After a goalless draw in opposition to Australia quashed its semifinals hopes, India will look to complete its FIH Girls’s World Cup marketing campaign on a excessive in opposition to Germany within the fifth-sixth place classification match in Amstelveen on Thursday.
No matter the consequence, Sjoerd Marijne’s aspect is assured of its best-ever end on the World Cup since 1974, when it completed in fourth place.
However a win would go a good distance in instilling perception within the aspect because it closes its World Cup chapter and turns its consideration to the Asian Video games in September, the place a gold medal would carry direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. India had completed third on the final version however a 2-2 draw in opposition to Asian champion China would encourage it to focus on the primary place.
Regardless of dropping only one sport in Amstelveen, and holding higher-ranked China, England and Australia to attracts, India’s lack of objectives has come beneath the scanner. Deepika and Navneet Kaur have struck twice every and their poor conversion charges from brief corners value the staff finally.
“We would have liked to attain objectives. [But] we weren’t near the aim. We had one Penalty Nook and that didn’t run the best way we needed.
“This stuff occur and we’ve got to be taught from this. Like in case you would say five-six months in the past, you’re going to play for fifth-sixth place on the World Cup, then no one would consider us. Now we’re going to play in that match, which I feel is sweet.
“However you at all times need extra. That’s why there’s extra disappointment. I feel you could be disenchanted as a result of that’s how sports activities work,” stated Marijne after the 0-0 consequence in opposition to Australia led to India’s elimination.
On the flipside, although, India’s protection has been organised and hard to crack. Even the vaunted Netherlands assault needed to actually dig in to attain two objectives. On Thursday, India would wish to emulate the identical defiant effort in opposition to the World No. 5 Germany, which will probably be determined to supply a present becoming the rating hole between the 2 groups.
The German aspect is now coached Janneke Schopman, who has been India’s head coach up to now and was additionally the assistant to Marijne when India completed fourth on the Tokyo Olympics.
Revealed on Aug 26, 2026
