Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2021: Belgium Vs India Live Updates

7:20 PM The Indian hockey team is up against European powerhouse Belgium in the quarter-final stage. Tonight's winner will either face Germany in the semi-final of the FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup.

It will be a tough encounter against the European giants with some causes for concern for Graham Reid. The biggest concern will be the lack of discipline with India having picked up five cards in the last match, three of them being yellow cards. A much better showing will be needed when they take to the pitch against Belgium and should rely on their attacking prowess to secure a berth in the semi-final.

7:00 PM Hello and welcome to Khel Now’s live updates of the FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2021.

The FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2021 is taking place at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. Tokyo Olympics medalist Vivek Sagar Prasad is leading the title defence of India in the tournament. India is only the second team to win multiple titles in the competition with the first one being Germany.

All the teams in the FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2021 are divided into four groups -Pool A, Pool B, Pool C and Pool D – with four teams each. They will each play three pool matches, with the top two from each pool progressing to the quarter-finals of the tournament. The first and second-placed teams from Pool A and Pool B will face each other in the last eight. And the third and fourth teams will play each in the classification rounds for their tournament placements. The Indian team is in Pool B and will face Poland, Canada and France for the pool stage matches. 

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