# India thrash Korea 8-0 _India remain unbeaten in the Asian Champions Trophy with a dominant win over Korea_ - Publisher: Apex Sports News (https://apexsportsnews.in) - Canonical URL: https://apexsportsnews.in/news/india-thrash-korea-8-0 - Author: Atul, Editor (https://apexsportsnews.in/author/atul) - Published: 2026-11-03T16:41:54.774Z - Section: Hockey - Topics: Asian Champions Trophy, India hockey, Korea hockey ## Summary India defeated Korea 8-0 in the Asian Champions Trophy, finishing the league stage unbeaten. India will face Korea again in the semifinals. ## Key takeaways - India won 8-0 against Korea - India remain unbeaten in the Asian Champions Trophy - India will face Korea again in the semifinals ## Article India beat South Korea 8-0 in Match 15 of the Hero Men’s Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on 2nd November 2026, finishing the league stage unbeaten with five wins from five matches. India scored 34 goals and conceded just five across the league stage. Dilpreet Singh opened the scoring with a reverse hit in the eighth minute. India led 3-0 inside the first 15 minutes. The second quarter was goalless for India as Korea earned four penalty corners, their only four shots on goal to India’s 19 attempts. India scored four goals in the third quarter through Shilanand Lakra, Sukhjeet Singh, Sanjay and Dilpreet Singh, taking the score to 7-0. Angad Bir Singh added the eighth seconds from full time with a solo run and a reverse hit past goalkeeper Kim. Seven different Indian scorers found the net from eight penalty corners, and India kept a clean sheet with 60 percent possession. India’s previous league match was a 4-2 win over Malaysia, in which captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a hat-trick—two penalty corners and a penalty stroke in the third, 33rd and 58th minutes—while Sukhjeet Singh also scored. That victory was India’s fourth straight in the tournament, leaving them top of the standings with 12 points from four matches and a goal difference of +21, with Harmanpreet leading the scoring charts on eight goals. South Korea had already secured a semi-final berth before facing India. The Asian Champions Trophy is a men’s international hockey competition. The knockout stage moves to Mohali. India will face South Korea again in the semifinals a day after the league match, while Malaysia and Japan—who drew 1-1 earlier in the day—will contest the other semifinal. Japan had beaten Malaysia 2-1, with Kentaro Fukuda scoring twice six minutes either side of half time after Jun Watanabe missed a seventh-minute penalty stroke and Abu Kamal Azrai had put Malaysia ahead. ” Hardik Singh was rested ahead of the knockout games, and Abhishek’s status remained uncertain after he twisted his ankle during warm-up before Sunday’s match. ### Related on Apex Sports News - [Asian Champions Trophy 2026: India beats Korea 8-0 to stay unbeaten](https://apexsportsnews.in/news/asian-champions-trophy-2026-india-beats-korea-8-0-to-stay-unbeaten) - [India, Malaysia in Semi-Finals](https://apexsportsnews.in/news/india-malaysia-in-semi-finals) - [Asian Champions Trophy: South Korea, Japan Secure Semifinal Berths](https://apexsportsnews.in/news/asian-champions-trophy-south-korea-japan-secure-semifinal-berths) ### Sources - [Hockey India (official video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NpR70RehaE) - [timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/india-vs-korea-hockey-live-score-ind-vs-kor-asian-champions-trophy-2026-act-live-streaming-result/liveblog/135462256.cms) - [sportstar.thehindu.com](https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/asian-champions-trophy-2026-india-8-0-korea-highlights-top-moments/article71658154.ece) - [indiatoday.in](https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/hockey/story/india-vs-south-korea-live-score-asian-hockey-champions-trophy-jalandhar-3030706-2026-11-02) - [Photo: fh.mum1 from Louisville, KY, USA, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ferrum_vs._Centre_field_hockey_DSC_0031_(15500494972).jpg) --- Source: Apex Sports News, https://apexsportsnews.in/news/india-thrash-korea-8-0. Please cite and link the original article when quoting.