Hockey Asia Cup / Indian team won the Hockey Asia Cup title and also qualified for the World Cup

Hockey Asia Cup: The Indian men's hockey team performed brilliantly and won the title of Hockey Asia Cup 2025. In the final match, India defeated South Korea by 4-1. With this victory, the Indian team also qualified for the Hockey World Cup 2026 to be held next year. The Indian bravehearts remained undefeated throughout the tournament and did not lose a single match and defeated the Korean team in a one-sided manner in the final.

Sukhjeet made a brilliant start

The Indian team adopted an aggressive stance at the beginning of the match. Sukhjeet Singh scored a goal in the very first minute to give India a 1-0 lead. This early goal boosted the confidence of the Indian players, and they maintained their control over the ball. The experienced South Korean team looked under pressure in front of the Indian attack. In the first quarter, Jugraj Singh got a chance to score from a penalty corner, but he could not capitalize on it.

Dilpreet doubled the lead

India maintained its aggression in the second quarter. In the 27th minute, Dilpreet Singh scored a brilliant goal to increase India's lead to 2-0. This goal infused new energy in the Indian camp. South Korea tried to counter-attack, but they could not do anything in front of the Indian defense and goalkeeper.

Challenge in the third quarter

The Indian team got a shock in the third quarter when Sanjay was shown a green card, due to which India had to play with 10 players for some time. Despite this, the Indian team maintained its composure. At the end of the quarter, Dilpreet Singh scored another goal to make the score 3-0. This was his second goal in the match.

Amit Rohidas sealed the victory

India further strengthened its lead in the fourth quarter. In the 49th minute, Amit Rohidas scored a brilliant goal to make the score 4-0. The Korean players looked completely tired at this time and they had no answer to the Indian attack. In the 50th minute, Son Dian scored the only goal for South Korea, but it proved to be only a consolation goal for them. In the end, India won 4-1 and won the Asia Cup 2025 trophy.

Made history by defeating Pakistan

This was India's fourth title win in Hockey Asia Cup. Earlier, India had won this title in 2003, 2007 and 2017. With this victory, India left behind Pakistan, which had won this trophy thrice in 1982, 1985 and 1989. This strong performance of the Indian team not only proved their supremacy in the Asia Cup, but also made their intentions clear for the World Cup 2026.

Dominance till the very end!🔥

India beat Korea 4–1 in the Final to be crowned 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 of the Hero Asia Cup Rajgir, Bihar 2025.#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #HumseHaiHockey #HeroAsiaCupRajgir pic.twitter.com/yZQbynjxDt

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) September 7, 2025