The Hague: Slightly hung over, if not entirely, Indian hockey coach Terry Walsh urged the nation to look beyond first match defeats here at the World Cup being played at The Hague. India lost an extremely close match 2-3 to Belgium; a last second goal eclipsing the good work done in the second half by the Indians.

“Historically, India has always believed in winning first round matches at the World Cup but if you don’t, it’s not the end of the World Cup,” explained Terry on the sidelines of the team’s training session at the KleinZwitserland club grounds. “We are playing a World Cup and it’s not a knock-out competition.”