When Indians played Japan first time in Field Hockey, 4 goals by Dhyan Chand saw them winning 11-1. When they last met, won emphatically at Asian Games where Indians have never lost a match against Japan, winning all matches played till 2018 Asian Champions Trophy. In fact, Indians have lost in Asia Cup only to Pakistan and South Korea before losing the 2018 semifinals on penalty shootout to Malaysia. In 6 tournaments, Indians have lost only once (Asian Champions Trophy 2013) to Japan.
Indian Match Results at Asia Cup
2018 Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy Schedule and Results
Overall Statistics
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Match: 36
India: 32
Japan: 1
Draw: 3
At Asian Games (All 14 won, Goals Scored 55, Conceded 6)
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1958 8-0 India
1962 7-0 India (Semis)
1966 3-0 India (Semis)
1970 1-0 India (Semis)
1974 3-0 India (Group)
1978 2-0 India (Semis)
1982 7-2 India (Semis)
1986 3-1 India (Group)
1990 3-0 India (Group)
1994 1-0 India (Semis)
1998 3-1 India (Group)
2002 3-0 India (Group)
2010 3-2 India (Group)
2018 8-0 India (Group)
India vs Japan at Asia Cup: 7 Games – All won
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1985 Semis India def Japan 9-1
1989 Semis India def Japan 3-0
1993 Pool India def Japan 6-2
1999 Pool India def Japan 3-1
2007 Semis India def Japan 4-1
2009 5th place India def Japan 5-1
2017 Pool India def Japan 5-1
At Olympics, Indians played Japan thrice and won all
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Won 11-1 in 1932 final
9-0 in 1936 Group A
5-0 in 1968 Group A
At Asian Champions Trophy Indians won thrice, lost once and drew once in 4 championships.
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2011 1-1
2012 3-1 India
2013 2-1 Japan
2016 10-2 India Rupinderpal Singh scored 6 goals
At Azlan Shah: India has won both the matches.
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2016 2-1 Group Stage
2017 4-3 Group Stage
Men’s Hockey Champions Challenge
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2001 3-0 Ind (Group)
2007 4-3 Ind (Group)
4-Nation Hockey Tournament, New Zealand
- Jan 17 Round Robin Ind def Japan 6-0
Jan 27 Round Robin Ind def Japan 4-2
When Japan Played India First Time (1932 Olympics)
(Source: Bharatiyahockey.org)
1st match vs Japan was played on August 4, 1932 where Indians won 11-1. But, considering that they did not concede a single goal during 1928 Olympic Hockey everyone was surprised how Japan could score a goal against the Indian goalkeeper Allen. Japan’s goal came through a penalty corner by Inochora in second half. In this match, Dhyan Chand scored 4 goals, Roop Singh and Gurmit Singh scored three goals each while Dickie Carr scored once.
Indian team
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Goalkeeper: Allen
Backs: Tapsell and Hammond
Half-Backs: Masud Minhas, Pinniger and Lal Shah
Forwards: Dickie Carr, Gurmit Singh, Dhyan Chand, Roop Singh and Jaffar
Japanese team
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Goalkeeper: Hamada
Backs: Sohda and S. Kobayashiu
Half-Backs: K. Kobayashiu, Sakai and Nakamura
Forwards: Kon, Nagata, Kenishi, Usami and Inochora
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