Indian men's hockey team faces Belgium in the second match of the double-header between the sides at the FIH Pro League💦 2021-22 in Antwerp. The IND vs BEL hockey match will be telecast live.
India avenged their 2020 Tokyo Olympics semi-final defeatꦉ against Belgium by beating the side in a thrilling penalty shoot-out on Saturday. India, who were trailing 3-1 at one stage in the game, bounced back in the final quarter to net two goals and level the scores.
The match entered the shoot-out where both India and Belgium got tied at 4-4 before the hosts missed in their final attempt and Akashdeep Singh scored the winner for the Tokyo Games bronze medalists. India won the match 5-4 on penalty shoot-out.
🍸India are currently second in the nine-team FIH Pro League table with 29 points from 13 games, while Michel van den Heuvel's Belgium are third with 28 points.
India vs Belgium, hockey match details
Match day: India take on Belgium on June 12
Time: 8:00 PM IST/4:30 PM Local
Venue: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
How to watch India vs Belgium, FIH Pro League hockey match
💎The FIH Pro League match between India and Belgium will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. Live streaming of IND vs BEL hockey match will be available on Disney+ Hotstar (subscription required).
෴All the FIH Pro League matches can be watched live on watch.hockey. Registration required.
India vs Belgium, head-to-head record
♉India and Belgium have met 38 times. India won the first six meetings, then lost to the European rivals for the first time in 2011, at FIH Champions Challenge (3-4) in their 11th meeting. India now lead Belgium 18-15 in the head-to-head record.
Squads
India:🌱 Goalkeepers - Suraj Karkera, Sreejesh PR; Defenders - Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (vc), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas (c), Jugraj Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh; Midfielders - Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma; Forwards - Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek.
Belgium:♈ Goalkeepers - Simon Vandenbroucke, Loic Van Doren; Defenders - Arthur Van Doren, Nicolas Poncelet, Gauthier Boccard, Emmanuel Stockbroekx, Alexander Hendrickx, Arthur De Sloover, Loïck Luypaert, Maxime Van Oost; Midfielders - John-John Dohmen, Augustin Meurmans, Felix Denayer (c), Simon Gougnard, Antoine Kina, Victor Wegnez; Forwards - Thibeau Stockbroekx, Florent Van Aubel, Sebastien Dockier, Cedric Charlier, Tommy Willems, Nicolas De Kerpel, William Ghislain, Tom Boon, Tanguy Cosyns.
