India crashed out of the FIH Hockey World Cup after losing to New Zealand on penalties at the Bhubaneshwar on Sunday. New Zealand clawed their way back after being 2-0 down to go into halftime 2-1. India increased their advantage in the third quarter to make it 3-1 but the never say dying attitude Black Caps fought back once again to level the game and take it to penalties.
Penalties were a dramatic affair with the scores tied at 3-3 after each team took their five attempts. New Zealand eventually won the game in sudden death. India will beat themselves up with the number of chances they had to seal victory during the sudden death.
Fans were distraught with the result after India started the game as favourites, many fans labelled New Zealand as India's Achilles Heel comparing India's 2019 loss in the Cricket semi-final to today's heartbreaking moment.
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