India’s hockey team –both Men and Women – are on a roll. After the Manpreet Singh-led team createdhistory as they qualified for the semifinals after a long gap of 49 years, theWomen team also followed suit as they stunned the World No. 2 Australia by 1-0in the quarterfinal. India’s men team will look to continue the good show afterbeating Great Britain by 3-1.
Now, India will havea face off against Belgium in the semifinals of the hockey event at the 2021Olympics. The India VS Belgium men's hockey semi-final match willbegin at 7:00 AM IST on Tuesday, August 3.
Following are some ofthe details related to Belgium Hockey Team:
· Belgium is the top ranked team in the world.The Belgians have been in top form for a long time. They won the World Cup andEuropean championships to get themselves to the World No. 1 spot.
· Belgium is not going to be an easy team tobeat. They are World Cup winners and have a great squad. On their way to thesemifinals, the Belgians have scored 29 goals, which mean that the Indiandefense will have to be on top of their game to get the better of the Belgians.
· Nicknamed the Red Lions, this teamis yet to face defeat in Tokyo 2020. Belgium were placed in Pool B alongwith Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, South Africa and Canada.
· The Belgian team, coached by ShaneMcLeod, will look to do better this time around at the Rio 2016 Olympics, wherethey won the silver medal. Incidentally, Belgium was knocked out ofthe Olympics after defeating India in the quarter-finals of Rio 2016.
· Belgium's team is currently considered to bethe strongest team in the world in terms of defense. Evidence of this wasalso seen in this Olympics. Belgium has conceded only 10 goals so far and hasproved to be the best team in this regard.