WAVRE (Belgium): Pakistan suffered a 6-0 loss at the hands of Belgium in their FIH Pro League match at the Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre on Thursday.

Pakistan with this massive defeat remain winless in the lea­g­ue, having lost 11 games in the Pro League 2025-26 season so far.

The Belgians, the current Pro League table toppers, took the lead somewhat fortuitously in the opening minute when Nicolas de Kerpel’s shot from an acute angle deflected off a defender, onto the post, and then trickled over the line after hitting the back of the goalkeeper’s glove.

Nelson Onana dispossessed Pakistan outside their circle from a 16-yard hit and selflessly fed Tom Boon for their second in the 17th minute.Boon made it 3-0 with a tap-in after some lovely passing in the circle in the 23rd.

There were multiple clear opportunities at both ends of the pitch, but Belgium remained 3-0 ahead at half-time.

Pakistan, who currently sit at the bottom of the nine-team league, weren’t without opportunity in the first half and they showed flashes of their attacking brilliance again in the third quarter, but nothing really fell for them and their legs started to fade as time ticked on.

Victor Foubert put the game out of reach with some sensational individual skill in the 41st minute. He received the ball in the circle between two defenders, spun between them with aerial skills down his weak side and then drove the ball into the goal with a difficult upright reverse stick shot.

Boon completed his hat-trick in the 46th minute with a blistering first-time strike, and Hugo Labouc­here added a drag flick in the 50th to complete the scoring.

Published in Dawn, June 20th, 2026