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Hockey World Cup: India To Meet Pakistan On Aug 19; Women's Team To Start Against China On Aug 16

By IANS News March 18, 2026 • 20:52 PM View: 129

FIH Hockey World Cup: World No 8 India will meet archrivals Pakistan in a Pool D match at 6.30 pm IST on August 19 in the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 at the Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen.

India are clubbed together with neighbours and four-time World Cup winner Pakistan in Pool D, along with Wales and England in the four-team Pool from which the top-placed team will qualify for the quarterfinals, while the next two placed teams will figure in Cross-Over matches.