Indian Hockey Team playing a match against Great Britain and Australia
The Indian men’s hockey team is continuously performing brilliantly in the Olympics. India defeated Great Britain in their quarter-final match and now they will face Germany in the semi-finals. The Indian hockey team also performed very well during the group stage. In such a situation, along with reaching the semi-finals, Team India has also benefited a lot in the FIH world rankings. India defeated Great Britain by a margin of 4-2 in a shootout in their quarter-final match. Due to which the Great Britain team has suffered a loss in the world rankings. In such a situation, let us know the complete status of the current world rankings
India reached this number in the world ranking
If we take a look at the ranking before the Olympics started, the Indian team was in the 7th position, but now before the semi-final match, Team India has come to the 5th position. The Indian hockey team has gained two positions here. Talking about the first position, the Netherlands team was in the first position. Which is still in the first position. The German team has gained a lot. Before the Olympics started, they were in the 5th position, now they have reached the second position.
These teams suffered heavy losses
The teams that have suffered in the FIH world rankings are Great Britain, Belgium and Australia. These teams are already out of the race to win medals in the Olympics. Apart from this, they have also slipped down in the world rankings. The Great Britain team, which was in second place before the Olympics, has now come to third place. The Belgium team was in third place, which is now in fourth place. On the other hand, this Olympics has been no less than a nightmare for the Australian team. Their team was in fourth place before the Olympics started, but now they have come to sixth place. Australia has faced defeat in two consecutive matches in the Olympics.
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