In the Paris Olympics semi-finals, Indian men's hockey team will face the winner of the quarter-finals between Germany and Argentina on Tuesday.
India men's hockey team finished second in Pool B at the 2024 Paris Olympics after a morale boosting 3-2 win over Australia.
India maintained a close marking on the Australian strikers, but often switched from man-to-man marking to territorial structure. Despite their massive experience, Australia found it difficult to tackle India mixing up its strategy.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace, including off a penalty stroke, while Abhishek once again opened the team's account as India defeated Australia for the first time in more than 50 years, finishing their Pool B campaign on a confident note.
Converting merely four penalty corners out of 27 in four league outings, India are among the least effective nations in the department.
India, who have already qualified for the quarter-finals, scored the first goal of the match but eventually went down 2-1 in a pool match.
India earned their first penalty corner just two minutes in, but Harmanpreet Singh's drag-flick was thwarted by an Irish defender. Despite this, India maintained possession and executed quick passes to keep the pressure.
Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a late equaliser as India played out a 1-1 draw against Argentina in a men's hockey Pool B match of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday.
Goals by Mandeep Singh (24'), Vivek Sagar Prasad (34') and Harmanpreet Singh (59') that ensured a strong start for India in Pool B which include reigning Olympic champions Belgium, Australia, Ireland and Argentina.
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The Indian men’s hockey team is placed in Pool B at Paris Olympics 2024 along with Belgium, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland.
India have previously hosted the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup in 2013, 2016 and 2021.
India have completed their games in the ongoing season of the FIH Pro League but a majority of other teams are yet to complete their round of games. As a result, it’s pertinent to note that these standings are not final and can change according to the performances of teams.
India had lost all four matches against Belgium and Argentina in Antwerp last month and were beaten by Germany (1-3) and Great Britain (2-3) last weekend.
India's loss at the hands of the home team came just a day after their stunning 3-0 victory over world champions Germany, highlighting their inconsistency when it comes to challenging some of the world's top sides.
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Argentina stormed ahead in the very first minute, dissecting the Indian high press and penetrating to the shooting circle, where Di Santo deflected in Granatto's shot to score their first goal.
India suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of the Belgians two days after a 0-2 loss against the same team. They began their campaign with a 0-5 thrashing against Argentina on Wednesday.
The sixth-ranked Indian team ended up collecting a solitary point following a 1-3 defeat in the shootout against world No 3 Belgium, who collected two points including the bonus point for winning the shootout.
For India, Abhishek scored the lone goal, while for Belgium, Felix Denayer, Alexander Hendrickx and Cedric Charlier were on target.
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