India completed an unbeaten league-stage campaign at the Hero Men’s Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 with an 8-0 win over South Korea in Jalandhar on Monday, November 2. Hockey India’s official match report confirmed the result: India’s fifth consecutive win and a semi-final rematch against Korea in Mohali on November 4. The team finished first with 15 points and a goal difference of +29.

Dilpreet Singh opened the scoring in the eighth minute and added a second in the 40th. Jugraj Singh scored in the 11th minute, followed by captain Harmanpreet Singh from a penalty corner in the 15th. Shilanand Lakra (33rd), Sukhjeet Singh (34th), Sanjay (36th), and Angad Bir Singh (60th) completed the 8-0 scoreline, according to Hockey India.

Sanjay was named Player of the Match. Hockey India said Harmanpreet’s goal took his tournament tally to nine. India’s defense kept South Korea scoreless, while the hosts added four goals in the third quarter to extend their lead after half-time.

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India will meet South Korea again in the semi-final at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali on November 4 at 7 pm IST. Japan, which finished second in the league table with 10 points, will face Malaysia at 4:30 pm IST. The bronze-medal match and final are scheduled for November 5, Hockey India said.

India’s 15-point total came from five wins in five matches. Malaysia finished third with nine points and South Korea fourth with six. The semi-final gives India another meeting with the side it beat in the final league fixture, but the knockout result will determine who advances to the title match.

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Sources: Hockey India