The Paris hockey qualifying tournament in Ranchi will also feature ,New Zealand, Japan, Chile, the USA, Italy and the Czech Republic and the top three teams will make the cut for the Olympics.
India's fate now depends on the outcome of the last Pool A match between Great Britain and Ireland.
India earned a number of penalty corners in the match, including two in the final minute. While the last two and one other were brilliantly saved by Russian goalkeeper Marat Gafarov, India left a lot to be desired in the others.
