Overview
- India lost 1-3 to the Netherlands in Amstelveen on Saturday when Duco Telgenkamp, Tjep Hoedemakers and Thijs van Dam scored and captain Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner.
- The Netherlands’ victory secured them a place in the World Cup semi-finals by moving them clear at the top of Pool E.
- The defeat left India bottom of Pool E with zero second‑round points and a goal difference of −4 while the Netherlands sit on six points.
- Because second‑round points are carried over from the first stage, India must beat Argentina by a large margin on Aug. 24 and hope the Netherlands beat England by a sufficiently wide scoreline for any chance to advance.
- Argentina’s recent lopsided Pro League wins over India and Harmanpreet’s reported back issue make the required large victory difficult, so India’s next match on Aug. 24 will determine whether the team survives or moves into classification games.