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India Women's Hockey Team Reaches World Cup Qualifier Final After 1-0 Win Over Italy

The Indian Women's Hockey Team secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Italy to advance to the final of the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers 2026 in Hyderabad. Manisha Chauhan scored the decisive goal in the 40th minute, setting up a championship clash against England, who defeated Scotland 2-0. In earlier 5/8th place classification matches, Uruguay enjoyed a dominant 3-0 win over Austria, while Wales narrowly defeated Korea 2-1. The final between India and England is scheduled for Saturday, March 14th.

Key Points: India Women's Hockey Team Enters FIH World Cup Qualifier Final

  • India beats Italy 1-0 in semi-final
  • Manisha Chauhan scores winning goal
  • England defeats Scotland 2-0
  • Uruguay dominates Austria 3-0
  • Wales edges Korea 2-1
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FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers 2026: Uruguay enjoy dominant 3-0 win over Austria as India enter final

India's women's hockey team beats Italy 1-0 to reach the FIH World Cup Qualifier final against England. Uruguay and Wales win 5/8th place matches.

"India will now face England in the final on Saturday. - Hockey India"

Hyderabad, March 14

Uruguay enjoyed a dominant 3-0 victory over Austria in their 5/8th place encounter at the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers 2026 at the G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground in Hyderabad, Telangana, on Friday.

Teresa Viana (21',44') and Captain Manuela Vilar (4') were the goal scorers for Uruguay, according to a press release from Hockey India.

In another 5/8th place encounter, Wales defeated Korea 2-1. Captain Elizabeth Bingham (49', 53') scored the goals for Wales while Yeongeun Park (46') was the goalscorer for Korea.

After that, England defeated Scotland with a comfortable scoreline of 2-0 in their semi-final encounter of the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers 2026 at the same venue.

Lottie Bingham (25') and Drcy Bourne (29') scored the two goals in the crucial match to book England's spot in the final.

In the second semi-final match, the Indian Women's Hockey team earned their spot in the final of the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers 2026 after beating Italy 1-0.

Manisha Chauhan (40') scored the winning goal for India, and they will now face England in the final on Saturday.

It was an extremely tight contest in the first quarter as both sides constantly battled for possession in the midfield.

India started the match strongly with a couple of strong circle entries; however, Italy eventually started attacking aggressively and created a few good chances on goal.

India won the momentum back in the second quarter. The hosts used their flanks to push the ball ahead and started attacking in numbers, making crucial circle entries. In the 18th minute, India won the first penalty corner of the evening, but Navneet Kaur's shot on goal was stopped well by Italian goalkeeper Lucia Ines Caruso.

In the 27th minute, they were awarded another penalty corner as India played out an interesting variation. The ball was played back to the injector, Captain Salima Tete, but her shot was stopped on the line by Italy's defender, denying them a goal. In the 29th minute, India had another opportunity to score through a penalty corner, but Navneet Kaur's shot went off target.

India will next face England in the final on March 14 at 7:30 PM IST.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Great to see the tournament in Hyderabad! The atmosphere must be electric. A bit concerned about our penalty corner conversion rate though. We had 3 chances and couldn't score from any. That needs to be sharper against a team like England.
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Priyanka N
Jai Hind! Our women are making the nation proud. After the heartbreak of the Olympics, this is the spirit we need. Let's all support them for the final. #Cheer4India
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David E
Watching from the UK. England vs India final will be a cracking game! Both Bingham sisters scoring for Wales and England is quite a story. Best of luck to both teams, but come on England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Aman W
The midfield battle was intense. Salima Tete's leadership was visible. Hoping the home crowd gives them that extra push on Saturday. Booked my tickets already!
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Kavya N
So happy for Manisha Chauhan! Scoring the winner in such a high-pressure game. The Italian goalkeeper played really well too. Final at 7:30 PM is perfect timing for a family watch. Let's go, India!

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