India vs England Hockey World Cup Highlights: IND crash to 2-4 loss

India conceded three goals in the second half and squandered a 2-1 half-time lead. The defeat has left India at second spot in Pool D and their next match against Pakistan becomes crucial to them qualifying to the next round, in addition to the spotlight already on the match on account of the historic rivalry between the two teams.

Harmanpreet Singh and Dilpreet Singh helped India come from 1-0 down in the first half to end it with a 2-1 lead. However, Stuart Rushmere, who has been a thorn in the back for India throughout the match, and Henry Croft then scored two stunning goals in the third quarter to help England rush to a 3-2 lead. They then scored another in the final quarter thus winning the match 4-2.

The result has put England through to the next round. India, on the other hand, need to beat Pakistan in their next pool match to ensure a passage to Round 2. However, a draw in that match would be enough for them to go through if Wales somehow upset England in their next match.

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India’s rivalry against England isn’t spoken about in the same terms as some of their more storied rivalries in the sport but it isn’t one to be ignored. Since the last time these two teams (either as England or Great Britain) met at a World Cup in the Netherlands back in June 2014, 11 out of the 24 games have been decided by a margin of one goal, while 10 have ended in a draw. There is rarely much daylight between these two teams.

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Aug 17, 2026 08:30 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: Up next for India - Pakistan

An India vs Pakistan match always carries extra weight on it, regardless of the fact that Pakistan's fortunes have seen a dramatic fall in this century. Now, India need to win this match to ensure passage to the next round. The fact remains, though, that a Pakistan win would be probably the upset of the tournament because of the huge gulf in quality between the two sides.

However, if Wales somehow stun England in their next match, India could go through with just a draw against Pakistan. The India vs Pakistan match will be on Wednesday but before that, the India face South Africa tomorrow in the Women's World Cup. Join us for that one and the big one on Wednesday, thanks for sticking around. Ciao!

Aug 17, 2026 08:20 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: 'Silly mistakes off the ball,' says Harmanpreet Singh

Harmanpreet looking absolute knackered as he speaks to the broadcasters. "Silly mistakes off the ball. Big learning for next match. This was an important match. We have one more match to go through to next pool. Ready for next match, good learnings from this one. (Next match vs Pakistan) Just a game for us. We need to play our game, focus and control our emotions."

Aug 17, 2026 08:14 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: THAT'S THAT! England beat India 4-2

For the first time in over 12 years, a hockey match between England and India ends with a margin of more than one goal. Back-to-back wins for England, a bruising loss for India.

Aug 17, 2026 08:14 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: Into the last 2 mins...

57th min: India have been outplayed here, England keeping them pinned near their D. The Indians look a little shell-shocked at the moment.

Aug 17, 2026 08:10 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: GOAL! Bandurak scores again!

54th min: Bandurak got the ball on Sumit's foot to draw another PC for England. He takes the drag flick as well and the ball smashes into the back of goal and out. England are making merry here, India in all kinds of trouble.

India 2-4 England

Aug 17, 2026 08:07 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: India keep away two PCs...

54th min: Rohidas does brilliantly as the first runner to keep away the first PC, the ball hit his leg so it is another PC for England. India get it away as well, Dilpreet has the ball on the left hand flank and he smashes the ball forward through a gap for Abhishek but it had just too much on it for the latter to deal with.

Aug 17, 2026 08:04 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: Yellow card for Nilakanta

53rd min: That means India will be down to 10 men for 5 minutes, with about 6 minutes left in the match. It is for a deliberate foul, he tried to intercept an aerial ball with a very high stick, very close to Wallace. Umpire deems it a deliberate foul and so gives England the PC even though the infringement happened outside the D.

Aug 17, 2026 07:58 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: Rohidas keeps Rushmere away!

50th min: Another big aerial ball towards Rushmere on the right with Harmanpreet caught well out of position. He takes it down, a slightly heavy touch after that and Amit Rohidas is there to tap the ball away from him.

Mandeep then enters the D and is brought down by Williamson. The umpire deems it legal but the Indians review. The TV umpire rules it in favour of his on-field colleague, the Indians are furious with that call though.

Aug 17, 2026 07:53 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: PC for India early in Q4

47th min: Jarmanpreet does well to win India's fourth PC of the match. Harmanpreet takes the dragflick. It seems to take a deflection from an Indian stick and is then smashed away from goal by an England defender.

