India beat Argentina 3-1 to seal quarterfinal berth in Tokyo Olympic men’s hockey.
With their impressive 3-1 win over defending champion Argentina at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, India men’s hockey team have sealed a top-two spot and hence, a quarterfinals berth.
The Manpreet Singh-led squad has won three of their four Pool A matches so far with one defeat coming against world champion Australia.
While India have a theoretical chance of also finishing at the top of their pool, here’s a look who they could possibly face in the last-16 stage.
The Indian men’s hockey team stormed into the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over defending champions Argentina, scoring two goals in the final two minutes of its penultimate pool match here on Thursday.
After goalless first two quarters, India broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute through Varun Kumar before Vivek Sagar Prasad (58th) and Harmanpreet Singh (59th) struck in the closing minutes of the match to seal the contest.
It was India’s third win in Pool A at the Oi Hockey Stadium. Argentina’s lone goal came from a penalty corner conversion by Schuth Casella in the 48th minute.
The Indians were aggressive and put pressure on the Argentine defence from the very beginning, attacking in numbers.
India completely dominated the first quarter, mounting attacks after attacks but the Argentines defended stoutly to frustrate their opponents.
The Indians nonetheless dominated possession and penetrated the Argentine circle on numerous occasions but the final pass was missing.
Manpreet Singh’s men had their first shot at the goal in the third minute.