India look to continue winning run against Uruguay

A semifinal spot already sealed, a relaxed Indian women’s hockey team would look to end the pool engagements undefeated to bolster its confidence against a lower-ranked Uruguay in the FIH Nations Cup here on Thursday.

Unbeaten India are atop Pool A with six points from two games and have already qualified for the last four, having defeated USA 3-2 and Japan 2-1 in their first two matches.

India are determined to win the FIH Nations Cup to get their place back in next season’s elite FIH Pro League, from which they got relegated last year.

The Indian women’s team was relegated from the elite FIH Pro League to the second-tier FIH Hockey Nations Cup, following its last-place finish in the 2024-25 season, after managing only 10 points from 16 matches.

The winner of the eight-nation FIH Nations Cup will progress to next year’s FIH Pro League.  Going into their final pool game against a relatively easy opponent, India would take heart from their fighting wins in the opening two games.