Antwerp, June 20: India were made to work hard for a 3-2 victory over lower ranked France in their first Pool A match of the Hockey World League (HWL) semi-final here on Saturday.
World No.18 France shocked world No.9 India by taking a 1-0 lead in the third minute as Olivier Sanchez scored a field goal but Manpreet Singh's penalty corner conversion in the 27th minute gave India the equaliser.
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