India will face tough task in the Olympic campaign as it will meet strong Nertherlands in the opening match, before engaging New Zealand, Germany, South Korea and Belgium in that order in its pool.

July 30: Vs Netherlands

August 1: Vs New Zealand

August 3: Vs Germany

August 5: Vs South Korea

August 7: Vs Belgium

Schedule of men’s hockey competition:

Pool A: Australia, Great Britain, Spain, Pakistan, Argentina, South Africa [ Images ].

Pool B: Germany, Netherlands, Korea, New Zealand, India, Belgium.

July 30: Korea vs New Zealand; Australia vs South Africa; Spain vs Pakistan; Netherlands vs India; Great Britain vs Argentina; Germany vs Belgium.

August 1: Spain vs Australia; Belgium vs Netherlands; New Zealand vs India; South Africa vs Great Britain; Pakistan vs Argentina; Korea vs Germany.

August 3: Australia vs Argentina; Netherlands vs New Zealand; Germany vs India; Great Britain vs Pakistan; South Africa vs Spain; Belgium vs Korea.

August 5: New Zealand vs Belgium; Pakistan vs South Africa; India vs Korea; Netherlands vs Germany; Great Britain vs Australia; Argentina vs Spain.

August 7: Australia vs Pakistan; Korea vs Netherlands; Argentina vs South Africa; India vs Belgium; Spain vs Great Britain; Germany vs New Zealand.

August 9: 9th-10th Place: 5th Pool A vs 5th Pool B; 7th-8th Place: 4th Pool A vs 4th Pool B; Semi-final 1; Semi-final 2

August 11: 11th-12th Place: 6th Pool A vs 6th Pool B; 5th-6th Place: 3rd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B; Bronze Medal Match; Gold Medal Match.

Olympic Pool

Men: Pool A
Australia (FIH world ranking – 1)
Great Britain (FIH world ranking – 4)
Spain (FIH world ranking – 5)
Pakistan (FIH world ranking – 8)
Argentina (FIH world ranking – 9)
South Africa (FIH world ranking – 12)

Men: Pool B
Germany (FIH world ranking – 2)
Netherlands (FIH world ranking – 3)
Korea (FIH world ranking – 6)
New Zealand (FIH world ranking – 7)
India (FIH world ranking – 10)
Belgium (FIH world ranking – 11)