India Women Finish Runners-Up After 0-2 Loss to England in FIH Qualifiers Final

India Women Lose 0-2 to England in FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Final

India women’s team finished runners-up in the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers after losing 0-2 to England in the final in Hyderabad on Saturday.

Grace Balsdon opened the scoring with a penalty corner in the 13th minute, while Elizabeth Neal doubled the lead in the 43rd minute. India created several circle penetrations and earned early penalty corners through Navneet Kaur but failed to convert their chances.

Despite pushing hard in the final quarter, the hosts could not break England’s defence and had to settle for second place.

Sahir Usman

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