India vs Canada, Hockey World Cup 2018 Live: India beat Canada 5-1 in their final Pool C match of the Hockey World Cup 2018 on Saturday at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. India needed to win the match to book their place in the quarterfinals. This was India's second win in three matches in this tournament. India started off confidently with a 5-0 win over South Africa followed by a 2-2 draw against Belgium.
In Pool C, India finished on top with seven points, same as Belgium, but with a goal difference of +9 as against their +5. Canada and South Africa both had a point each but Canada joined Belgium in the crossovers with a better goal difference.
India vs Canada: Teams
India: Manpreet Singh (C), PR Sreejesh (GK), Krishna Bahadur Pathak (GK), Harmanpreet Singh, Birendra Lakra, Varun Kumar, Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Sumit, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and Simranjeet Singh.
Canada: Scott Tupper (C), David Carter (GK), Antoni Kindler (GK), Brandon Pereira, Gordon Johnston, Keegan Pereira, Matthew Sarmento, Iain Smythe, James Kirkpatrick, Oliver Scholfield, Mark Pearson, Sukhi Panesarbc, Gabe Ho-Garcia, John Smythe, Richard Hildreth, Brednen Bissett, Jamie Wallace, Balraj Panesar
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