Paris — Fifa chief Gianni Infantino was briefly at the hockey on Tuesday night. He saw no lengthy stoppages, VAR controversies or 100-minute matches. Bar two German play-acting moments, this was a free-flowing 60 minutes of classic Olympic men’s semi-final fare. And, at the end of a breathless encounter, Germany had edged India to set up a European showdown with the Netherlands — a repeat of the London 2012 final — on Thursday.
As Shamsher Singh blazed over in the last seconds, German players bent over double. There were no stick whirlings, just relief after India pushed and pushed following Germany’s late goal through Marco Miltkau with six minutes left. India, after a 3-2 defeat, will now play Spain aiming for successive Olympic bronze medals.
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