Antwerp (Belgium): India will hoping to beard the Red Lions, as Belgium are called, in their own den when the two teams clash in the semi-finals of the Fintro Hockey World League at the KHC Dragons Stadium today. In the other semi-final, Australia, who beat Ireland will meet Great Britain, who kept Pakistan out of last four
 

India captain Sardar Singh warms up with his teammate Gurbaj Singh (left) during a training session. Pic/AFP

Buoyed by two superb penalty corner conversions by Jasjit Singh, India scraped past the fighting Malaysians 3-2 to set up a clash with Belgium, who fought till the end before winning 5-4 against France.

'Happy with progress'
Coach Paul Van Ass and skipper Sardar Singh are happy with the progress so far and now look forward to the semi-finals. Van Ass said he is happy to play Belgium. "Belgium suits our game, they have a structure, we don't have to search where they are going and where the ball is going. They are 'there' as they have a structure. It is better for us to play European teams that have structure," he said.