Indian women’s hockey team finished at 10th spot after losing against Spain 1-2 at Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped, Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on Thursday, marking their second-worst performance in the tournament’s history. In the past editions India’s finishing positions were: 2023 – 9th, 2022 – 4th, 2013 – 3rd, 2009 – 9th, 2005 – 11th, 2001 – 9th.

India started the Junior World Cup in Chile with a win against Namibia but their defeat against Germany effectively ended their quarterfinal hopes. They beat Ireland to enter the 9-16 classification bracket. They beat Wales, but then struggled against Uruguay where they needed a penalty shootout to prevail after being wasteful in 60 minutes. Eventually, against Spain, they lost to finish 10th.

India and Spain delivered a high-level

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