Australia vs Belgium Men's Olympic Hockey Tips - Kookaburras bid for gold in Tokyo

The Kookaburras are into their first gold medal match since Athens 2004 after defeating world no 4 Germany 3-1 in the semi-finals. 

Belgium will meet the number one ranked team in the world after they defeated India 5-2 in the semi-finals, which will see the two best sides battling it for the biggest prize in the Olympics. 

We're backing Australian gold.

Surprisingly, this is only the third meeting between these two sides in Olympic history. 

The first meeting occurred in the 1956 Melbourne games and ended in a 2-2 draw. 

Their last meeting at the Olympics was five years ago in Rio, when they were drawn in the same pool. The Belgians came away with a 1-0 win over the Kookaburras. 

The Kookaburras have had a campaign to remember thus far in Tokyo.

They topped Pool A with four wins from five games and scoring 22 goals in the early stages of the tournament. 

Since then, they have continued their momentum defeating the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals and defeating a resilient German side in the semi-finals 3-1 to earn a place in the gold medal match. 

Belgium topped their pool in Pool B, boasting the same record as their gold medal opponents having won four games from five games. 

However, the Belgians scored four more times in the early stages, scoring 26 goals.

The Belgians defeated their quarter-final and semi-final opponents in regular time, getting the better of Spain and India to reach the final.