Credits: Hockey India)
The Indian women's team were up against Germany in their second group match at the 2025 Junior Women's Hockey World Cup in Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday.
After registering their biggest-ever 13-0 win against Namibia in the opening game, India was aiming to build on this momentum and claim at least a point from this match.
But, they fell short against an aggressive German team, and with just one direct available spot for the knockout stage, this loss today can hurt their qualification chances.
As it happened:
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- 3 Dec 2025 2:47 PM GMT
End of First Quarter: India 0-1 Germany
In a high-intensity first quarter, both teams are looking for a good, speedy attacking run, which really worked for Germany in the first half of the quarter.
India tried to put back the pressure but failed to find the correct passes in the opponents' half, resulting in just one circle penetration compared to Germany's 6.
- 3 Dec 2025 2:43 PM GMT
11' A lot of turnovers in both halves, making this an end-to-end competition
India 0-1 Germany
The first quarter is quite pacey from both sides, making multiple interceptions to convert defence into attack, but lacking that final pass to find their player in a dangerous position.
- 3 Dec 2025 2:35 PM GMT
5' Germany scores its first with a penalty stroke conversion
India 0-1 Germany
A brilliant counter-attack from Germany led to its opening goal of the match as Katherine shows exceptional 3D skills to the Indian midfield, finding her teammate in the Indian penalty circle.
Then the Goalkeeper Nidhi was forced to make a tackle in a one-on-one situation, resulting in a penalty stroke, which was converted to right corner easily by Lena.
- 3 Dec 2025 2:00 PM GMT
Here is the Indian starting XI for this top-tier encounter
Captain Jyoti Singh will continue to lead the side with just one change from their previous outing, as Sukhveer Kaur will replace Purnima Yadav in the team.
- 3 Dec 2025 1:45 PM GMT
Catch all the live updates from the India Vs Germany game at the 2025 Junior Women's Hockey World Cup
The match is scheduled to start at 7:45 PM IST
