Champions Trophy Hockey Highlights: India Stun Belgium to Set up Semis Against Pakistan

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan set up a potentially explosive semi-final clash in the Champions Trophy field hockey after recording identical 4-2 wins over fancied opponents. Catch all the highlights here.

That's that! India have stunned world No.4 Belgium 4-2 in the quarters to set up semifinal clash against Pakistan, who defeated the Netherlands by the same margin earlier in the day. In the other two quarterfinals, Germany defeated England; Australia also made it to the SF with a 4-2 win over Argentina.

49' Goal! Dharamvir makes it 4-2 for India after a gentle pass from captain Sardar Singh. Belgium under pressure.

46' Final quarter starts. India will have to hold on to their nerves to advance to the next stage of the tournament.

41' Goal! Akashdeep gives India 3-2 lead against Belgium in the third quarter.

34' Green Card! India defender Birendra Lakra to stay out of the field for two minutes. India reduced to 10 men.

32' Gurbaj Singh hits from the right but SV Sunil's deflection goes slightly away from the Belgian post.

31' Third Quarter begins.

Quote: "We now have a chance to win. Impressed by the way team fought back," India's High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans said.

30' It's India 2 and Belgium 2 at the halfway stage. India have fought and fought hard to bounce back in the game. But they still have a lot of hard work to do.

27' Goal! And India are back in the game. Uthappa Sannuvanda strikes to make it 2-2 for the hosts vs Belgium.

18' Goal! Penalty Corner for India and Rupinder Pal scores. He dragged to the right corner of the net, ball hits the top netting. India 1 Belgium 2

18' Goal! Sebastine Dockier makes it 2-0 for Belgium vs India.

15' End of first quarter: belgium hold on to their 1-0 lead against India.

12' Goal! Felix Denayer scores in the first quarter to give Belgium a 1-0 lead vs India.

7' Penalty Corner: India lose a bit of initiative, umpire gives first PC to Belgium, as a cross from right lands on the leg of a Indian defence.

4' India miss a golden opportunity to take the lead. Ramandeep Singh parts the ball from right flank, India enter D twice, Belgium's defence is rock solid.

1' Match begins and India are off to an attacking start.

India and Belgium come out to the field and are greeted by another packed stadium today.

India and Belgium have met only once in Champions Trophy, in 2012, India defeated them 1-0 to make it to the semis at Melbourne.

Umpires: Chen Dekang of China and Coen Van Bunge of Netherlands.

Buoyant India Ready to Face Belgium

Having registered a confidence-building victory over the Netherlands in their final pool assignment, India will be eyeing a smooth passage into the semi-finals when they take on Belgium in the last eight stage of the hockey Champions Trophy on Thursday. The 3-2 victory over world cup silver medallists Netherlands at the Kalinga stadium on Tuesday, the first in 18 years, boosted the morale of the Indian team which had faltered in their first two Pool B matches, losing 0-1 against Olympic champions Germany and 2-4 against World Cup bronze medallists Argentina.

The hosts showed tremendous resilience and self-belief to win against the Dutch but finished an unimpressive third in the group. (Full Preview)

India Beat Netherlands for First Time in 18 Years

An inspired India registered their first win over the Netherlands in 18 years when they stunned the World Cup and Olympic silver medallists 3-2 in a high-voltage encounter to finish third in Pool B. The win not only broke India's two match losing streak, but also helped the Sardar Singh and Co break their 18-year jinx against the mighty Dutch. India last defeated the Netherlands way back in 1996 in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Barcelona. (Full Report)

India Defender Birendra Lakra Doubtful for Belgium Clash

Senior Indian defender Birendra Lakra is a doubtful starter in Thursday's crucial quarterfinal clash against fourth-ranked Belgium as he is yet to recover from his back injury, said India's High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans. Lakra, who experienced the problem after India's 2-4 defeat against Argentina match, has also missed the their last last Pool B match against the Netherlands, which the home team won 3-2 to register their first win over the Dutch in 18 years. (Full Report)

Manpreet Singh celebrates after scoring against Netherlands.

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Nobody Expected India to Win Against Holland, Says Roelant Oltmans

His native country ended up on the losing side on Tuesday, but India's high performance director Roelant Oltmans was a relieved man after the hosts stunned the Netherlands 3-2in a Pool B match of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament. He said what went in India's favour was that "nobody expected" them to win against the mighty Netherlands and that too after back-to-back defeats in the tournament. (Full Story)