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India will face Spain for the bronze medal in men's hockey at the Paris Olympics. This competition will be played from 5.30 pm. If India wins this competition, it will be India's second consecutive bronze medal at the Olympics. Team India won the bronze medal by defeating Germany in the Tokyo Olympics. This time the team could not reach the final after losing to Germany in the semi-finals. Spain was defeated by the Netherlands in the semi-final match. After India's match, the gold medal match will be played between Germany and the Netherlands from 10.30 pm.
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Let us tell you that the Indian men's hockey team lost in the semi-finals. In the semi-final match, Germany defeated India 3-2 and shattered the dream of gold or silver. With this defeat, Indian hockey's dream of reaching the Olympic final after 44 years was shattered. The last time the Indian hockey team played the final was in the 1980 Olympics.
India and Spain have played nine matches in the tournament since the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the Indian hockey team has won five of them. However, two of these five wins have come in shootouts. The two teams played twice in the FIH Pro League earlier this year. Of these two matches, the first was won by India 4-1, while the second was won in a shootout. The Indian men's hockey team has won a total of 12 medals in Olympic history, including eight gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Spain has won a total of four medals, including three silver and one bronze medal.