India to meet Netherlands in Pool E at FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 on August 22

India will play the Netherlands in a Pool E second-stage match at the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 at Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen on August 22, with kick-off scheduled for 7:30 pm IST.

India sit third in Pool E with 0 points and need a win to remain in contention; the Netherlands occupy second place in the group on three points.

The tournament is being held simultaneously for both men and women and India begin their second-stage campaign against the Netherlands before facing Argentina on August 24 at 6:15 pm IST. Unlike the women’s team, the Indian men enter the second stage without carrying forward any points from Pool D. England finished top of Pool D after defeating India 4-2, which left India to start this round afresh.

India secured second place in Pool D by beating Pakistan 5-3 and had opened their campaign with a 3-1 victory against Wales. The win over Pakistan was particularly significant, as India displayed greater attacking fluency and finished the pool stage on a strong note.

England are top of Pool E with three points while Netherlands at second place also have the same number of points, but are behind on goals scored (1 to 2 England). India and Argentina are third and fourth respectively in the Pool and are without a point.

India face a Netherlands side that were crowned Olympic champions at Paris 2024 and are described in the coverage as World No.1 and three-time World Cup winners. India and Netherlands have clashed seven times in the tournament history, with the Dutch winning six of those meetings and one match ending in a draw.

Khel Now has opened live coverage of the India vs Netherlands Pool E match, with updates and commentary for the fixture at Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen. Harmanpreet Singh's side start their campaign in Stage 2 against the reigning Olympic champions and three-time World Cup winners Netherlands.

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India need a victory in Amstelveen to stay alive in Pool E; their next scheduled match after the Netherlands is against Argentina on August 24 at 6:15 pm IST.