India vs Korea Live: Asian Champions Trophy 2024 Score Updates – News18

India vs Korea Live Score Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2024: With three wins out of three, the Indian men’s hockey team has made quite a start to their campaign in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024. The Paris Olympics bronze medallist have already qualified for the semifinals of the continental tournament with their two league matches still to go. Today, they will take on South Korea and the Harmanpreet Singh-led side will hope to keep the winning momentum  going.

On Wednesday, India thrashed Malaysia 8-1 in what was a one-sided affair with young striker Raj Kumar Pal recording a hat-trick. India had earlier defeated hosts China 3-0 in their tournament-opener before getting the better of Japan 5-1. The six-team tournament is being played in a round-robin format and the top four will advance to the semifinals on September 16 followed by the final on September 17.

Against Malaysia, the odds were against India going by recent results. The last match between these two sides was the final of the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy where India were trailing 1-3 at half-time. In that game, the Indians came roaring back to eventually register a 4-3 win to claim the title.

The Indian strikers continued their fine form in the tournament and scored five field goals and three penalty corners, converted by Jugraj, Harmanpreet and Uttam.