BHUBANESWAR: 'The Capital of hockey', 'the number one country for hockey'. Those two adjectives used by Germany coach Andre Henning on Sunday to describe India hold a lot of context. That's how the world looks at India when it comes to hockey. But what's left for 'the number one country for hockey' at the end of this Men's World Cup is questions and hours of introspection, while the Germans sing along merrily on their way back home with the World Cup trophy in their hands.
It was a final to remember between Germany and Belgium. It could well be described as a boxing match, as the two teams never stopped throwing punches. Everytime the crowd felt one team was down for the count, like Germany looked like when trailing 0-2, it rose up to throw a jab.
