India hockey team beat South Korea 4-1 in Asia Cup final 2025, secure World Cup spot
Indian Hockey Team: The Indian team has won the Hockey Asia Cup 2025 Hockey Asia Cup 2025 ย title by defeating South Korea 4-1. The Korean team could not stand in front of India. Along with winning the title, India has also qualified for the Hockey World Cup 2026. The Indian team performed strongly throughout the tournament and did not lose a single match. In the final, the Indian bravehearts have defeated the Korean team in a one-sided manner.
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The Indian team has dominated the Korean team.
Sukhjeet scored a goal in the beginning
The Indian team got off to a great start in the match, when Sukhjeet Singh scored a goal within a few seconds of the start of the match and gave the Indian team a 1-0 lead. After this, the Indian players adopted an aggressive stance and kept the ball with them most of the time. South Korea's experienced team also looked under pressure from India. Jugraj Singh had a chance to score from a penalty corner, but he missed.
Dominance till the very end!๐ฅ
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) September 7, 2025
India beat Korea 4โ1 in the Final to be crowned ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ of the Hero Asia Cup Rajgir, Bihar 2025.#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #HumseHaiHockey #HeroAsiaCupRajgir pic.twitter.com/yZQbynjxDt
Dilpreet doubled the lead
In the second quarter, Dilpreet Singh scored a goal in the 27th minute. This infused new energy in the Indian team and its lead doubled. Even after this goal, India continued to attack. On the other hand, South Korean players created chances to score goals, but they did not succeed.
๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ! ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฅ
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) September 7, 2025
India reign supreme at the Hero Asia Cup Rajgir, Bihar 2025 with a stellar campaign to lift the crown โ their fourth Asia Cup title. ๐#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #HumseHaiHockey #HeroAsiaCupRajgir pic.twitter.com/AOfD8wbB2K
Indian player Sanjay had received a green card. Due to this, the Indian hockey team came out with 10 players in the third quarter. Then in the end of this quarter, Dilpreet Singh scored a goal for India, which was his second goal in the match. Then in the fourth quarter, Amit Rohidas scored a goal for India in the 49th minute and increased India's lead to 4-0. Korean players looked completely tired in the match and could not perform well. Son Dian scored the only goal for them in the 50th minute. In the end, India won the match 4-1 and also booked a ticket to the World Cup.
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Defeated Pakistan
The Indian hockey team has won the Asia Cup title for the fourth time. Earlier Indian team won the Hockey Asia Cup trophy in 2017, 2007, 2003. India defeated Pakistan. Pakistan had won the Hockey Asia Cup title only three times.
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