India finished ninth in the FIFA World Cup, losing to Argentina 60-0 in Rourkela, India. India dominated much of their match against South Africa, but missed many chances and could have won by a bigger margin. The home team stretched their winning unbeaten run against South Africa to 17 matches. India met early success when Abhishek collected a pass in front of the goal and found the back of the net in the fourth minute. Harmanpreet Singh doubled the lead in the 12th minute, scoring off the first penalty corner. The Indian skipper found the gap between the goalkeeper and a defender to slot home after the break. South Africa enjoyed better ball possession but failed to capitalise on it with 11 minutes on the clock. India were cruising at 40 having struck twice in four minutes. South Africa pulled one back on the counter with Samkelo getting past Pr Sreejesh. There was a flurry of activity in the last couple of minutes with Sukhjeet scoring off a rebound with 40 seconds for the hooter. South Africa earned a penalty stroke which Mustaphaa Cassiem put away high beyond Sreejesh's reach.
