IND vs ESP: India made a bang in the Hockey World Cup, ‘Harmanpreet Brigade’ created history

The Indian team made a bang in the Hockey World Cup 2023 on Friday and defeated Spain 2-0. For India, Amit Rohidas and Hardik Singh scored in the first half. India created history in the Hockey World Cup by scoring the first goal in the match.

India has become the fourth country in the world to score 200 or more goals in Hockey World Cup history. Australia, Netherlands and Pakistan have done this feat before India. Amit Rohidas scored the historic 200th goal for India. India got a penalty corner in the 13th minute. Amit Rohidas brilliantly flicked the ball into the net on the rebound to give India a 1-0 lead. With this goal, India completed its 200 goals in Hockey World Cup history.

Teams with the most goals in the Hockey World Cup

Australia is the top scoring team in Hockey World Cup history. Australia has scored 313 goals so far. After this, the Netherlands is in second place with 267 goals. Pakistan’s team, which has won the World Cup for the most number of times, is in third place with 235 goals. The Indian team is at the fourth position in this list with 201 goals. Apart from these four countries, no one has touched the figure of 200.

India would like to end drought

Eight-time Olympic champions India have won the World Cup title only once. India won the title for the only time in 1975 under the leadership of Ajit Pal Singh. The Indian team will try to end the drought of 48 years under the leadership of Harmanpreet Singh. India is also being considered as a strong contender for the title this time.

Let us tell you that India is hosting the Hockey World Cup for the fourth time. Earlier India hosted the tournament in 1982 (Mumbai), 2010 (Delhi) and 2018 (Odisha). This is the first time that a country is hosting two consecutive Hockey World Cup editions.