India beat Korea 8-0 in Jalandhar on Monday to finish the league stage of the Men’s Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2026 with five wins from five matches. The India Korea hockey result at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium gave India 15 points and a goal difference of plus 29, and it set up a semi-final rematch between the same two sides in Mohali on Wednesday, 4 November.
Dilpreet Singh scored twice, in the eighth and 40th minutes, while Jugraj Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Sukhjeet Singh, Sanjay and Angad Bir Singh scored once each. The India Korea hockey score was 3-0 at the first break, and India added four more goals in the third quarter before Angad Bir Singh finished the scoring in the 60th minute with a solo run through midfield.
India Korea hockey: how the goals arrived
The India Korea hockey game started fast for India in front of a packed crowd. Sukhjeet had an early backhand effort saved by Korea goalkeeper Kim Jaehyeon in the fourth minute, and Dilpreet opened the scoring four minutes later with a backhand finish after a move that began with an aerial pass from Jugraj. Jugraj doubled the lead in the 11th minute from a penalty corner, scoring after Harmanpreet’s first effort was kept out and Vishnukant Singh set him up on the rebound.
Harmanpreet added another penalty-corner goal in the 15th minute to make it 3-0, and he now leads the scoring chart in the tournament with nine goals. Korea showed more intent in the second quarter and earned a number of penalty corners, but the Indian defence held firm. Goalkeeper Krishan Pathak denied Son Dain in a one-on-one chance in the 27th minute with a save using his outstretched foot, and India went into half-time with their three-goal lead intact.
Four goals in the third quarter
The India Korea hockey tempo rose after the break, and India scored four times in the third quarter. Shilanand Lakra scored in the 33rd minute after a penalty-corner variation, putting away the rebound after Harmanpreet’s pass found Jugraj and Kim saved his attempt. Sukhjeet made it 5-0 a minute later, deflecting a pass from Aditya Arjun Lalage from the baseline into the net. Sanjay added another in the 36th minute, reacting quickest after Dilpreet’s attempt was saved.
The seventh goal came in the 40th minute, when Sanjay controlled a long aerial pass from Harmanpreet and struck towards goal, with Dilpreet getting a touch to send the ball past the goalkeeper. India eased the tempo in the final quarter, and Korea had more of the ball but struggled to create clear chances. Suraj Karkera made a save when Korea threatened, and a penalty corner in the 58th minute came to nothing.
India Korea hockey semi-final set for Mohali
The India Korea hockey tournament now moves to Mohali, where the semi-finals will be played on 4 November at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium. Japan, who finished second with 10 points, will face Malaysia, who finished third with nine points, at 4:30 pm IST. India will face Korea again at 7 pm IST, and the medal matches will follow on 5 November.
The India Korea hockey win capped a league-stage run that began with a 13-0 win over Bangladesh, followed by a 5-2 win over China, a 4-1 win over Japan and a 4-2 win over Malaysia. Japan ended second in the standings, Malaysia third and Korea fourth with six points, while China finished fifth with two points and Bangladesh sixth with one point. In the other matches on Monday, China and Bangladesh drew 1-1 and Japan beat Malaysia 2-1.
Sanjay, who was named player of the match, said India were pleased to finish at the top of the pool. He said the team had wanted to top the table and had done that, and he asked the crowd to support the side in the same way in Mohali. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was in attendance as Jalandhar hosted its final match of the league stage. Angad Bir Singh’s closing goal, won in midfield and pushed under the advancing goalkeeper, completed the scoring. The India Korea hockey result leaves India unbeaten going into the semi-finals.