India v Netherlands: TV and live-stream information for FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026
India will meet the Netherlands at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands in Stage 2 of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026 on Saturday, August 22. Kick-off for the match is scheduled for 7:30 PM IST.
India opened their World Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over Wales on August 15, then suffered a narrow defeat to England despite leading in the second quarter, and followed that with a comprehensive win over Pakistan in a must-win encounter. The Netherlands enter the second round unbeaten after first-round victories over New Zealand, Argentina and Japan and are competing on home soil as tournament favorites.
Indian viewers can watch the India v Netherlands match live on JioHotstar; the platform offers the live coverage of India’s matches via its website and mobile application. The tournament is being carried digitally in India through that service.
The FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 is also being broadcast in India on the Star Sports network; the India–Netherlands fixture will air on Star Sports Select 2 and Star Sports Select 2 HD, with Star Sports Khel providing a Hindi telecast. These channels will carry live television coverage of the match.
For audiences outside India, the match and the full tournament are available to stream on the watch.hockey app and website across the world. Fans seeking updates can follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, or use the Khel Now Android and iOS apps and community channels on WhatsApp and Telegram for coverage.
Harmanpreet Singh’s side begin their Stage 2 campaign against the Netherlands, who are described in coverage as reigning Olympic champions and three-time World Cup winners. Team India sit third in Pool E with 0 points and face the Netherlands in Stage 2 on Saturday, August 22 at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen.
Aniruddh Seshadri Iyer is a sports journalist at Khel Now who specialises in tennis and Olympic sports; an engineer by training, he cites Grand Slam and Olympic moments as his storytelling inspiration and draws particular influence from Novak Djokovic’s resilience. Outside journalism he enjoys reading, travelling and playing the guitar.