Facing china

FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium: The Indian women's hockey team departed for Europe on Wednesday to begin the final leg of its preparations for the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and the Netherlands 2026, with two practice matches against Germany scheduled before the tournament gets underway next month.

The squad travelled from Bengaluru to Mumbai before boarding its flight to Frankfurt, where it will train and play back-to-back friendlies against the hosts on July 31 and August 1. The matches are expected to help the team settle into European conditions and fine-tune combinations ahead of the World Cup.

After concluding its training camp in Germany, India will travel to Amsterdam on August 2 to complete its build-up before the competition begins.