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India’s Hockey Team Lost a Close Game! 😢

India played Belgium in a big hockey match and the game ended in a tie.

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Key Points

4 points

India lost to Belgium in a shootout.

The final shootout score was 4‑3 for Belgium.

India finished eighth in the tournament.

Harmanpreet Singh scored eight goals, the most for his team.

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Both teams tried to win by taking turns shooting at the goal, called a shootout 🏑.

Belgium scored one more time, so India finished in eighth place.

Harmanpreet Singh scored many goals in the tournament, eight in total.

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5 words

shootout

A special way to decide a game by taking turns trying to score.

penalty corner

A chance to try to score after the other team breaks a rule near the goal.

drag‑flick

A strong flick of the ball used to try to score a goal.

yellow card

A warning given to a player for breaking a rule.

referral

When a team asks a video check to see if a goal was correct.

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