Story ProgressBack to home
Bruised India look to avoid hat-trick of losses
A semifinal spot virtually out of their grasp after back-to-back defeats, India brace up for another tough battle when they take on a European champions England
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: March 06, 2010 10:01 AM IST
Read Time:1 min
New Delhi:
India's dream of progressing to the last-four stage of the mega-event in front of home fans received a rude shock yesterday when Spain demolished them 2-5 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
The euphoria of the 4-1 win over Pakistan has all but settled after Australia and last night Spain gave the home team a reality check.
Even though Jose Brasa has introduced the Indians to the European style of hockey, the games against Australia and Spain has showed that India still have a long way to go when it comes to matching the European teams on the turf.
A semifinal spot virtually out of their grasp after back-to-back defeats, India brace up for another tough battle when they take on a European champions England in their next pool B match of the hockey World Cup on Saturday.India's dream of progressing to the last-four stage of the mega-event in front of home fans received a rude shock yesterday when Spain demolished them 2-5 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
The euphoria of the 4-1 win over Pakistan has all but settled after Australia and last night Spain gave the home team a reality check.
Even though Jose Brasa has introduced the Indians to the European style of hockey, the games against Australia and Spain has showed that India still have a long way to go when it comes to matching the European teams on the turf.
Topics mentioned in this article
Hockey
Get the Latest IPL 2024 Updates, check out IPL 2024 schedules and IPL points table at NDTV Sports.Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for more sports updates. You can also download the NDTV Cricket app for Android or iOS.