India A ends Euro Tour campaign with big loss against Netherlands

The India A Men’s Hockey Team ended its Euro Tour campaign with a 2-8 loss against the Netherlands team on Sunday, July 20th with young Indian midfielder Rajinder Singh and forward Selvam Karthi scoring the two goals for India A in the final match.

India A had lost its previous match against the Netherlands on July 18th with 0-3 scoreline. 

India A had kicked off its Euro tour on July 8th, 2025, and played a total of eight matches against five European teams during this tour.

The team traveled across three cities to compete against some of the top hockey teams in the world, including the World number 1 Netherlands and World number 3 Belgium.

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Talking about the overall experience, India A coach Shivendra Singh said, “While we might have had more losses than wins during this European Tour, it was never about the results and more about learning and experience we gained from this tour as a team.” 

He went on to add, “We had a mix of senior and junior players as part India A, and they gained very valuable experience during the past two weeks. As we head back to India, I am confident that all these players will use this valuable experience and incorporate it to better their game for all their future matches.”

India A played against, Ireland, France, England, Belgium and the Netherlands during this exposure tour and won a total of 3 of its 8 matches.