Aug 17, 2026 07:49 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: Q3 ends, England lead India 3-2

England manage to keep India away from their D for the rest of that quarter. This quarter hasn't really been as action-packed as the previous two and that seems to have favoured England. They slowed the game down, concentrated on keeping possession and voila! They have the lead.

Aug 17, 2026 07:46 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: GOAL! England lead now

44th min: Back and forth action for a while and then Henry Croft with his back to goal takes a lusty swing at the ball. Hardik guarding him, Mohith in position at the near post and still, the ball flies past both of them into goal. England started this quarter 2-1 down, they now lead!

India 2-3 England

Aug 17, 2026 07:41 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: GOAL! Rushmere equalises for England!

39th min: Stuart Rushmere gets a touch on a ball that comes at the pace of knots into the D. Bandurak was right beside the goalkeeper who stood no chance. Rushmere has made an absolute nuisance of himself today for India.

India 2-2 England

Aug 17, 2026 07:39 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: England come close!

38th min: James Gall finds his way into the circle from the right flank but he runs into Jugraj, who stands his ground before the umpire calls dangerous play. Gall goes back with his head in his hands, he was in prime position to score if Jugraj wasn't there.

Aug 17, 2026 07:36 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: First PC of the 2nd half goes England's way

35th minute: Amit tries to clear the ball and ends up clattering the ball on his own shin. But the PC comes to nothing for England. They have seen more of the ball in the first five minutes of this second half.

Aug 17, 2026 07:31 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: Here we go for the second half!

All right then if this second half can be anywhere close to how the first turned out, this could be a good candidate for match of the tournament. Both sides had changed their goalkeepers in the second quarter, with England bringing on Mazarelo and India bringing on Suraj Karkera. They have gone back to the ones they had in the first quarter, Oliver Payne for England and Mohith HS for India.

Aug 17, 2026 07:30 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: India should avoid getting too defensive

Mihir Vasavda: India’s forwards pushed deep into England’s half, forcing their defenders to drag back and opening up space in the midfield. That, essentially, set up the two Indian goals, both coming from the right flank. Harman’s drag-flicks have looked solid, he has scored three now in two goals. And Hardik, who had been rather quiet so far, initiated the winning goal. India will have to be careful of not getting too defensive and allow England to dictate play. Finding that balance will be key in what promises to be a classic second half

Aug 17, 2026 07:21 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: HALF TIME! India 2-1 England

And breath. A truly breathless end to what has been a wonderful match thus far. The Indians charged forward after they dealt with the English PC. The possession changed hands and England then charged forward. Roper managed to take a shot, it is wide and the hooter goes off for half-time.

Aug 17, 2026 07:20 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: PC for England in the last min of the half

29th min: England move the ball around in front of the D, stretch India around and then it's that man Rushmere again. He finds an Indian foot and wins a PC for his team right at the end of the half.

Aug 17, 2026 07:18 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: Close shave for India

27th min: Rushmere with some more magic. He doesn't do his best taking down the ball inside the D but then he snakes his way past Jarmanpreet and another Indian defender before playing the ball in. Waller takes the shot, hits Manpreet's body and the umpire blows the whistle to call danger, England put the ball in goal around the same time but it won't stand.

Aug 17, 2026 07:13 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: GOAL! Dilpreet puts India ahead!

25th min: Relentless pressure from India. Hardik passes to Abhishek inside the D on the right flank. Abhishek sends it across goal to Dilpreet who taps the ball in. All India in this quarter.

India 2-1 England

Aug 17, 2026 07:10 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: How have India not scored a second!

19th min: Well this match is now going at the speed of sound. India charge forward again, Abhishek with a wonderful turn and he takes a hit from just inside the D. Looks like he ended up finding Shilanand right in front of the English goal. The ball falls off Shilanand's stick to Sam Ward who sweeps the danger away.

India win another PC shortly thereafter, another bullet of a drag flick from Harmanpreet but this time, it is at England goaltender James Mazarelo who keeps it away.

Aug 17, 2026 07:06 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: GOAL! OH HARMANPREET DOES WHAT HE DOES BEST

17th min: Near-castle injection and Harmanpreet with the power of a bazooka, lasers that drag flick into the top left corner. The ball was a blur.

