IND vs JPN Highlights, Hockey WC: India thrash Japan 8-0 in classification
India vs Japan, Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 Highlights: The Indian team, after being 0-0 at half time, scored four each in third and fourth quarter to beat Japan 8-0 in the 9-16th place classification
India vs Japan Highlights, Hockey World Cup
The Indian team finally gave its fans something to cheer for as it thrashed Japan 8-0 in the 9-16th place classification game at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha. India had bowed out of the medal contention after losing 5-4 in the shoot-out of its crossover game against New Zealand.
For India, Harmanpreet Singh and Abhishek scored twice while one goal each was scored by Mandeep Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad. The Japanese weren’t able to score any. India would now take on South Africa in the 9-10th place finish on January 28th, 2023.
India hockey world cup squad
P.R. Sreejesh, Krishna Pathak, Jarmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas (Vice Captain), Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Manpreet Singh, Rajkumar Pal, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh
Japan hockey world cup squad
Koji Yamasaki, Shota Yamada, Yusuke Kawamura, Yamato Kawahara, Seren Tanaka (captain), Kentaro Fukuda, Taiki Takade, Takuma Niwa, Raiki Fujishima, Ken Nagayoshi, Hiro Saito, Ryosei Kato, Ryoma Ooka, Masaki Ohashi, Kaito Tanaka, Kisho Kuroda (gk), Masato Kobayashi, Takashi Yoshikawa(gk), Yuma Nagai, Hiromasa Ochiai
India vs Japan, Hockey World Cup Highlights: Catch all the updates from the game at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela below
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First Published: Jan 26 2023 | 7:19 PM IST