Olympic bronze medallist India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-3 in a pulsating third-fourth place play-off match to win the bronze medal at the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament here on Wednesday.
After facing a shocking defeat against Japan in the semifinal, India will face arch-rival Pakistan in the Bronze Medal Match of the Asian Champions Trophy 2021.
Defending champions India will now face Pakistan in the third-place match on December 22.
The Manpreet Singh-led side's confidence must be sky high as they had thrashed Japan 6-0 in their last round-robin match and come Tuesday, India would definitely fancy another big win en route to the title clash.
Defending champions India confirmed their place in the semifinal of Asian Champions Trophy 2021 will take on Japan in their final group stage match on Sunday.
High on confidence after thrashing hosts Bangladesh 9-0, the India hockey team will face off their joint defending champions and arch-rivals Pakistan in the preliminary round match.
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Following a setback of a surprise draw against Korea, India men's hockey team will look to bounce back in the 2021 Asian Champions Trophy against host Bangladesh in Dhaka.
India started brightly and took a 2-0 lead before Korea fought back in the last two quarters and scored through Jonghyun Jang in the 41st minute and Sunghyun Kim in the 46th minute.
Defending champions India will begin their campaign against South Korea in their opening match of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2021.
India have won this prestigious event thrice since its inception in 2011 and have won the previous two editions.
After a Hockey India source confirmed to PTI that one player has tested positive, the Asian Hockey Federation too issued a statement about the development on its Twitter handle.
The Asian Champions Trophy is slated in Dhaka from December 14 to 22; Defending Champions India begin their campaign on the opening day against Korea.
The tournament is scheduled to be played in Donghae, South Korea from December 5-12.
The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) was earlier forced to postpone the ACT for both men and women twice because of the pandemic.
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