India vs Belgium hockey semi-final: Check head to head stats, form guide and full squad

Indian men's hockey team will lock horns with world number two Belgium in semi-final of Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Tuesday. India vs Belgium hockey semi-final is scheduled to commence live at 7:00 AM IST on August 3. winner of semi-final will face winner of Australia vs Germany hockey semi-final for coveted gold medal on August 5 at 3:30 PM IST. Ahe of much-awaited match, here is a look at how teams reached semis.

India vs Belgium hockey form guide

Indian men's hockey team (ranked third) arrived at semi-finals on back of a dominating 3-1 victory over Great Britain in quarter-finals. As a result, Manpreet Singh led side reached semi-finals of hockey tournament at an Olympics event for first time since 1972. On or hand, Belgium (ranked second) arrive into semis after defeating Spain by same scoreline. Both teams have been utterly dominant throughout tournament as India finished second in Group A standings with just one defeat while Belgium finished at top of Group B standings with just one draw.

India vs Belgium hockey he to he record

In terms of recent India vs Belgium hockey he to he record, Team India has better record in last five matches between two sides. men in blue have won four matches against Belgium with fifth match ending in a defeat. However, last time two sides met at an Olympics event, Belgium emerged victorious with a 3-1 win.

India vs Belgium squs

Team India: Manpreet Singh (captain), PR Sreejesh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Surender Kumar, Birendra Lakra, Vivek Sagar Pras, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Sumit, Gurjant Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Kumar Uphyay, Varun Kumar, Mandeep Singh and Simranjeet Singh.

Team Belgium: Felix Denayer (captain), Vincent Vanasch, Arthur Van Doren, John-john Dohmen, Florent Van Aubel, Sebastien Dockier, Cedric Charlier, Gauthier Boccard, Nicolas De Kerpel, Alexander Hendrickx, Simon Gougnard, Arthur De Sloover, Antoine Kina, Loick Luypaert, Victor Wegnez, Tom Boon