FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup 2023 schedule, fixtures, squad, match timings, results and live streaming

Published at :December 16, 2023 at 8:05 PM

Modified at :January 14, 2024 at 12:24 AM

(Courtesy : Hockey India)

Indian colts are eyeing a third title.

The FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 is scheduled to take place from December 5 to 16 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The world’s top 16 teams will take part in the forthcoming 13th edition of the tournament. The inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup was won by Pakistan, who beat West Germany in the final (2-0) in 1979.

Argentina are the defending champion having won the previous edition in 2021 defeating Germany (4-2). Meanwhile, India finished a heartbreaking fourth position after losing to France in the third-fourth place playoff match.

India’s best results in the tournament have come in 2001 and 2016 when they clinched the championship after defeating Argentina (6-1) and Belgium (2-1) respectively. Germany are the most successful team in the tournament history having won the title a record six times followed by India and Argentina with two each. Pakistan and Australia have won remaining two editions.

Where and when will FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 take place (Venue and Dates)?

The upcoming edition of the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 will take place from December 5 to 16 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

India’s squad

Goalkeepers: Mohith H S, Ranvijay Singh Yadav
Defenders: Shardanand Tiwari, Amandeep Lakra, Rohit, Sunil JoJo, Amir Ali
Midfielders: Vishnukant Singh, Poovanna C B, Rajinder Singh, Amandeep, Aditya Singh
Forwards: Uttam Singh (C), Aditya Lalage, Araijeet Singh Hundal (VC), Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Sudeep Chirmako, Boby Singh Dhami

Groups and Format

A total of 16 teams have qualified for the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 via various continental qualifiers. The top five teams from 2022 Euro Hockey Junior Championships, top two from Junior Oceania Cup, 2023 Junior Africa Cup, top three from Junior Pan American Championships, the Junior Asia Cup and the host nation have made it to the competition.

Teams have been divided into four groups each with each group consisting of four teams. The top two ranked teams from each group at the end of the pool stages will advance into the knockout rounds. The remaining teams will play the classification matches to determine their positions.

Group A

Argentina, Australia, Malaysia, Chile

Group B

Egypt, France, Germany, South Africa

Group C

India, Canada, South Korea, Spain

Group D

Belgium, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan

Where and how to watch live telecast and live streaming of FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023?

Fans can watch the live telecast of the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 on the Sports 18 Network. Additionally, the live streaming is available on Jio Cinema.

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FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 schedule, fixtures, results and match timings (IST)

Group Stage

December 5 (Tuesday)

France 3-1 Egypt

Germany 5-3 South Africa

Spain 7-0 Canada

Argentina 1-0 Australia

India 4-2 Korea – Report

Malaysia 7-1 Chile

December 6 (Wednesday)

Netherlands 3-3 Pakistan

Belgium 4-0 New Zealand

South Africa 3-2 Egypt

France 2-0 Germany

Australia 7-1 Chile

Malaysia 0-4 Argentina

December 7 (Thursday)

Korea 4-1 Canada

Pakistan 4-0 New Zealand

Belgium 3-5 Netherlands

India 1-4 Spain – Report

December 8 (Friday)

South Africa 4-5 France

Germany 10-0 Egypt

Argentina 8-0 Chile

Australia 5-2 Malaysia

December 9 (Saturday)

Korea 2-8 Spain

Netherlands 3-1 New Zealand

India 10-1 Canada – Highlights | Report

Pakistan 1-1 Belgium

December 11 (Monday)

9th-16th Place

Malaysia 4-1 Egypt

Belgium 12-0 Canada

South Africa 5-1 Chile

South Korea 2-3 New Zealand

Quarterfinals

December 12 (Tuesday)

Germany 2-1 Argentina

Netherlands 3-4 India – Highlights | Report

Spain 4-2 Pakistan

France 4-3 Australia

December 13th (Wednesday)

9th-12th Place

Malaysia 2-2 Belgium (3-5 in shoot-off)

South Africa 3-3 New Zealand (4-3 in shootoff)

13th-16th Place

Egypt 1-1 Canada (3-2 in shoot-off)

Chile 1-2 South Korea

December 14 (Thursday)

Semifinals

India 1-4 Germany – Highlights | Report

France 3-1 Spain

5th-8th Place

Argentina 0-1 Netherlands

Australia 7-5 Pakistan

December 15th (Friday)

9th Place

Belgium 2-1 South Africa

11th Place

Malaysia 2-2 New Zealand (3-4 in shootoff)

13th Place

Egypt 3-4 South Korea

15th Place

Canada 1-4 Chile

December 16th (Saturday)

7th Place

Argentina 6-3 Pakistan

5th Place

Netherlands 2-1 Australia

3rd Place

India 1-3 Spain – Highlights | Report

Final

France 1-3 Germany

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