Junior Hockey World Cup

FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2023: Indian colts lose bronze to Spain 1-3

The Bronze medal match lived up to its billing, with both sides putting up a fine show

India lose to Germany 1-4 in semifinal of FIH junior men's hockey World Cup

Penalty corner woes continued to haunt India as they failed to convert even once from 12 shots to lose 1-4 to a clinical Germany in the semifinal of junior men's hockey World Cup here on Thursday. Six-time champions Germany, on the other hand, earned just two penalty corners in the whole match but scored on both the occasions. The Indian team will need a lot of soul-searching as it was inexplicable not to score even once from a dozen penalty corners in such a crucial stage of the showpiece. The Indians had produced a spectacular display of grit and character to prevail over the Netherlands, ranked fourth in the world, in the quarterfinal on Tuesday in their 4-3 win, but penalty corner conversion let them down on Thursday. Ben Hasbach struck a brace with goals in the eighth (field goal) and 30th minute (penalty corner) to give Germany a 2-1 lead at half-time. Sudeep Chirmako (11th) scored the solitary goal for India with a field effort. The mighty Germans then consolidated their le

Confident Indian junior men's hockey team hopeful of success in World Cup

Indian junior hockey team's recent success in continental events will play a morale-boosting role when it begins its campaign in the men's Junior World Cup, beginning in Kuala Lumpur on December 5, asserted vice-captain Araijeet Singh Hundal here on Saturday. The Indian team left for the Junior World Cup on Saturday and will play its opening game against Korea on December 5. "The team has grown significantly since the last World Cup (in Bhubaneswar). We won the Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 and the Junior Asia Cup and recently finished third in the Sultan of Johor Cup as well," said Hundal in a Hockey India release on Saturday. "So, we know that we are capable of winning the Junior World Cup, it's just a matter of performing to the best of our abilities when the time comes." India are placed in Pool C alongside Spain, Korea and Canada, while defending champions Argentina are in Pool A along with Chile, Australia and hosts Malaysia. Germany, France, South Africa and Egypt are slotted in

India seek win against Canada to open women's junior hockey WC campaign

India will look to take confidence from their past success against Canada when they meet each other in their opening match of the FIH women's junior hockey World Cup here on Wednesday. India had beaten Canada in all their previous three games. The Indian team, which had secured a fourth place in the 2022 edition, has been placed in a tricky Pool C, along with Germany, Belgium and Canada this time. Moreover, India's title triumph at the women's junior Asia Cup in Kakamigahara, Japan, earlier this year will boost their confidence. The Indians are aiming to secure their maiden women's junior World Cup title. India's best finish in the prestigious tournament came in 2013 when they finished third. "We are entering the tournament with determination and focus. Our team's preparation has been intense, and we're keen to translate that into our performance on the field," team captain Preeti said. "Playing against Canada in the opener is a chance for us to set the momentum for our ...

PM Modi congratulates hockey team for Men's Junior Asia Cup title win

With the victory, India created a new record of winning the maximum titles at the Men's Junior Asia Cup

It's India vs Pakistan as teams vie for the Junior Asia Cup hockey title

The last time India and Pakistan faced each other in the final of a hockey competition was way back in 2016 when India beat the neighbours 3-2 in the final of the Asian Champions Trophy in Malaysia

Hockey Yearender: Women, juniors outshine men; administration sees overhaul

For Indian hockey, it was a year where the Women's team dominated the headlines as they won bronze in Commonwealth Games, gold at the Nations Cup, and bronze in Asia Cup

Indian junior women's hockey team holds Netherlands 2-2 in U-23 tournament

The Indian junior women's hockey team came from behind to hold the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw at the U-23 five-nation tournament

Hockey Women's Junior World Cup: Confident India eye winning start

The Indian Junior Women's Hockey team led by Salima Tete is all geared up for the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup which gets underway here from April 1.

Six-time champions Germany, Argentina enter Junior Hockey WC semifinals

Six-time champions Germany and Argentina earned hard-fought wins over Spain and Netherlands respectively to enter the semifinals of the FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup here on Wednesday. In the first quarterfinal of the day, Germany eked out a narrow 3-1 win over Spain in the shoot-out after both the teams were locked at 2-2 in regulation time, before Argentina beat Netherlands 2-1. Germany took the lead from a penalty stroke through Christopher Kutter in the fifth minute but the lead was shortlived as Ignacio Abajo equalised for Spain from a penalty corner six minutes later. After two barren quarters, it was Spain who shocked the Germans in the 59th minute when Eduard de Ignacio-Simo scored a fine field goal to give his side the lead. There was more drama in store as just at the stroke of the hooter, Germany secured a penalty corner and Masi Pfandt stepped up to take the match into shoot-out. In the shoot-out, Paul Smith, Michel Struthoff and Hannes Muller found the back of the

India need to exploit Belgium's vulnerability, just like Malaysia: Reid

India's chief coach Graham Reid on Tuesday said the defending champions would like to take cue from Malaysia and exploit the vulnerability of European giants Belgium in the quarterfinal

Jr Hockey WC: India bank on attacking prowess to beat Belgium in quarters

Their mojo back after two resounding wins, defending champions India would bank on their attacking instinct and drag-flicking prowess to outwit European giants Belgium in the quarterfinal

Jr Hockey World Cup: Reid confident India can beat Belgium in quarters

India coach Graham Reid on Saturday expressed confidence that they will be able to beat top contenders Belgium in their quarter-final encounter in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup

Jr Hockey WC: India face Poland in must-win match to keep title hopes alive

The Indians, one of the pre-tournament favourites, were given a rude shock in their opener when France stunned them 5-4.

Jr Hockey World Cup: France stun defending champions India 5-4 on Day 1

Defending champions India started their campaign in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup on a disastrous note, going down 4-5 to lowly-ranked France on the opening day

Jr Hockey World Cup: India coach Reid blames poor basics for defeat

The chief coach of the Indian men's hockey team, Graham Reid, blamed the poor basic skills of his players and missed opportunities for the team's shocking 4-5 defeat to France

Jr Hockey World Cup: No live streaming of India match as FIH app crashes

The International Hockey Federation's (FIH) preparation for the live streaming of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup proved insufficient

Fans shift focus to hockey, wait for a possible India-Pakistan clash

Following India's 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup recently, fans here are looking forward to another clash -- albeit on a different turf

We will surprise whole world with our hockey: Pak junior team skipper Abdul

Pakistan team will surprise the entire world with its performance at the upcoming Junior Hockey World Cup, skipper Abdul Rana asserted on Monday

16 teams ready to battle it out for FIH Men's Junior World Cup

Hockey fever is set to grip the nation as 16 participating teams prepare to battle it out for top honours at the FIH Odisha Hockey Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021, scheduled to begin on November 24