Paris 2024 Olympics Hockey Semifinal: India vs Germany, preview, head-to-head, prediction, team news, and streaming details
The Indians are on the verge of creating history in their men's hockey semifinal encounter of the Paris 2024 Olympics against Germany at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir on Tuesday (August 6).
Craig Fulton's side is on a roll, having beaten Great Britain in the quarterfinal after defeating Australia in a pool game, and have a chance of becoming the first Indian team in 44 years to advance to an Olympic final.
Amit Rohidas, who picked up a red card in the match against Great Britain, will be serving a one-match suspension as a result of which the Indians have one player less to send in for the rolling substitutions.
An intense and memorable contest, which witnessed the Germans come hard at India before going 4-5 in the bronze-medal match at Tokyo 2021, prevented the European side from bagging a fourth successive medal at the Olympics.
For the Germans, who clinched gold in 2008 and 2012 followed by bronze in 2016, it was a dream shattered even as the Indians basked in the glory of a podium finish in an Olympic men's hockey competition after 41 years.
The stakes are equally high for both teams as they go into the vital semifinal in Paris with one win and one loss against each other, having met twice at the recent FIH Pro League.
India won three of their five pool matches at the Paris 2024 Olympics while the Germans won four of theirs. The Indians will be hoping that Amit Rohidas' absence does not cost them dear in penalty corner defence in the big Olympic men's hockey semifinal.
Match Details: India vs Germany, Semifinal Match, Paris Olympics 2024
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 10:30 PM IST
Venue: Paris, France
India vs Germany: Head-to-head
Matches Played: 108
India - 26
Germany - 55
Draws: 27
At the Olympics, the Indians have won 5 of their 12 matches against Germany, while 3 have been drawn
India vs Germany: Full Squads
India
Goalkeeper: PR Sreejesh
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay
Midfielders: Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad
Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh
Germany
Goalkeeper: Jean Danneberg
Defenders: Mathias Muller, Lukas Windfeder, Teo Hinrichs, Tom Grambusch, Gonzalo Peillat, Moritz Ludwig
Midfielders: Mats Grambusch, Martin Zwicker, Thies Prinz, Hannes Mueller, Johannes Grosse
Forwards: , Niklas Wellen, Christopher Ruhr, Justus Weigand, Marco Miltkau
India vs Germany: Prediction
A fast and furious contest is on the cards with the Germans looking for ways to stop Harmanpreet Singh's drag-flicks and get past an in-form PR Sreejesh in the Indian goal. The Indian defence will need to be on their toes against the likes of Niklas Wellen and Christopher Ruhr in a match that has all the makings of a hockey classic.
Score Prediction: India 3 - Germany 2
Where to watch Paris Olympics 2024 hockey matches in India?
Hockey matches at the Paris Olympics 2024 will be telecast in India on Sports 18 channels and streamed live on Jio Cinema.