Tokyo Olympics: Hockey LIVE — India loses to Belgium in semi-finals, will play for bronze

THE INDIANS IN BLUE AT THE OI HOCKEY STADIUM

MANPREET AND CO. SING THE ANTHEM WITH VIGOUR AS THE ACTION IS ABOUT TO COMMENCE!!!!

THE MAN UPSTAIRS!!!

ADAM KEARNS WILL BE THE VIDEO UMPIRE FOR TODAY!!!!

Here is how our lineup looks like for our Semi-Final match against Belgium. 🔥

Drop a 💙 to wish them luck. #INDvBEL #HaiTayyar #IndiaKaGame #Tokyo2020 #TeamIndia #TokyoTogether #StrongerTogether #HockeyInvites #WeAreTeamIndia #Hockey pic.twitter.com/8xxMmsxZzV

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 3, 2021

DID YOU KNOW????

FOUR-TIME OLYMPIAN JOHN-JOHN DOMHMEN PLAYS HIS 409TH INTERNATIONAL TODAY

INDIA SKIPPER MANPREET SINGH HAS 269 INTERNATIONAL CAPS TO HIS NAME

EXPERIENCED BUT NOT AGEING - AS THEY START VERY YOUNG!!!

24 years old and already 100 caps in the national team... This shows how talented Arthur is, a true star of his generation 👏💯

Congratulations Arthur, we hope you will add many more caps with us! 🦁🇧🇪#100caps #Legend #BelRedLions #HockeyLegend pic.twitter.com/JFheuH08xF

— Belgian Red Lions (@BELRedLions) July 28, 2021

HISTORY AND THE NUMBERS

INDIA BEAT BELGIUM THRICE IN THE OLYMPICS BEFORE 1976

BELGIUM WON BOTH MATCHES THE TWO TEAMS PLAYED AFTER THE RED LIONS' OLYMPIC RE-ENTRY IN 2008

BELGIUM 3 - INDIA 0 (GROUP MATCH) LONDON 2012

BELGIUM 3 - INDIA 1 (QUARTERFINALS) RIO 2016

We are building up to the first #Hockey men's semi-final game between India and Belgium. #Tokyo2020

Meet the backbone for both the teams - their goalkeepers -@16Sreejesh and @vincvanasch21 .

Who are you rooting for in this exciting encounter?@tokyo2020 @olympics

— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) August 2, 2021

Here is the head to head record between India and Belgium men at the #Olympics.

The first #Hockey men's semi-final starts in less than an hour from now! #Tokyo2020 @TheHockeyIndia @BELRedLions @hockeybe

— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) August 3, 2021

MEN WITH THE WHISTLE TODAY!!!

BEN GONTGEN (GERMANY)

COEN VAN BUNGE (NETHERLANDS)

COULDN'T GET ANY CLOSER COULD IT???

THE WORLD NO 2 (BELGIUM) TAKES ON WORLD 3 (INDIA) AT THE OI HOCKEY STADIUM!!!!

THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE AN ABSOLUTE EPIC!!!