India face South Korea in final pool match of Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy in Jalandhar

India take on South Korea in their final round-robin fixture of the Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on Monday, November 2, with the match scheduled to start at 7 pm IST; India have already secured a semi-final place and need only a draw to finish top of the league phase.

Craig Fulton’s side, the two-time defending champions and hosts, have been dominant in their opening four matches of the tournament and have scored at least four goals in each of those games, while South Korea sit fourth in the standings with two wins from four fixtures.

The result of the earlier pool game between Japan and Malaysia, which kicks off at 4:45 pm IST, will influence the knockout pairings: depending on how that match goes, India and Korea could meet again in the semi-finals on Wednesday. South Korea, who were champions in 2021, must either upset India or hold them to a draw and rely on a Japan defeat to avoid a potential semi-final clash with the hosts.

Head-to-head between the two sides in recent years favours India, who lead 4-1 against Korea; the lone drawn meeting was a 2-2 result at the 2025 Asia Cup. The teams also met at the 2026 Asian Games, where India recorded an 8-2 victory in the Group A match, with Dilpreet Singh and Abhishek each scoring a brace.

Khel Now began live coverage of the fixture at 6:30 pm IST ahead of the scheduled 7 pm start at the Jalandhar venue, where the final league-phase results will determine semi-final seedings and matchups for Wednesday.

India enter the match already through to the semi-finals but can secure first place in the pool with a draw; Monday’s outcomes, combined with the Japan–Malaysia result, will finalise the semi-final pairings set for Wednesday.