Belgium defeats India 4-3 in shootout in FIH Hockey World Cup 7th/8th place clash

Key facts

• Belgium defeated India 4-3 in a penalty shootout after the FIH Hockey World Cup 7th/8th place classification match ended 3-3 in regulation time.
• Belgium goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch made two crucial shootout stops to help Belgium win.
• Harmanpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh missed India's shootout attempts, while India goalkeeper Mohith saved one.
• Harmanpreet Singh scored twice for India, including a penalty corner equaliser with 26 seconds remaining.
• Abhishek Nain scored India's first goal in the sixth minute from a Manpreet Singh assist.
• Roman Duvekot, Hugo Labouchere and Arthur De Sloover scored Belgium's regulation-time goals.
• Amit Rohidas earned his 250th international cap and Rajinder Singh earned his 50th cap in the match.
• India finished eighth at the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026.