Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup, India vs Spain, bronze medal match, Live: Match delayed due to rain

India vs Spain: While we wait for news on the match, here’s a reminder that the two sides met each other in the pool stage where India were at the receiving end of a 1-4 defeat. The loss came as a surprise given that India had beaten Spain 6-2 at the Four Nations Tournament. Coach CR Kumar, in a press conference before the semi-final, said that the pool stage loss was a case of India not being clinical in front of goal. He said that the team played well against Spain and the Netherlands but against the Dutch, they were ruthless in front of goal.

India vs Spain: As veteran hockey reporter K Arumugam tweets from Kuala Lumpur, it is raining pretty heavily. You can see puddles of water formed in front of one goal. As things stand, the match hasn’t begun yet.

Heavy rains. Thunder storm. pic.twitter.com/P3mC5UBNDA— stick2hockey.com (@indianhockey) December 16, 2023

Here's the Starting XI for the all important clash against Spain in the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Malaysia 2023.

???? 5th to 16th December 2023.
????️ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
???? Watch LIVE on Jio Cinema and Sports18 3, Sports18 1 HD and RTM from 3:30 PM IST onwards.… pic.twitter.com/cw0Siu6xEM— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 16, 2023

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