Germany easily defeated USA 2-0 to earn the gold medal at the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers, one day after upsetting India in an exhausting semifinal match to secure its spot in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The bronze medal match at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh AstroTurf Stadium, which also determined Paris’s third and final tournament slot, ended with India losing 1-0 to Japan. This set up the final. The top-seeded side among the eight teams competing in the capital of Jharkhand, Germany, rated fifth in the world, advanced to the final following an exciting victory over the host on Thursday night via penalty shootout.
Die Danas, however, didn’t show any symptoms of weakness as they got out to a strong start and applied pressure on the Americans with their zonal push. qualifying in the Olympic Games. After a brilliant run through the USA midfield by captain Nike Lorenz, Jette Fleschutz hit the top-left corner from a close angle from the right post.