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Statistical Talk: India-Japan Men Head-to-Head

The Indian men’s hockey team cranked up their performance after a ‘not so impressive’ tournament opener against China posting a

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Player Goals Opponent Tournament Venue Roop Singh 10 USA 1932 Olympics Los Angeles Dhyan Chand 8 USA 1932 Olympics Los

India first played France at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where India routed Les Bleus 10-0. Matches Played 47 India Won

India first played Ireland at the 2013 Hockey World League Round 2 at New Delhi, where they won 3-2. Matches

Player Goals Harmanpreet Singh 10 Amit Singh 5 Amit Rohidas 3 Akashdeep Singh 2 Lalit Upadhay 2 Jugraj Singh (Junior)

India first played South Korea at the 1958 Tokyo Asian Games, where they won 2-1. Matches Played 60 India Won

India first played Japan at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics where they won 11-1 riding on three hat-tricks by Dhyan

No rivalry in international hockey is ever fiercest as the India-Pakistan – both teams first squared up in an international

Harmanpreet Singh made his Indian captaincy debut at the 2022-23 Pro League match against New Zealand at Bhubaneswar which India