India vs England Live Score: Dilpreet Singh Scores as IND Lead ENG 2-1 in Hockey World Cup 2026

India vs England Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026 Highlights: India conceded three second-half goals to suffer a 2-4 defeat to the higher-ranked England in their second Pool D match of the men’s Hockey World Cup on Monday.

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Nicholas Bandurak put England ahead in the 13th minute but India fought back and took 2-1 lead through goals from captain Harmanpreet Singh (16th) and Dilpreet Singh (24th) in the Pool D match.

The Englishmen, however, put up a dominant show in the second half, with Stuart Rushmere (38th) and Henry Croft (42nd) finding the net in the third quarter.

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Bandurak (54th) then scored his second goal of the day to help England beat India 4-2.

With three points from two matches, India will need to either beat or draw Pakistan — one point from two games — in their final pool match on Wednesday to qualify for the second round.

A loss against Pakistan, will, however, knock India out of the tournament.

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