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