India vs Spain Hockey World Cup 2023 Highlights: India Kick-Off Their WC Campaign With 2-0 Win Over Spain
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India attains a spectacular 2-0 win over their opponents Spain at the end of final Quarter. The Men In Blue kick-off their World Cup campain in style!
India attains a spectacular 2-0 win over their opponents Spain at the end of final Quarter. The Men In Blue kick-off their World Cup campain in style!
Even with just 10 players, Indian defense is not letting Spain score! INDIA 2-0 SPAIN
YELLOW CARD for INDIA!! India's Abhishek gets a YELLOW CARD for taking down his Spanish opponent while attempting to snatch the ball and referee gives him a 10-minute card. India down to 10 players now. Will this cost India? INDIA 2-0 SPAIN
The fourth and final quarter begins!
India have maintained a 2-0 lead over Spain and dominated the visitors in all three quarters, having more than 70 percent possession of the ball.
A brilliant SAVE from Spain! The Spanish Goalkeeper made a beautiful save as India skipper Harmanpreet Singh almost converted a penalty shootout into a goal. India missed out a good scoring chance but are dominating the match and comfortably lead visitors 2-0 in Quarter 3.
Spain could have scored their much-needed first goal earlier in their match but they missed the golden opportunity! In the last remaining minutes of Quarter 2, Alvaro Iglesias failed to net the ball when he was right in front of the goal, courtesy of a fantastic save from Indian goalkeeper Krishan Pathak.
The third quarter begins with India leading Spain 2-0! For India, the goalscorers are Amit Rohidas and Hardik Singh. Spain look clueless and are struggling immensly to get at par with the Blues. INDIA 2-0 SPAIN
MAJESTIC GOAL! India successfuly double their lead against a depleted Spain. Hardik Singh dribles past FOUR players to provide the 2nd breakthrough for hosts. Ind vs ESP Live score | IND: 2, ESP: 0
GOAL!!!!!! A humiliating defensive lapse from Spain allows India to double their lead! India 2-0 Spain
Hosts India have managed to maintain 1-0 lead and dominance over Spain in their 2023 Hockey World Cup match. Spain are desperately looking to score the equalizer to make their way back into the match.
Spain looks clueless and have failed to create more scoring chances. India continues with its attacking approach as they look to score 2nd goal of the match. Local lad Ami Rohidas is so far the lone goalscorer in the IND vs ESP match. India 1-0 Spain in 2nd quarter.
India aim to double their lead after ending first quarter with a 1-0 lead! Will they get another breakthrough? So far, the hosts have dominated Spain as the second quarter begins.
India takes a 1-0 lead in first Quarter!
Amit Rohidas makes full use of the Penalty Quarter and converts it into a goal - India's 200th in the tournament's history. He gets a brilliant pass from Harmanpreet Singh and places the ball beautifully into the nets.
India gets its first PENALTY CORNER! Can they score to take a 1-0 lead?
Both India and Spain have created scoring chances but are yet to find the net! Let's see which team scores the opening goal. India 0-0 Spain
Spain gets to have the first shot at goal but missed the net! India vs Spain match is on!!
The playing XIs of both India and Spain look incredible! Both teams have a mix of young and experienced players.
34-year-old PR Sreejesh, one of the greatest hockey goalkeepers of all time, will aim to win the much needed medal of his well-decorated career at this year's World Cup in Odisha.
Results from first two matches, today, played at Kalinga Stadium
Argentina defeat South Africa 1-0
Australia thump France 8-0
Key Stats!
India registered the record of becoming the only nation to host World Cup back-to-back.
India men's hockey team have so far played 95 games in World Cup, second most among all nations.
India playing XI: Sreejesh (GK), Harmanpreet (C), Surender, Manpreet, Hardik, Mandeep, Shamsher, Varun, Akashdeep, Rohidas, Sukhjeet
Spain playing XI: Rafi (GK), Miralles (C), Alonso, Gispert, Gonzalez, Iglesias, Bonastre, Cunill, Menini, Rodriguez, Localle
Harmanpreet Singh-led Men's hockey team is aiming to win it's first World Cup title after 48 long years.
Hello and Welcome to our coverage of the India vs Spain Hockey World Cup 2023 match coming your way live from the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela.
Background
India vs Spain is the first match for the Harmanpreet Singh-led Indian men's hockey team at the Hockey World Cup 2023. The match is set to be played at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela, one of the two venues of the marquee event this year. The previous edition of the tournament was also staged in Odisha. Belgium had gone on to win that edition of the tournament, beating Netherlands 3-2 in the penalty shootout.
While India are ranked number 6 in the world, Spain are ranked number 8 and things look set for a riveting encounter between these two teams.
While India have won the title once way back in 1975, beating Pakistan in the finals, Spain are yet to win the Hockey World Cup. The match is set to commence at 07:00 pm (IST).
India squad for Hockey World Cup 2023
PR Sreejesh, Krishna Pathak, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas (Vice Captain), Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Rajkumar Pal, Jugraj Singh
Spain Squad for Hockey World Cup 2023
Andreas Rafi, Alejandro Alonso, Cesar Curiel, Xavi Gispert, Borja Lacalle, Álvaro Iglesias, Ignacio Rodríguez, Enrique Gonzalez, Gerard Clapes, Andreas Rafi, Jordi Bonastre, Joaquin Menini, Mario Garin, Marc Reyne, Marc Miralles, Pepe Cunill, Marc Recasens, Pau Cunill and Marc Vizcaino.
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India's Group-Stage Fixtures at Hockey World Cup 2023
India vs Spain - 13 January at 7.00 PM IST in Rourkela
India vs England - 15 January at 7.00 PM IST in Rourkela
India vs Wales - 19 January at 7.00 PM IST in Bhubaneshwar
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