With their spectacular 3-1 win over defending champion Argentina on the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, India males’s hockey group have sealed a top-two spot and therefore, a quarterfinals berth. The Manpreet Singh-led squad has gained three of their 4 Pool A matches to date with one defeat coming towards world champion Australia.
While India have a theoretical probability of additionally ending on the high of their pool, right here’s a glance who they might probably face in the last-16 stage.
Scenario 1: Top Spot
With 4 wins out of 4 and a large aim distinction of 13, Australia are all however positive of a high spot end. However, it’s nonetheless doable for India to complete at the highest of their pool. Should India beat Japan in their closing pool match and if Australia lose to Spain in on Friday, each the groups will have similar variety of factors – 12.
However, For India to usurp Australia, they must massively enhance their goal-difference which at the moment stands at zero. Or Australia must lose by an enormous margin (not less than a 13-goal distinction) adopted by India beating Japan by not less than one aim. However, even a draw will guarantee Australia the highest spot.
And ought to India handle such a outcome, they are going to face the fourth-placed group from Pool B in the quarterfinals. Currently, because it stands at this time, Belgium have confirmed a top-spot end irrespective of how their closing outing towards Great Britain ends – win, lose or draw, they are going to high the pool. Even although Netherlands and Great Britain have certified, they will solely find out about their standings as soon as all groups have performed their closing pool matches. With Germany struggling an upset defeat by the hands of South Africa, theoretically, they each are preventing for the ultimate quarters spot. Although, Germany have a aim distinction of +7 and SA, who’ve a aim distinction of -8, must produce a outstanding present or hope Germany lose by a large margin to advance to the subsequent stage.
Scenario 2: Second Spot
If India end second, they are going to face the group that finishes third in Pool B. As is stands, South Africa, even when they win towards Canada (already out of QF race) on Friday (and that too by an excellent margin), they are going to have six factors and can’t end higher than fourth. On the opposite hand, relying upon the assorted permutations and combos, Germany, Netherlands and Great Britain all can end third.
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