India men’s hockey team will look to salvage some pride and end its FIH World Cup 2026 with a win over Belgium in their seven-eighth place classification match in Wavre on Friday.
Craig Fulton’s side had succumbed to defeats against Argentina and the Netherlands in the second-round group stage and can now finish only as high as seventh.
However, beating Belgium will be a stiff ask for India, which has not won in its last four outings against the European side. Their last meeting, in the FIH Pro League, went 4-2 in the favour of the Belgians.
India vs Belgium Head-to-Head Record
Matches: 37 | India: 9 | Belgium: 22 | Goals scored: 72 | Goals conceded: 91
India vs Belgium Results
- India 2-4 Belgium, FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2026
- India 1-3 Belgium, FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2026
- India 0-1 Belgium, Final, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (M) 2025
- India 2-3 Belgium, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (M) 2025
- India 4-3 Belgium, FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2025
- India 3-6 Belgium, FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2025
- India 1-2 Belgium, Paris Olympics (M) 2024
- India 2-2 Belgium (1-3 SO), FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2024
- India 1-4 Belgium, FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2024
- India 5-1 Belgium, FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2023
- India 1-2 Belgium, FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2023
- India 2-3 Belgium, FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2022
- India 3-3 Belgium (5-4 SO), FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2022
- India 2-5 Belgium, Semifinal, Tokyo Olympics (Men) 2021
- India 2-3 Belgium, FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2020
- India 2-1 Belgium, FIH Hockey Pro League (M) 2020
- India 5-1 Belgium, Test Matches 2019
- India 2-1 Belgium, Test Matches 2019
- India 2-0 Belgium, Test Matches 2019
- India 2-2 Belgium, World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018
- India 5-4 Belgium, 4 Nations Invitational Tournament 2018
- India 1-2 Belgium, Final, 4 Nations Invitational Tournament 2018
- India 0-2 Belgium, 4 Nations Invitational Tournament 2018
- India 3-3 Belgium (3-2 SO) Quarterfinal, Hockey World League Final 2017
- India 1-3 Belgium, Test Matches 2017
- India 0-1 Belgium, Test Matches 2017
- India 3-2 Belgium, 3 Nations Invitational Tournament 2017
- India 1-2 Belgium, 3 Nations Invitational Tournament 2017
- India 1-3 Belgium, Quarterfinal, Rio Olympics 2016
- India 1-2 Belgium, Campions Trophy 2016
- India 0-1 Belgium, Semifinal, Hockey World League Final 2015
- India 0-4 Belgium, Semifinal, Hockey World League 2015
- India 4-2 Belgium, Quarterfinal, Champions Trophy 2014
- India 2-3 Belgium, Hockey World Cup 2014
- India 1-2 Belgium, 5/6 Place, Hockey World League Final 2014
India vs Belgium Highest Goalscorers
- Alexander Hendrickx (BEL) – 15 goals
- Harmanpreet Singh (IND) – 14 goals
- Mandeep Singh (IND) – 9 goals
- Tom Boon (BEL) – 7 goals
- Cedric Charlier (BEL) – 6 goals
Published on Aug 28, 2026
