FIH Women's Nations Cup: Unstoppable Indian Women’s Hockey Team Lifts the Trophy Without Dropping a Single Match

The Indian women’s hockey team has won the FIH Women’s Nations Cup against the defending champions, New Zealand, with a grueling score of 2-0. The team remained undefeated throughout the tournament and finished at the top of the table. Having won the first edition of the FIH Women’s Nations Cup 2022, India’s second title came in the final against the hosts, New Zealand, on the grounds of North Harbour National Hockey Centre, Auckland. To felicitate the team for their achievements, Hockey India has announced the cash prize of INR 3 Lakhs for each player and INR 1.5 Lakhs for each support staff.

The home team started the first quarter aggressively, but India established a lead in the 4th minute, when Navneet Kaur scored the first penalty corner. New Zealand tried taking the offensive approach, but India’s defense was on point. They struggled to find the opening till the end. Nikki Pradhan did end up with a yellow card for the uncontrolled tackle, even though that did not deter the team, and the host couldn’t keep up with the scoreboard.

The Indian women’s team won all the league matches in the FIH Cup, USA (3-2), Japan (2-1), and Uruguay (3-2), but their most thrilling triumph was in the semifinals against Chile with the massive score of 6-0. The Indian women’s hockey team emerged victorious 2-0 in the FIH Women’s Nations Cup and completed the tournament with 5 wins on 5.

1. The player of the match was awarded to Lalremsiami. The other individual awards in the FIH Women’s Nations Cup are as follows:
2. Player of the tournament: Ashley Sessa (USA)
3. Goalkeeper of the tournament: Grace O’Hanlon (NZL)
4. Hero Top Scorer: Ashley Sessa (USA) & Deepika (IND)
5. Young Player of the tournament: Riana Pho (NZL)

The Indian women’s hockey team finished in last position in the FIH Women’s Nations Cup 2025. They were disqualified from the FIH Hockey Pro League, but the team has fought for their promotion and rightfully earned it back. This promotion has also helped in the 2028 Olympics, the road to LA.

Sportscape believes that the Indian women's hockey team has overcome its dismal defeat in the 2024-25 FIH Women’s Nations Cup. From the rock bottom to the top of the rocketing skies, India has made its way towards the FIH Hockey Pro League and the 2028 LA Olympics qualifier for hockey.