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Hockey Olympic Qualifiers: Past Record Doesn't Matter, We Will Do Our Best To Win Against Japan, Bag Olympic Berth, Says Schopman
Hockey Olympic Qualifiers: India women's team head coach Janneke Schopman admitted on Thursday that it would be difficult for her players to take the field on Friday after the nerve-wracking defeat to Germany in the sudden-death shoot-out but said her girls will be ready for the clash with Japan as they want to claim a berth in the Olympic Games at any cost.
India defeated Japan on a couple of occasions recently, in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou and also the Asian Champions Trophy at this same venue. But coach Schopman said those results won't count much on Friday as Japan will go all out with the Olympic berth on the line.
Having finished second to the United States in their Pool after a stunning 0-1 defeat to the Americans on the opening day, India faced World No.5 Germany in the semifinals and put up a grand fight, coming back from the brink of defeat to level the score 2-2 with just seconds on the clock. However, despite taking a 3-1 lead in the tie-break shoot-out, the Indians failed to keep their nerves and eventually lost 4-3 in the sudden death.
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