Final score: IND 1-1 BEL (draw).
India will take on Belgium in their next assignment of the 2018 Champions Trophy in Breda, Netherlands. Total six teams are participating in the tournament and will play against each other in round robin format – India, Pakistan, Netherlands, Australia, Belgium and Argentina.
India won against Pakistan, Argentina and lost to Australia and are placed in second position in points table.
Also Read: Champions Trophy Hockey Points Table
Champions Trophy India vs Belgium Hockey Match Preview
India is currently ranked number 6 in the latest FIH World rankings, on the other hand Belgium are ranked number 3 in the latest rankings.
Teams – India vs Belgium.
Match Venue: Breda, Holland.
Match Date & Start time: June 28th, 2018 – Wednesday, 17:00 (local time), 20:30 p.m (IST).
Live TV: Star Sports 1, Star Sports HD1 and Fox Sports.
Live Streaming: Hotstar, Youtube.
India won against Pakistan 4-0 in their opening match of the tournament. India also outplayed Argentina 2-1 in their second match of the tournament and lost to Australia 3-2 in their third match. Belgium, on the other hand played draw against Australia 3-3, lost to host Netherlands 6-1 and played a draw against Argentina 1-1.
Belgium are fifth in the points table of the 2018 Champions Trophy.
India vs Belgium Match Team Squads | 2018 Hockey Champions Trophy
Indian Team:
Goalkeepers: Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran (C), Krishan Bahadur Pathak.
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Jarmanpreet Singh, Birendra Lakra, Amit Rohidas.
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (vice-captain), Sardar Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad.
Forwards: Sunil Sowmarpet Vitalacharya, Ramandeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Sumit Kumar (Jr.), Akashdeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh.
Belgium Team: Van Doren, Charles, Van Linthoudt, Antoine, Philippe, Nicolas, De Sloover, Donckx, Van Bockrijick, Wegnez, Robbert, Augustin, Thomas, Martin, Raes, Van Lierde, Stockbroekx and Alexis.
2018 Champions Trophy Hockey India vs Belgium Match Prediction
India to win! Scoreline prediction : IND 4-2 BEL.
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