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FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 LIVE – Wales vs France LIVE – India vs Japan LIVE at 7PM: SouthAfrica have thrashed Malaysia…
FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 LIVE – Wales vs France LIVE – India vs Japan LIVE at 7PM: SouthAfrica have thrashed Malaysia 6-3 to avoid a bottom-place finish. Later in the evening, India Hockey Team will face Japan. India is staring at their worst-possible finish in Hockey World Cup. After a lacklustre shootout show against NewZealand, India will take on Asian Games gold medallist Japan. India Japan LIVE Streaming will be on Disney+Hotstar from 7 PM Thursday. Follow Hockey WC LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
While the match bears no significance in terms of the tournament, it will decide the final placings. If India lose to Japan in 9th to 16th classification match, India could end up playing in 13th-16th classification on Saturday.
Classification Match Schedule for Jan 26:
- SouthAfrica 6-3 Malaysia
- Wales vs France at 2 PM
- Chile vs Argentina at 4:30 PM
- India vs Japan at 7 PM
India’s worst-ever placing and finish in the 14 previous editions of the World Cup is 12th at London in 1986. In the ongoing edition of the World Cup, 16 teams are competing as against 12 in 1986. While India may not finish last even if they lose to Japan on Thursday, but the loss will take the hosts to their worst placing ever, which will be between 13 and 16.
India vs Japan LIVE: India aim to avoid worst-ever placing as Harmanpreet Singh & Co face Asian Games champions Japan in classification, Follow FIH Hockey World Cup LIVE Updates
India had crashed out of ongoing World Cup after losing the crossover match to New Zealand. The hosts had squandered a two-goal lead on two occasions as the match ended in a 3-3 stalemate in regulation time. The Harmanpreet Singh-led side lost the shootout 4-5.
India will have to play their best hockey against Japan in the classification match even though the Asian Games champions too have had an ordinary World Cup.
Japan, who defeated Malaysia in 2018 for their first Asian Games gold in Jakarta, finished last in the four-team Pool A. India fared far better, finishing second in Pool D with two wins.
But Japan have emerged as a strong continental powerhouse in hockey. They beat a full-strength India 5-3 in the Asian Champions Trophy semifinal. While a second-string India defeated Japan twice and lost once in the Asia Cup in May-June last year, the matches have been fiercely contested.
Heartbreak for India as they bow out from FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. Here are some crucial moments from the game.
🇮🇳IND 3-3 NZL🇳🇿
(SO: 4-5)#IndiaKaGame #HWC2023 #HockeyWorldCup2023 @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/CiXiy9JPU0— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) January 22, 2023
India vs Japan Head-to-Head: Historically, India have dominated Japan with 26 wins in 32 matches since 1932. Japan have won just thrice, with three matches ending in draws.
But, under-fire India coach Graham Reid and his team will take Japan lightly at their own peril. The hosts can take some confidence from the fact that they have done well at the newly-constructed Birsa Munda Stadium. They beat Spain 2-0 and held England to a goalless draw.
India vs Japan Match Details:
- Match: 9-16 Classification
- Date: January 26
- Time: 7 PM
- Venue: Birsa Munda Stadium, Rourkela
India Squad: Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Abhishek, Surender Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, Krishan Pathak, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, PR Sreejesh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Varun Kumar, Akashdeep Singh, Amit Rohidas (vice-captain), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sukhjeet Singh, Rajkumar Pal
Japan Squad: Koji Yamasaki, Shota Yamada, Yusuke Kawamura, Yamato Kawahara, Seren Tanaka (captain), Kentaro Fukuda, Taiki Takade, Takuma Niwa, Raiki Fujishima, Ken Nagayoshi, Hiro Saito, Ryosei Kato, Ryoma Ooka, Masaki Ohashi, Kaito Tanaka, Kisho Kuroda, Masato Kobayashi, Takashi Yoshikawa
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