Indian and New Zealand players vie for the ball, at the New Zealand goalmouth leading to a penalty corner, in the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup match / Photo: PTI
Bhubaneswar: India crashed out of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup after losing 4-5 via penalty shootout to lower-ranked New Zealand following a 3-3 stalemate after the regulation time in a crossover match here on Sunday.
India, ranked sixth in the world, produced a below-par performance, allowing New Zealand to claw back into the match after taking a 2-0 lead in the first half.
India scored through Lalit Upadhyay (17th minute), Sukhjeet Singh (24th) and Varun Kumar (40th).
New Zealand replied through Sam Lane (28th) and two penalty-corner conversions by Kane Russell (43rd) and Sean Findlay (49th).
New Zealand will now take on reigning world champions Belgium in the quarterfinals. PTI
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