India will face the Netherlands in their next match on June 21.

The Indian men’s hockey team put up a strong fight against reigning World Champions Germany but went down fighting 1-2 in their third match of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2025-26 in Rotterdam on Thursday. Jugraj Singh (38’) marked his 100th international appearance with a goal, before late strikes from Justus Weigand (56’) and Jakob Brilla (60’) turned the game in Germany’s favour.

In a tightly contested match where chances were limited, India continued to dominate possession and were rewarded in the third quarter. After earning their first penalty corner of the game, India took the lead through Jugraj Singh, who marked his milestone 100th appearance with a powerful drag-flick in the 38th minute.

Germany fought back and found the equaliser in the 56th minute through Justus Weigand, who converted a penalty corner to make it 1-1.

With just seconds remaining on the clock, Germany earned another penalty corner and Jakob Brilla found the winning goal in the 60th minute to seal a 2-1 victory for the World Champions.

India will take on Netherlands in their next match on June 21.

EOM