India to face Spain in Olympic bronze medal:
India to face spain in Olympic bronze medal:
It has been a whirlwind couple of days for the indian contingent, which would all start with the men's hockey team's agonizing loss to germany in the semi-final. The indian team was probably the best team on the day but the world champions were able to edge through in the end and get into the final. The indian team was left heartbroken, but all is not lost for the team.
They will compete for the Bronze medal for the second olympics in a row and this time they will be facing Spain. The Spanish side has been on the rise in the world of hockey and the paris olympics 2024 is a testament to this. While it started with a 4-0 loss to Great Britain, spain would pull off the big upset in the form of a 2-0 win over germany in the group stages. This was followed by a draw against france and a win against South Africa.
They will compete for the Bronze medal for the second olympics in a row and this time they will be facing Spain. The Spanish side has been on the rise in the world of hockey and the paris olympics 2024 is a testament to this. While it started with a 4-0 loss to Great Britain, spain would pull off the big upset in the form of a 2-0 win over germany in the group stages. This was followed by a draw against france and a win against South Africa.
They would then make it to the quarterfinals, where they secured the biggest win so far in the form of Belgium, who they beat 3-2. spain will be confident coming into the contest and the indian team would need to be on their toes. The best thing is that india will welcome back amit Rohidas to the side after the defender served his one-match ban. He was sorely missed in the semi-final and the indian team will be aiming to finish the campaign with the bronze medal.
India and spain have played 16 games so far and it is the indian team that leads the head-to-head 6-5 at the moment. 5 matches have ended in draws between both sides. The last time india and spain met was in the FIH hockey Pro League earlier this year, where india won 8-7 in a shootout after the match had ended 2-2.
In the last 5 matches, india have beaten spain 4 times. In the tokyo olympics, india would beat spain 3-0.