As it happened: India vs Belgium, Hockey World Cup

India started their hockey World Cup campaign on a bad note as they go down 2-3 against Belgium at The Hague, Netherlands on Saturday.

Injury-hit India will be seeking to reverse the tide of their recent encounters against Europe's rising hockey powerhouse Belgium in the World Cup opener at the Kyocera Stadium on Saturday.

Far removed from the glorious era of India's global domination, the Sardar Singh-led team is aspiring to give a credible show in the World Cup, where India has not qualified for the semi-finals for nearly four decades since the title triumph of 1975 in Kuala Lumpur.

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