Olympics 2024 India reached the top of the points table by defeating Ireland
Indian Hockey Team Paris Olympics 2024: The Indian hockey team has won another match in the Olympics 2024. India has won the India vs Ireland match played today by a spectacular 2-0. With this victory, the Indian team has now come very close to the quarter-finals. The special thing is that India has now become the table topper by surpassing Australia and Belgium in the points table. But in the coming time, there will be a match between these two teams, which is going to be very tough.
Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored two goals
India’s captain Harmanpreet Singh scored the first goal in the first quarter, which came through a penalty stroke, while the second goal came in the second quarter, this time also captain Harmanpreet Singh scored from a penalty corner. In the first half itself, the Indian team scored two goals and took the lead. Meanwhile, the Ireland team kept falling behind. In the third quarter, the Ireland team got many penalty corners, but the team could not convert even a single corner into a goal. Out of the three matches played so far, India first defeated New Zealand, then the match against Argentina ended in a draw and now Ireland was also defeated. On the other hand, if we talk about Ireland, the team has lost all its three matches. Now it has become very difficult for them to go to the next round.
India reached the top of its pool
In Olympics 2024, India’s team has been placed in Pool B. There are 6 teams in it. Apart from India, Australia and Belgium, Ireland and Argentina also have teams in this group. India has currently reached the top of its group. India has played three matches so far and has a total of seven points. On the other hand, if we talk about Australia and Belgium, then both of them have collected 6 points by playing only two matches. If we look at it this way, India has also played one match more. That is, when Australia and Belgium play their three matches, they will have a chance to go to the top.
There will be a match between Australia and Belgium
According to the rules, four teams from each pool will go to the quarter finals. In this way, apart from India, Australia and Belgium can be the teams that will go to the next round, while the fourth team will be decided only after the upcoming match. Meanwhile, the way the Indian team is performing is excellent, but the real test will be against Australia and Belgium. The Indian team will now play against Belgium on August 1, while the very next day, i.e. on August 2, there will be a big match between India and Australia. It has to be seen that when the league stage ends, at what number the Indian team comes and which teams will it get a chance to compete against in the quarter finals.
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