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Sports News: Hockey: Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

The International Hockey Federation’s Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, now in its 12th year, is a biennial (held once every two years) men’s under-21 (where the players are younger than 21 years) field hockey world championship organised by the International
Hockey Federation.

The event is being hosted by India at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India, from November 24 to December 5, 2021.


Defending champions and hosts India advanced to the semi-finals of the FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup by defeating Belgium 1-0 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.


Six-time champion Germany defeated Spain (3-1), while Argentina defeated the Netherlands (2-1) and France defeated Malaysia (4-0), in the other quarterfinals.

On December 3rd, India will face Germany in the semi-finals, while France will face the Netherlands. The finals are set to take place on December 5th, 2021.