The 14th edition of Hockey World Cup is back in India and is all set to take place in Bhubaneshwar, Odhisa. The hockey world cup will start from today and will last till 16th December and will take place at the Kalinga Stadium. A total of 16 countries are participating in this event.
On Day 10, The Indian side put on a dominating performance to beat the Canadian side 5-1 and secured the quarter final berth.
Lalit Upadhayay scored twice for Indians in the 47th and 57th minute, while Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner for India in the 12th minute, whereas Rohidas scored in the 51st minute.
In the quarter-Finals, India will play the winner of the crossover match between Belgium and third place pool D team yet to be confirmed.
Twitter couldn’t stop talking about the dominating show the Indian side put.
Mashallah ❤ ❤❤ ❤ this goal…by #lalit
Beauty of this goal can't b described in just few words ❤ ❤ ❤#INDvCAN pic.twitter.com/TEQ62SMkHB— Namrata Papnai (@Namrata43344055) December 8, 2018
Oye oye ! 5-1 , Fantastic victory for @TheHockeyIndia beating Canada and qualifying for the quarter finals. Well played bhaiyoon #INDvCAN pic.twitter.com/c6nUF2VtcC
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 8, 2018
From being levelled at 1-1 till Quarter 3 to 5-1 at the end of quarter 4 , this has to be one of the most emphatic comebacks from the Indian hockey team. What a performance & what a victory ✌️#INDvCAN pic.twitter.com/NyadYCnTkZ
— Roshan Rai (@RoshanKrRai) December 8, 2018
Good to see Indian hockey players having European players' level of fitness these days #INDvCAN
— The Bad Doctor (@DOCTORATLARGE) December 8, 2018
Congratulations @TheHockeyIndia.
What a match! 5-1 #INDvCAN #HWC2018 . A Sandy gift for #TeamIndia at Puri beach ,Odisha. #DilHockey pic.twitter.com/6p287H8JN2— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) December 8, 2018
Congratulations to the Men in Blue @TheHockeyIndia for storming into the Quarter Finals by defeating @FieldHockeyCan 5-1. Yet another sterling performance at the #HockeyWorldCup2018. #INDvCAN pic.twitter.com/bXTH7aFJ0n
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) December 8, 2018
India 🇮🇳 beat Canada 🇨🇦 by 5-1. Through to Quarterfinals! #INDvCAN#HWC2018
Photo: Hockey India pic.twitter.com/IRPXiaQnP1— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) December 8, 2018
Well played Team India!!! Last quarter me tod daala! Aise hi khelte raho. Congratulations @TheHockeyIndia #INDvCAN
— Ishita Rawat (@IshitaRawat5) December 8, 2018
All Over!!!!! India have thrashed Canada 5-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals of the Hockey World Cup. Goals from Harmanpreet Singh, Chinglensana Singh, Lalit Upadhyay (2) and Amit Rohidas#INDvCAN pic.twitter.com/ClwDW2hjyJ
— Rahul Mishra🇮🇳 (@MiRahul5597) December 8, 2018
At 1-1 Canada was celebrating as if they have won the World Cup. And within 2 minutes India f**ked Belgium. #INDvCAN
— Abhishek Sharma 🇮🇳 (@SirAbhisharma) December 8, 2018
Congratulations @TheHockeyIndia on beating Canada 5-1 and topping Pool C and for securing a place in the quarterfinals. Best wishes for the quarter finals #INDvCAN pic.twitter.com/ZjduyxhRYs
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 8, 2018
Many Congratulations to @TheHockeyIndia for sealing their place in quarterfinals of Men's World Cup by winning the match against Canada by 5-1. It was a splendid team effort. Well done young men! 👏🏻👏🏻#INDvCAN #IndiaKaGame #HWC2018 #DilHockey
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) December 8, 2018
Congratulations to our boys, this was a rout. 5-1 is a big win in a WC game and wish @TheHockeyIndia the best for the quarterfinals #INDvCAN pic.twitter.com/gPTCX6J3Y8
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 8, 2018
Man of the match!#INDvCAN pic.twitter.com/v5wMWyY6Nv
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) December 8, 2018
India display sheer dominance to beat @FieldHockeyCan in the final pool-stage fixture of the OHMWC Bhubaneswar 2018 and make their way to the Quarter Finals. Here are the moments captured from the match.
ALBUM: https://t.co/9T8sZapUIC#IndiaKaGame #HWC2018 #DilHockey #INDvCAN pic.twitter.com/IyjCPgeJdh
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 8, 2018
Hearty Congratulations to the team @TheHockeyIndia for splendid win against Canada by 5-1 in the Men's Hockey World Cup and sealing their place in quarterfinals. Good luck for future matches. Chak de India. 🇮🇳#INDvCAN
— Dr. Mahesh Sharma (@dr_maheshsharma) December 8, 2018
India crush Canada 5-1 to secure quarterfinal berth#HWC2018 #INDvCAN
Read: https://t.co/vXx4b4KQf1 pic.twitter.com/FYkMoHitsl
— NDTV Sports (@Sports_NDTV) December 8, 2018
Congratulations #TeamIndia for a brilliant victory over Canada and making it to the quarter finals of World Cup @sports_odisha #INDvCAN @TheHockeyIndia
— Rani Rampal (@imranirampal) December 8, 2018
#HWC2018 #INDvCAN
2 goal in 2 min…..— LK Varshney (@LK_Varshney) December 8, 2018
Well done guys .
Proud of you#INDvCAN— Dev Prajapati (@DevPrajapati318) December 8, 2018
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