Pakistan Beat Korea 5-3 to Win Asian Games Hockey Bronze
Pakistan beat Korea 5-3 to win the Asian Games 2026 hockey bronze, scoring three goals in the last quarter. Waheed Rana scored twice. Full scores and medals.
Pakistan beat Korea 5-3 to win the men's hockey bronze medal at the Asian Games on Saturday 3 October 2026. Pakistan were 3-2 down at half time in Gifu, Japan. They then scored three goals in the last quarter. Waheed Rana scored twice.
It is Pakistan's first Asian Games hockey medal since the silver at Incheon in 2014, and the first bronze since Doha in 2006. We read the result on the official Asian Games 2026 results system. You can read the match build-up in our Pakistan vs Korea hockey bronze preview.
Pakistan beat Korea 5-3 for the hockey bronze
Pakistan won the bronze medal match against Korea 5-3 at Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium. The game started at 12:30 pm Pakistan time and ended at about 2:10 pm. Korea led 3-2 at half time, and Pakistan scored all three goals of the fourth quarter.
| Quarter | Pakistan | Korea | Score after quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| First quarter | 1 | 1 | 1-1 |
| Second quarter | 1 | 2 | 2-3 |
| Third quarter | 0 | 0 | 2-3 |
| Fourth quarter | 3 | 0 | 5-3 |
| Result | Pakistan won 5-3 and take bronze. | ||
Korea finish fourth. India and Malaysia play the gold medal match at 3:00 pm Pakistan time on the same day.
Waheed Rana scored twice in Pakistan's comeback
Five Pakistan players shared the goals, and Waheed Rana was the only one to score twice. He scored one field goal and one penalty corner goal. Sufyan Khan, Abdul Rehman and Hannan Shahid scored one each.
Three of Pakistan's goals came from penalty corners. A penalty corner is a set play given for a foul near the goal. Sufyan Khan, Abdul Rehman and Waheed Rana each scored one. Hannan Shahid and Rana scored the two field goals, which are goals from open play.
For Korea, captain Yang Jihun scored from a penalty corner. Kim YongBok and Lee Gangsan scored field goals. All three Korean goals came in the first half.
| Team | Scorer | Goals | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Waheed Rana | 2 | 1 field goal, 1 penalty corner |
| Pakistan | Sufyan Khan | 1 | Penalty corner |
| Pakistan | Abdul Rehman | 1 | Penalty corner |
| Pakistan | Hannan Shahid | 1 | Field goal |
| Korea | Yang Jihun | 1 | Penalty corner |
| Korea | Kim YongBok | 1 | Field goal |
| Korea | Lee Gangsan | 1 | Field goal |
The official record does not give goal minutes, so we cannot list the goals in order.
Pakistan had more of the ball and more chances
Pakistan controlled most of the game. They had 57 per cent of the ball and 21 shots, against 10 for Korea. They won 9 penalty corners to Korea's 5 and scored from 3 of them.
Korea's goalkeeper Kim Jaehyeon made 6 saves. Pakistan used two goalkeepers, Ali Raza and Waqar, who made one save each.
Pakistan picked up two green cards, for Ahmad Nadeem and Ghazanfar Ali, and a yellow card for Moin Shakeel. A green card sends a player off for 2 minutes and a yellow card for at least 5. Korea had one green card, for Park Cheoleon.
| Team figure | Pakistan | Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Goals from shots | 5 from 21 | 3 from 10 |
| Penalty corners | 9 | 5 |
| Penalty corner goals | 3 | 1 |
| Possession | 57% | 43% |
| Cards | 2 green, 1 yellow | 1 green |
Pakistan now have 10 medals at the 2026 Asian Games
The hockey bronze is Pakistan's tenth medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Earlier the same day the men's volleyball team beat China 3-0 for bronze, and the cricket team won silver when India won the cricket final by 19 runs.
Before these two bronze matches, Pakistan had eight medals: two silver, from squash and cricket, and six bronze. Now they have two silver and eight bronze, with no gold. Our Pakistan medal tally lists every medal.
The bronze is Pakistan's 15th Asian Games hockey medal, by our count from the Pakistan Olympic Association's list. The earlier 14 are eight gold, three silver and three bronze.
Pakistan's road to the hockey bronze
Pakistan won five of their seven games and scored 36 goals. They lost only to Malaysia and India, both by one goal. The official results, in order:
- 20 September: beat Thailand 9-0.
- 22 September: beat Uzbekistan 5-1.
- 24 September: beat China 3-0.
- 26 September: lost 5-4 to Malaysia.
- 28 September: beat Oman 7-2.
- 1 October: lost 4-3 to India in the semi-final, see our Pakistan vs India hockey semi-final result.
- 3 October: beat Korea 5-3 for the bronze medal.
Only the gold medal carries a direct place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics under the rules of the FIH, the world hockey body. So the bronze is very unlikely to change Pakistan's Olympic route. The head coach is Herman Kruis, as listed in the official match record.
Common questions
Did Pakistan win a hockey medal at the Asian Games 2026?
Yes. Pakistan won the men's bronze medal by beating Korea 5-3 on 3 October 2026 in Gifu, Japan.
Who scored for Pakistan against Korea?
Waheed Rana scored two goals. Sufyan Khan, Abdul Rehman and Hannan Shahid scored one each.
What was the half time score?
Korea led 3-2 at half time. Pakistan scored three goals in the fourth quarter to win 5-3.
When did Pakistan last win an Asian Games hockey medal?
In 2014 at Incheon, where Pakistan won silver. The last bronze before this one was at Doha in 2006.
How many medals has Pakistan won at the Asian Games 2026?
Ten after the hockey bronze: two silver, from squash and cricket, and eight bronze. Pakistan have not won a gold.
Who plays in the hockey final?
India play Malaysia for the gold medal at 3:00 pm Pakistan time on 3 October 2026.
How we verified this
What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.
We followed the official match record on the Asian Games 2026 results system from 1:58 pm PKT on 3 October 2026 until the final whistle. The score by quarter, every scorer, the cards, shots, penalty corners and possession above come from that record. Goal minutes were not published. Hockey medal history is from the Pakistan Olympic Association's Asian Games medal list. The Olympic rule is from the FIH LA 2028 qualification system, as read for our earlier hockey coverage.
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