Ahmed elnaggar

FIH Hockey5s Men: The Indian men's hockey team opened its FIH Hockey5s Men’s World Cup Oman 2024 campaign with a brilliant 9-1 victory against Switzerland but lost 6-8 to Egypt in Pool B encounters here on Sunday.

India's opening match against Switzerland commenced with both teams aggressively attacking from the start. After numerous close attempts by both sides, Mohammed Raheel (6') of India broke the deadlock with a powerful shot, putting his team in the lead.

Shortly after, Mandeep Mor (11') doubled India's advantage by finding the back of the net. Raheel (12') then scored his second goal, strengthening India's position. Just before halftime, Mor (15') scored again, making it 4-0 in favour of India.