Overview
- Argentina beat India 8-0 in Rourkela, with the hosts conceding seven goals in a chaotic first half at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium.
- Tomás Domene scored four times, while Tomás Ruiz, Lucio Mendez, Ignacio Ibarra and Nicolas Della Torre added one goal each.
- India squandered a key chance when captain Harmanpreet Singh had a first-quarter penalty stroke, and a retake, saved by goalkeeper Tomás Santiago.
- Head coach Craig Fulton said every Indian mistake was punished and rotated his lineup for development, with debuts including midfielder Manmeet Singh.
- The setback intensified pressure on India’s home leg; they then lost 2-4 to Belgium on Saturday and face Argentina again on Sunday in Rourkela.