IND vs ARG Highlights, Men's Hockey World Cup 2026: India's World Cup wait continues as Harmanpreet Singh's men lose 3-5

Hardik Singh and Sukhjeet Singh pull two goals back for India, but its too late as the Harmanpreet Singh's men crash out of the semifinal race. India lose 3-5 to Argentina.

Argentina are simply humiliating India in Amstelveen. Lucas Toscani adds a fifth to Argentina's tally with a brilliant reverse shot to sound the board at the far post from the left side. IND 1-5 ARG

GOAAALLLL!!! It's Tomas Domene once again as Argentina go 4-1 up at the end of the third quarter. IND 1-4 ARG

GOOALLL!!! More misery for India as Tomas Domene makes it 3-1 for Argentina. India are all but out of semifinal race. IND 1-3 ARG (Q2)

Goals galore in the first quarter. Argentina take a 2-0 lead within six minutes with Joaquin Toscani and Nicolas della Torre with beating Mohith HS under Indian goal. Both goals come from PCs. India reduce the deficit through Sukhjeet Singh, with a thumping finish from close range. IND 1-2 ARG (Q1)

India head coach Craig Fulton speaks ahead of the match. "We have a lifeline to stay in the fight to reach the semifinals. It is quite clear what we have to do," said Fulton ahead of the match. "We need the goals, but at the same time we still need to manage our own game and maintain our structure."

The Indian team has arrived at the Wagener Stadium. Harmanpreet Singh's are heading for their must-win Round 2 clash against Argentina. The Indian playing XI is out.

While the permutations and combinations continue to take place, India's focus will be on sharpening their attack in open play. Harmanpreet Singh has once again led from the front, scoring six goals and along with Argentina's Tomas Domene.

For India, the onus will heavily depend on the forwards, who have to shoulder greater responsibility. Abhishek has scored twice and Dilpreet Singh once, making them the only Indian forwards to have found the target in the team's four matches so far.

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Safe to say that India's fate could ultimately be decided by goal difference provided they beat Argentina. For India to finish among the top two and reach the semifinals, they need a significant win against Argentina. A three-goal victory would take India's goal difference to -1 and leave Argentina at -3, with both on three points.

In that scenario, England would have to lose to the Netherlands by at least two goals, which would take their goal difference to -2. India would then finish ahead of both Argentina and England on goal difference, despite all three teams being level on three points.

There is another route, albeit one that requires an even bigger result. If India beat Argentina by four goals, any defeat for England against the Netherlands would be enough to send India through. However, an England defeat is essential, as a draw would take them to four points and put them beyond India's reach.

It's a do-or-die encounter for India as their semifinal hopes rely on complex mathematics. The 1-3 defeat against Netherlands left India without a point in Pool E, putting them in a difficult position. The Dutch lead Pool E with six points, while England and Argentina are on three points each. India are at the bottom with zero points and a goal difference of -4.

Hello and welcome to India's final Pool E clash against Argentina at the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026.