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Tokyo 2020, IND vs GER Hockey Bronze Medal Game LIVE: India faces Germany

Hockey Men's Bronze Medal Match: Catch the live commentary updates from the Field Hockey, Tokyo 2020 Olympics India vs Germany match starting from 7:00 AM.

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Last Updated: 05 August, 2021 06:10 IST

The Indian men's hockey team will take on Germany in the Bronze Medal encounter at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics (File Photo).   -  AP Photo/John Locher

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Last Updated: 05 August, 2021 06:10 IST

Welcome to Sportstar's live coverage of Indian men's hockey team's Tokyo 2020 Bronze Medal game against Germany. This is Dominic Richard taking you through the action as it unfurls at the Oi Hockey Stadium.

MATCH PREVIEW:

The Indian men’s hockey team’s dream of winning a first gold medal in 41 years at the Olympics was shattered by a 5-2 loss to Belgium in Tokyo on Tuesday, but the squad has quickly shifted focus to the bronze medal match against Germany.

“We huddled up after the game and I said we cannot change the result but our fortunes in the next game are in our hands. We still have the chance to win a bronze medal and all the senior players will boost the morale of the youngsters to ensure they remain positive ahead of our next game,” skipper Manpreet Singh said.

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Coach Graham Reid, too, wants his team to focus on the game ahead. “To come third, you need to be the third-best team and beat either Australia or Germany [India will face Germany] to win the bronze medal. I am already pushing the fact that it is a team-first mentality. To be a team member we need you to keep your head up and go there and win this bronze medal,” he said.

India went toe-to-toe with the Belgians until the third quarter but fell short in the fourth. “Hockey is about gaining momentum and keeping that momentum. Maybe it was the green card (to Manpreet) and they scored after that. It’s a momentum thing and we lost it. It's very hard to get that momentum back against a team like Belgium,” the coach said. 

“We had enough opportunities to win the game. We did not get that scoreboard pressure that we needed. They were always going to come back, they’re the best team in the world along with Australia. We paid that price for not getting that scoreboard pressure on,” he added. 

FULL SQUADS:

India - P.R. Sreejesh, Manpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, Shamsher Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Varun Kumar, Simranjeet Singh.

Germany - Alexander Stadler, Lukas Windfeder, Linus Muller, Martin Haner, Johannes Grosse, Tobias Hauke, Niklas Bosserhoff, Mats Grambusch, Constantin Staib, Timm Herzbruch, Martin Zwicker, Benedikt Furk, Timur Oruz, Niklas Wellen, Christopher Ruhr, Florian Fuchs, Paul-Philipp Kaufmann, Justus Weigand, Victor Aly.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs):

  • At what time will the Indian men's hockey team be in action?
    The hockey game against Germany will start today at 7:00 AM IST (10:30 AM local time).
  • Where to watch Indian events at Tokyo Olympics?
    The Sony Sports Network will broadcast Tokyo Olympics live in India.

    Sony TEN 3 HD/SD will telecast India events with Hindi commentary while Sony TEN 1 HD/SD and Sony TEN 2 HD/SD will have English commentary.

    Live streaming of the events will be available on the SonyLIV and JioTV apps.