Summary
Because of the loss, India cannot go to the next round.
The team will now play Belgium to see who finishes seventh or eighth.
India's last World Cup medal was a gold win a long time ago.
Key Points
4 points1
Score was three for India and five for Argentina.
2
India needed three more goals to stay in the semifinals.
3
Next match is against Belgium for seventh place.
4
India's only World Cup title was in 1975.
New Words to Learn
10 wordssemifinals
the round before the final game
defeat
to lose a game
penalty corner
a special chance to try to score after a rule break
drag‑flick
a way to hit the ball fast from a penalty corner
reverse hit
a shot where the player swings the stick the opposite way
classification match
a game that decides the final ranking
midfield
the middle part of the field
defence
players who try to stop the other team from scoring
penalty stroke
a free shot at the goal from a close spot
hooter
the loud sound that tells the game is over
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