India 1-1 England.

Aug 17, 2026 07:04 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: India appeal for PC

17th min: Harmanpreet goes up on the left to try and work something out, passes inside to Sumit and the ball eventually comes back to Harmanpreet. The Indian captain drives forward and whips the ball in. He seems to think that he has hit the foot of a defender inside the D, the on-field umpire didn't and Harmanpreet appealed.

The TV umpire goes with the Indian captain and PC it is for India. It's Harmanpreet time!

Aug 17, 2026 07:01 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: India 0-1 England at the end of Q1

Mihir Vasavda: Bandurak provided the finish but that goal was all about Rushmere’s beautiful take and control. Harmanpreet and Rohidas, the two Indian defenders, could not have closed him down because of the 5m rule — a defender can’t come within 5m of the receiver until the ball is controlled. But Sumit could have done better inside the ‘D” to close down Bandurak. After a cagey first half, the goal is likely to open up play.

Aug 17, 2026 06:58 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: GOAL! England take the lead!

14th min: Right at the end of the quarter, the English catch India out with a huge aerial ball that is taken down brilliantly by Stuart Rushmere. He turns the ball to Nicholas Bandurak who turns it in. A wonderful goal, a suckerpunch for India.

India 0-1 England

Aug 17, 2026 06:56 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: India slow the game down

13th min: Harmanpreet takes his time passing the ball to Jugraj near the Indian D with the English staying back. Jugraj jogs forward, steadily collecting more and more English defenders around him as he went up. He couldn't find a way to release the ball though and eventually runs into too many English players and loses the ball just past the halfway mark.

Aug 17, 2026 06:54 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: First PC of the game goes to England

10th min: Just a few seconds after that green card to Sumit, on-field umpire called dangerous play from England inside the Indian D. But England appealed and replays showed the ball hitting Jugraj below the knee. That's a PC for England.

Manpreet Singh makes a fantastic block as first-rusher and keeps away the English drag-flick from the PC.

Aug 17, 2026 06:52 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: Green card for Sumit

10th min: Sumit gives the ball away and England's charge forward is stopped brilliantly by Harmanpreet. But the umpire didn't like what he saw from Sumit as he tried to make amends and he has been shown a green card. India down to 10 for 2 minutes.

Aug 17, 2026 06:50 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: Jarmanpreet shoots wide!

7th min: Jarmanpreet Singh brings the ball down on the right, he cuts it inside the D where Hardik Singh is swamped by England shirts. The ball pops out of the melee for Jarmanpreet who takes a shot, it goes wide of goal.

Aug 17, 2026 06:46 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: India pressing high

5th min: This is something coach Craig Fulton said he wanted to see from India before this game. England have made a few circle entries of their own but neither side have quite managed to challenge the goalkeepers yet.

Aug 17, 2026 06:42 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: PUSHBACK!

England get us started today. They are kitted up in light blue, India in their fiery bright new saffron colours.

Aug 17, 2026 06:38 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: India vs England, a rivalry that needs to be spoken about more

The national anthems are going on and as we wait for the match to start, you can hop on over here where Mihir Vasavda speaks about why matches between India and England should be spoken about more often among some of the great rivalries in this sport.

Aug 17, 2026 06:32 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: India's starting XI

Mohith HS, Abhishek, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (c), Sumit, Jugraj Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Sanjay, Rajinder Singh

Aug 17, 2026 06:32 PM IST
India vs England Hockey World Cup Live Score: Hello and welcome!

India beat Wales 3-1 and now they face Wales' next door neighbours in what could be a match of far higher intensity, stay tuned for more updates.

World Cup, India vs England: Style, needle and hockey’s most underrated rivalry

Rivalries in hockey usually come with labels attached. India versus Pakistan carries the weight of history and politics. Australia against the Netherlands is often sold as a clash between two modern powerhouses. Belgium taking on anyone from the sport’s elite rarely disappoints.

Yet, the most underrated rivalry in world hockey might just be India versus England.

When they meet again at the World Cup on Monday, the fixture will arrive without the noise or narrative that accompanies the sport’s bigger rivalries. But the recent history between the two teams suggests it deserves far more attention. READ MORE

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