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India were left with a mountain to climb following England’s 4-0 spanking of Spain in the preceding game if they wanted to top Pool D to advance directly to the quarterfinals and avoid playing the extra crossover game. They had to beat Wales by an eight-goal margin, something which they’d never done in a FIH World Cup game - their biggest win being a 7-0 defeat of Ghana way
Needing to win by a margin of eight goals to top the group, India huffed and puffed to a narrow 4-2 victory against Wales, finishing second in Pool D and failing to bag a direct spot in the quarterfinals of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Hockey .