Match time, form: China vs India – Asian Champions Trophy 2024 hockey final

Record four-time champions India will face confident hosts and first-time finalists China at the Moqi Base, Hulubuir at 10:00 GMT.

Who: China vs India
What: Asian Champions Trophy final
When: Tuesday, September 17, 6pm (10:00 GMT)
Where: Moqi Hockey Training Base, Hulunbuir, China
How to follow: Al Jazeera’s live text coverage begins at 07:00 GMT

India will look to win a record-extending fifth Asian Champions Trophy title when they take on hosts China in the hockey tournament’s final on Tuesday.

The men in blue brushed aside South Korea in a 4-1 win in the second semifinal on Monday, while the hosts stunned three-time champions Pakistan 2-0 in a penalty shootout after the game ended 1-1 in normal time.

India were pre-tournament favourites for the title following their podium finish at the Paris Olympics 2024, where they beat Spain to bag bronze.

However, China’s win over former hockey powerhouse Pakistan came as a surprise as the Green Shirts were left to rue a string of missed opportunities in front of goal.

First-time finalists China will relish their chances in front of a partisan home crowd in the remote northeastern city of Hulunbuir, which lies in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. They will hope that Wang Caiyu, their formidable goalkeeper who blocked several Pakistani attempts on goal in the semifinal, will be able to thwart attacks from the Indian forward line.

Should Wang – also known as the Great Wall of China – provide a strong defence, China’s attack could carry the momentum into the Indian half and make life difficult for India’s own hero in the goal, Krishan Bahadur Pathak.

India will not be short on confidence after their earlier win over China in the round-robin stage and a perfect record in the