Currently ranked 12th in the world as against India's sixth position, New Zealand, who have never reached the semifinals, have also not done anything extraordinary in the tournament
Both India and England ended their group engagements on seven points each after winning two matches and drawing one but the European side topped Pool D based on superior goal difference.
India are set to play their next match on the 15th of January against England in Rourkela.
FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023: The marquee tournament begins on January 13, 2023 and the Indian team is all set to clash against Spain at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha
There are other drag flickers in the squad in the form of Amit, Varun and Nilam and they have to share the burden: Graham Reid
FIH Hockey World Cup 2023: The 15th edition of the FIH Hockey World cup is all set to take center stage in India as 16 teams will battle it out to be crowned the World Champions
FIH Hockey World Cup: Hosts India will play Spain in the opening match of the Hockey World Cup in January in Odisha with England and Wales also in the group
India will play all their pool matches at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands in the event to be held from July 1 to 17.
The event was to see 16 top teams from across the globe battle for the title which was previously won by Argentina in 2016.
Olympic Bronze Medalist Vivek Sagar Prasad to captain the squad and defender Sanjay will shoulder the duties of vice-captain; India will begin the campaign on 24 November with their opening match against France.
Simranjeet Singh scored two goals and was chosen the Man of the Match for his excellent performance.
The Hague: India captain Sardar Singh hoped his boys would bounce back against Spain Wednesday following back-to-back losses against Belgium and England after conceding last minute goals in the FIH Hockey World Cup.Sardar admitted that
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