New Delhi: Prince Deep Singh stood tall and firm in the goal post, helping India survive a nerve-wracking shootout. In a quarter-final that swung both ways, the young goalkeeper produced a performance he will remember for a long time, guiding the Men in Blue into the last four of the FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup. What began as a tense, cagey contest ended with India scraping through 4-3 in the shootout after the match finished 202 in regulation time.

The early exchanges didn’t give much away but India were forced to chase the game after Belgium struck through a clever field goal. India found their rhythm only after the break, converting from two penalty corners to briefly swing the momentum their way.

However, Belgium refused to disappear and levelled the match in the dying momen

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