Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: India vs Germany, Head-to-Head records, LIVE streaming; all you need know about Bronze match- Manpreet Singh’s India seeks history as they are chasing their first Olympic medal in 41 years. The Men in Blue will take on Germany in the Bronze medal match. The two teams suffered losses in the semifinals to meet for an Olympic medal. In their previous meeting at the Olympics, Germany had defeated India 2-1 at the 2016 Rio Games. India will be looking to avenge their defeat over the rivals to ensure another medal for India after Ravi Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain, PV Sindhu, and Mirabai Chanu.
Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: India vs Germany, Head-to-Head records
In their recent tour to Europe in February this year, the Indian team played Germany in two back-to-back matches where they were able to put to test all the hard work that went in during the National Camps in SAI, Bengaluru.
This was India’s first tour since 2020 when the pandemic restricted their travel, and in the first match India beat Germany 6-1 and in the second match, they drew 1-1. Germany, on the other hand, went on to play the final of the EuroHockey Nations Championships in June this year. The German side drew 2-2 in regulation time against the Netherlands and had lost 1-4 in the penalty stroke.
In Olympics, India and Germany had last squared off in 2016. Germany had defeat India 2-1 in the Group stage. The goal was scored during the dying moments of the game. Overall, the two teams have locked horns in 100 fixtures where India trails the European giants 20-53. The remaining 27 matches have ended in ties.
| Category | Tournament | Matches | India (W) | Germany (W) | Draw | India (G) | Germany (G) |
| FIH Premier Tournaments | Olympics | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 |
| World Cup | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | |
| Champions Trophy | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 39 | |
| Hockey World League | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |
| Total | 40 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 70 | 87 | |
| India-Germany Series | Played 7 Bilateral Series | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 39 |
| Total | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 39 | |
| All Other Tournaments | Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1* | 5 | 11 |
| Invitation Tournaments (ASIA) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| Invitation Tournaments (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | |
| Invitation Tournaments (EUR) | 21 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 58 | |
| Other Internationals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | |
| Total | 41 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 52 | 91 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 100 | 20 | 53 | 27 | 154 | 217 |
How to watch India vs Germany LIVE streaming?
Germany vs India men’s hockey bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics will be telecast live on the Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 2 HD, Sony Six, and Sony SIX HD TV channels in India. Sony TEN 3, Sony TEN 3 HD, Sony TEN 4 and Sony TEN 4 HD will broadcast Tokyo 2020 in regional languages.
India vs Belgium squads
India: Manpreet Singh (captain), PR Sreejesh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Surender Kumar, Birendra Lakra, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Sumit, Gurjant Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Varun Kumar, Mandeep Singh and Simranjeet Singh.
Belgium: Felix Denayer (captain), Vincent Vanasch, Arthur Van Doren, John-john Dohmen, Florent Van Aubel, Sebastien Dockier, Cedric Charlier, Gauthier Boccard, Nicolas De Kerpel, Alexander Hendrickx, Simon Gougnard, Arthur De Sloover, Antoine Kina, Loick Luypaert, Victor Wegnez, Tom Boon
Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: India vs Germany, Head-to-Head records, LIVE streaming; all you need know about Bronze match
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