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India vs Japan Hockey Live Score, Asian Champions Trophy: Harmanpreet's men look for hat-trick of wins
India vs Japan Hockey Asian Champions Trophy Live Score: Check out all the latest live updates as Harmanpreet Singh's men take on Japan in their third match of the tournament in Jalandhar.
- 52 Sec agoJapan undefeated too!!
- 11 Mins agoHarmanpreet Singh on song!!
- 26 Mins agoIndia in red-hot form
- 49 Mins agoHello and welcome
India vs Japan, Asian Champions Trophy 2026 Live Score: India face Japan in a thrilling clash in third round clashes of the Asian Champions Trophy 2026 in Jalandhar. Both teams head into this match undefeated with six points each. Defending champions India are in excellent form after a commanding 5-2 victory over China, which followed their 13-0 thumping of Bangladesh. In the China clash, India were powered by two goals each from captain Harmanpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh. Meanwhile, Japan secured a hard-fought 1-0 win against Bangladesh. While India will be the clear favourites playing in front of a passionate home crowd in Punjab, Japan is expected to be their toughest test of the tournament. Interestingly, Japan is the last Asian team to have beaten India, at the 2022 Asia Cup.
...Read MoreJapan undefeated too!!
Like India, Japan too have remained undefeated in the Asian Champions Trophy 2026. In fact, both India and Japan share the same number of points, as both are placed on the 2nd and 3rd spots in the table with 6 points each from 2 games. Japan began their campaign with a 3-2 win over South Korea followed by a slender 1-0 victory against Bangladesh.
Harmanpreet Singh on song!!
While India have slammed 18 goals in the last two games, it is Harmanpreet Singh, who has led from the front, with the captain being India's highest goal-scorer of the tournament so far. He has scored 4 goals - a brace in each game. All goals have come courtesy his world class drag flicks. Overall, he is the joint-top goalscorer of the Asian Champions Trophy 2026 alongside Malaysia's Abu Kamal Azrai.
India in red-hot form
India have begun the Asian Champions Trophy 2026 campaign with a bang. In their first match of the tournament, they beat Bangladesh by a massive margin of 13-0. In the very next game, they defeated China by another handsome margin of 5-2. India will now look for a hat-trick of wins.
Hello and welcome
Hello and welcome to the Olympic Surjeet Singh Stadium in Jalandhar as India take on Japan in their third encounter of the Asian Champions Trophy 2026. Can India register a hat-trick of wins to ensure that the perfect start to their title defence continues?
