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There is a clash between India and Pakistan today (19 August) in the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026. This important match will be played at the Wagner Hockey Stadium in Netherlands from 6:30 pm Indian time. India is at second position in Pool-D, while Pakistan is at third position. The team captained by Harmanpreet Singh needs only a draw to go to the second round, whereas Pakistan needs a win at any cost. England has made it to the next round by defeating both India and Pakistan. In this way, now only one team can advance from Pool D.

Team India made a winning start in the tournament by defeating Wales 3-1. After this he had to face a big defeat of 4-2 at the hands of England. On the other hand, Pakistan played its first match in this World Cup against England, in which it suffered a crushing defeat by 1-4. After this, Pakistan played a 3-3 draw with Wales, leaving it with only 1 point. Indian team has 3 points.

Who is ahead in head to head statistics?

Pakistan is the most successful team in World Cup history but it has had to struggle against India. Pakistan has won the World Cup title maximum 4 times. Team India has been able to become world champion only once. So far 6 matches have been played between the two teams in the World Cup, out of which the Indian team has won 3 matches. Whereas Pakistan has won 2 matches. One match ended in a draw.

The last clash between India and Pakistan in the World Cup was in 2010. In this match, the Indian team had won a big victory by 4-1. Talking about all-time record, Pakistan is ahead. There have been 183 matches between India and Pakistan so far. Of these, Pakistan has won 82 matches, while India has won 69 matches. 32 matches have been drawn. In recent times, Pakistan team has looked helpless in front of Team India. Pak team has not been able to defeat India for the last 10 years.