Hockey World Cup: A lot to learn from NZ game says India women's coach

Despite going down to the Kiwis, India are still in contention for a quarter-final spot after finishing third in their pool

India women’s hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman has said she has “seen glimpses” of what her players can achieve following her side’s 3-4 loss in a hard-fought Pool B match of the FIH World Cup against New Zealand here on Thursday.

Despite going down to the Kiwis, India are still in contention for a quarter-final spot after finishing third in their pool. They will face Spain, who finished second in Pool C, in the crossover match tomorrow for a place in the last-eight.

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Schopman also attributed the loss to NZ to defensive frailties and the rivals’ clinical finishes. “I am proud of our fight as we worked really hard to stay in the game. Unfortunately, we made some defensive mistakes and NZ were very clinical in their finish,” said Schopman. “There are a lot of things to learn from this game, but I have seen glimpses of what we can do. Especially, our performance in the second half showed that we can play some good hockey,” she added.

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