India Women's Hockey Team Thrash Chile 6-0 To Enter FIH Nations Cup Final

India's women's hockeyteam is through to the final of the FIH HockeyWomen's Nations Cup. They beat Chile 6-0 in the semi-final at Auckland on Saturday, their fourth straight win of the tournament. Navneet Kaur and Deepika both scored twice, Neha and Rutuja Dadaso Pisal added one each, and captain Salima Tete walked away with player of the match honours for an all-round display that included setting up one of the goals herself.

India were in control from almost the first whistle. They won a penalty corner inside six minutes, and Navneet Kaur made it count with a sharp strike into the corner of the goal. She doubled it not long after, in the thirteenth minute, deflecting home a brilliant cross from Salima Tete after a surging run down the left flank. Then Deepika took over, converting two penalty corners of her own to push India four goals clear before half time. The second half didn't slow down much either Neha converted another penalty corner in the thirty-second minute, and Rutuja Dadaso Pisal rounded things off with a field goal. Goalkeeper Savita Punia made a couple of smart saves along the way too, making sure Chile never got on the board at all.

India are still unbeaten in this tournament, having already gotten past USA, Japan, and Uruguay in the group stage before this semi-final win. Up next is the winner of New Zealand versus USA, who'll meet India in Sunday's final. There's more than just a trophy riding on that match too win it, and India earn their way back into the Women's FIH Pro League for the 2026 to 27 season, which also happens to be a qualifying route toward the LA 2028 Olympics.

Sportscape feels that a scoreline like 6-0 against any team at this level tells you a lot, and what stands out here is how spread out the goals were four different scorers, not just one player carrying the team. Deepika's been deadly from penalty corners all tournament, Navneet Kaur's finishing has been just as sharp, but honestly, it's the composure this squad has shown since getting relegated from the Pro League last season that says the most about where this team is right now. Win on Sunday, and it's not just a trophy, it's a real step back toward the top of international hockey, right when Olympic qualification is on the line too.