Paris 2024 Olympics Hockey Quarterfinal: India vs Great Britain, preview, head-to-head, prediction, team news, and streaming details

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India will face Great Britain in the first of the men's hockey quarterfinals at the Paris 2024 Olympics at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir on Sunday (August 4).

Craig Fulton's side, who finished second in Pool B following a historic 3-2 triumph against Australia on Friday, will be hoping to carry the winning momentum into the big quarterfinal.

The Indian men's hockey team won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and is aiming for a second successive podium finish in Paris.

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The Indians who lost to Great Britain twice in the recent FIH Hockey Pro League will seek inspiration from their memorable 3-1 victory over Danny Kerry's team in the quarterfinals in Tokyo.

Now under the tutelage of Paul Revington, the Great Britain squad boasts of several key members who played in Tokyo, including captain David Ames, goalkeeper Ollie Payne, and the talismanic Sam Ward.

Revington's team had mixed fortunes at the pool stage with a fluent 4-0 win over Spain, followed by a 2-2 draw against a lower-ranked South African team. The 1988 Olympic gold medalists then did well to hold the Dutch to a 2-2 draw before edging out France 2-1.

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Great Britain went down to Germany 1-2 in their last pool game but possesses the firepower to upset the calculations of the Indians in the big knockout game despite the absence of Nick Bandurak.

Match Details: India vs Great Britain, Quarterfinal Match, Paris Olympics 2024

Date & Time: Sunday, August 4, 2024, 1:30 PM IST

Venue: Paris, France

India vs Great Britain: Head-to-head (Last 5)

Matches Played: 5 — Olympics 2020, Pro League (2022-23 and 23-24)

India - 1

Great Britain - 3

Draws: 1

(Not counting CWG and Pro League 2021-22 where GB play as England)

India vs Great Britain: Full Squads

India

Goalkeeper: Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran

Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Roidas, Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay

Midfielders: Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad

Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh

Great Britain

Goalkeeper: Ollie Payne

Defenders: Nick Park, David Ames, James Albery, Liam Sanford, Conor Williamson, Gareth Furlong

Midfielders: Jack Waller, Jacob Draper, Zachary Wallace, Rupert Shipperley, David Goodfield, Lee Morton

Forwards: Sam Ward, Phil Roper, Will Calnan

India vs Great Britain: Prediction

In a contest that is expected to be too close to call, the Indians have the edge following a morale-boosting win against Australia whereas GB comes into the knockouts with a defeat against Germany. Early goals for the Indians may seal the deal for the Men in Blue but Revington's team will be wary of the Tokyo bronze-medalists even if they veer ahead early.

Score Prediction: India 3 - Great Britain 2