Match Preview: Kookaburras set for rematch against Tokyo foes
Published Tue 30 Jul 2024
The match-up is a replay of the Tokyo Olympic gold medal encounter where the Aussies went down in a penalty shootout to their European rival and were relegated to silver.
Rewatch the highlights from the 2020 Tokyo Gold Medal final at hockey.org.au/olympics
Click here to watch the Kookaburras play Belgium at 3:45am AEST (31 July)
Colin Batch’s team is in-form after winning their opening rounds matches against Argentina (1-0) and Ireland (2-1) and topping the 2024 FIH Pro-League.
However, the team, led by three-time Olympian Aran Zalewski, struggled against the defending Olympic champions on their European tour earlier this year.
The Kookaburras went down 5-1 to Belgium in May and then drew 4-4, losing 3-2 in a shootout in June.
“Belgium are the leading seeded team in our pool, so it will be one of our toughest, but you can't deny some of the other teams as well, it’s the Olympics,” Colin said.
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