Hockey: India v South Korea head-to-head record

India and South Korea face each other at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, reviving a long-standing hockey rivalry between the two nations. The fixture comes with a pronounced historical record that will frame their meeting in the tournament.

Their encounters trace back decades, with the earliest noted meeting as the 1958 Asian Games when India beat South Korea 2-1. South Korea claimed the Asia Cup in 1994 by defeating India in the final, while India answered with a victory over Korea in the 1998 Asian Games final.

In recent form between the sides, India have dominated the last five meetings, winning four and drawing one; South Korea have not recorded a victory in those five fixtures. That run is the most immediate indicator of momentum heading into their next match.

Across all men's international meetings the pair have met 64 times: India have won 40, South Korea 11, and 13 matches have finished level. Those totals represent the cumulative head-to-head balance between the teams.

South Korea lead the Asia Cup honours list with five titles, won in 1994, 1999, 2009, 2013 and 2022. India have four Asia Cup championships, secured in 2003, 2007, 2017 and 2025.

The most recent meeting before the Asian Games occurred in the final of the Men’s Asian Cup 2024, when India defeated South Korea 4-1. The last occasion South Korea beat India was on March 30, 2019, in an international friendly.

The next confirmed fixture between the sides is their match at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, where the historical record and recent results will be tested in the tournament setting.