India vs Japan Asian Champions Trophy 2026 Final: Date, Time, Live Streaming After 8-1 Semi, Explained

India are in the final of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2026. On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the defending champions beat South Korea 8-1 in the semifinal at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali. Japan won the other semi on penalties. The final is Thursday, 5 November, at 7:00 pm IST, at the same stadium.

Sportstar said the 8-1 was India's sixth consecutive win in the competition, and that the unbeaten side is a step closer to a record-extending sixth title. This semifinal is not the 8-0 league win over Korea. That match was in Jalandhar on 2 November, and it is covered in the league-stage explainer.

The 60-second version

• Semi: India 8-1 South Korea, Mohali, Wednesday, 4 November (Sportstar).
• India's scorers, by the minutes Sportstar listed: Shilanand Lakra (4th, 13th), Dilpreet Singh (21st, 25th), captain Harmanpreet Singh (9th), Sukhjeet Singh (21st), Angad Singh (36th), Vivek Prasad (54th).
• Korea: Han Sangjun (9th).
• Form: Sixth straight win in the competition. Defending champions, still unbeaten, chasing a record-extending sixth title (Sportstar).
• The other semi: Japan beat Malaysia 5-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw (The Star / New Straits Times).
• Final: Thursday, 5 November, 7:00 pm IST, Mohali. Bronze medal match 4:30 pm IST the same day.
• Watch: JioStar. Star Sports or Star Sports Select 2, depending on the listing, and JioHotstar.
• Earlier meeting: India beat Japan 4-1 in the pool on 30 October. India finished the league 5-0 with 15 points. Japan finished second.

How the 8-1 semi unfolded

Sportstar's match report gives the scorers and the minutes. Where two goals share a minute, that report leaves the order inside the minute unstated, and it gives no shot type. The table below follows those minutes only.

Minute	Scorer	Team
4th	Shilanand Lakra	India
9th	Harmanpreet Singh (captain)	India
9th	Han Sangjun	Korea
13th	Shilanand Lakra	India
21st	Dilpreet Singh	India
21st	Sukhjeet Singh	India
25th	Dilpreet Singh	India
36th	Angad Singh	India
54th	Vivek Prasad	India

Lakra and Dilpreet scored twice each. Harmanpreet, Sukhjeet, Angad and Vivek scored once each. Korea's only goal was Han Sangjun's, also in the 9th minute, the same minute as Harmanpreet's goal.

PTI's report of the same 8-1 used fuller names for two of those scorers: Angad Bir Singh for the 36th minute and Vivek Sagar Prasad for the 54th. The league-stage report used Angad Bir Singh for the 60th-minute goal in the 8-0. The minutes in the PTI and Sportstar reports of the semifinal agree.

The venue was the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali, on Wednesday. Sportstar called India the defending champions and said the win extended an unbeaten run.

How Japan reached the final

Japan reached the final through a shootout. The Star and the New Straits Times, both on 4 November, reported a 0-0 draw with Malaysia, then a 5-3 win for Japan on penalties.

The Star's scorers:

• Japan: Kazumasa Matsumoto, Ryoma Ooka, Tanaka Tsubasa, Haruki Ochiai, Tanaka Seren.
• Malaysia: Nik Aiman Rozemi, Shello Silverius, Azrai Aizad Abu Kamal.

NST reported the same 5-3 result and said Japan converted all five attempts. It also reported that veteran striker Faizal Saari missed Malaysia's opening attempt, and that Nik Aiman Nik Rozemi, Shello Silverius and Azrai Aizad Abu Kamal scored the three Malaysia goals that followed. NST's name order puts the given name first (Tsubasa Tanaka, Seren Tanaka). The Star prints Tanaka Tsubasa and Tanaka Seren. NST placed the match at the Mohali Hockey Stadium.

Japan went into that semi as league runners-up. India had finished first.

Head-to-head and form

The final is a rematch of a pool game, not a first meeting.

• 30 October, pool: India beat Japan 4-1.
• League table: India 5 wins from 5, 15 points, first place. Japan finished second. The full table is in the 8-0 league explainer.
• 2 November, Jalandhar: India beat South Korea 8-0 in the last league match. That is a different score, a different day and a different ground from Wednesday's 8-1 semifinal in Mohali.
• 4 November: A sixth straight win in the competition (Sportstar). India have not lost in this tournament.

Sportstar's line on the title is specific. The 8-1 "moved a step closer to a record-extending sixth title." The final is still to be played. Japan are the opponent, after coming through a shootout.

Final schedule and where to watch

The knockout times were already on the FIH and Hockey India schedule: bronze medal match at 4:30 pm IST on Thursday, final at 7:00 pm IST, both in Mohali. Wednesday's results fill in the teams. India play Japan in the final. The bronze match is the two semifinal losers, Malaysia and South Korea.

Match	When	Where
Bronze: Malaysia vs South Korea	Thursday, 5 November, 4:30 pm IST	Mohali
Final: India vs Japan	Thursday, 5 November, 7:00 pm IST	Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium, Mohali

Broadcast. JioStar is the official partner. The channel name still varies by listing, as it did through the league stage. Hockey India has listed Star Sports 2, with the stream on JioHotstar. India Today, Sporting News and Khel Now have listed Star Sports Select 2. Use the guide on the day rather than one headline.

Entry. India Today reported earlier that entry for spectators at the Mohali tournament was free. That report was for the tournament in Mohali, not a fresh notice published after the semifinals. Check Hockey India if you are going to the ground.

What to watch next

1. India vs Japan, 7:00 pm IST, Thursday, 5 November, in Mohali. India are defending champions, unbeaten, and a win would be the sixth title Sportstar said they are a step closer to.
2. The pool result, read against a shootout. India won 4-1 on 30 October. Japan reached this final without a goal in 60 minutes against Malaysia, then converted all five shootout attempts in the NST report.
3. The bronze match at 4:30 pm IST. Malaysia and South Korea, the two semifinal losers, on the same day and in the same city.
4. The two braces. Lakra (4th and 13th) and Dilpreet (21st and 25th) scored four of the eight Indian goals Sportstar listed. Harmanpreet and Han Sangjun both scored in the 9th minute.
5. The channel, before 7 pm. Star Sports, Star Sports Select 2 and JioHotstar are all in the public listings. The name depends on the guide you are looking at.

India have won six in a row in this competition and put eight past Korea for the second time in three days. The final, against Japan, is at 7:00 pm IST on Thursday in Mohali.

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This explainer uses Sportstar's report of 4 November 2026 for the 8-1 score, the scorers and minutes, the Mohali venue, the unbeaten run, the sixth consecutive win and the record-extending sixth-title line. PTI's report the same day used Angad Bir Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad for the 36th-minute and 54th-minute goals. The 0-0 draw, the 5-3 shootout and the named scorers are from The Star and the New Straits Times (4 November 2026). NST also reported that Faizal Saari missed Malaysia's opening attempt and that Japan converted all five. The 30 October 4-1 pool result, the 5-0 league record, the 15 points, the 2 November 8-0 in Jalandhar, and the Thursday times (bronze 4:30 pm IST, final 7:00 pm IST) follow the FIH and Hockey India schedule already set out in our league-stage piece. Broadcast details are from Hockey India, India Today, Sporting News and Khel Now, and the channel name varies. Free entry for spectators in Mohali was reported earlier by India Today. Schedules and listings can change. Check Hockey India and the broadcaster before the match.