Skipper, goalkeeper Quico Cortes led from the front with a superb penalty stroke save to help 3-time medallist Spain eke out a hard-fought 1-1 draw against lowly France in their second Pool A match
In today's first hockey match, Canada hold South Africa to 1-1 draw to keep the cross-over chances wide open.
Seeking to rewrite history after 43 years, the Indian men's hockey team made a strong start in FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2018, with a 5-0 thrashing of South Africa on Wednesday.
In today's first hockey match, defending champions Australia beat Ireland 2-1. China gave the first upset of the tournament by holding England for a 2-2 draw.
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In today's first match, Argentina beat Spain 4-3 in a goal fest. In the second match, New Zealand beat France 2-1.
In today's second match, hosts India take on South Africa in second Pool C game at Kalinga Stadium. Catch Hockey World Cup 2018 Live score updates here
In the World cup matches Wednesday, Belgium take on Canada and India will play against South Africa.
Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 opening ceremony will mark the beginning of the tournament. Several Bollywood stars will rock the stage. Catch Hockey World Cup 2018 live updates.
In the first match of Hockey World Cup 2018, Belgium take on Canada, who qualified for Odisha World Cup after defeating India at the Hockey World League Semi-finals at London in 2017
India will kick-start their FIH Men's Hockey World Cup campaign against South Africa on Wednesday in a Pool C encounter.
Tickets for the Hockey World Cup 2018 opening ceremony and India matches have been sold out
The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup is slated to be held from Nov 28 to Dec 16 in Odisha
South Africa are placed in Pool C which comprises of India, Belgium and Canada. They will kick-start their World Cup campaign against the hosts India on November 28
The Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 event will feature four pools comprising of four participating teams followed by a knock-out phase
South Africa will be playing India in a pool C encounter at the Kalinga Stadium on November 28
Four years ago, some Pakistani players had gone overboard with their celebrations after their semifinal win over India in the Champions Trophy
Rupinder Pal has been ignored again after being dropped from the squad of Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 last month
The upcoming 14th edition of the FIH World Cup will be the third time that India will be hosting the prestigious competition after having played hosts in 1982 in Mumbai and in 2010 in New Delhi