The 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup was the 12th edition of the
Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
The Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, formerly known as the Hockey Junior World Cup, is an international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it has been ...
, the biennial men's under-21
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...
world championship organized by the
International Hockey Federation. It was held at the
Kalinga Stadium
The Kalinga Stadium is a multi-purpose International stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Its foundation stone was laid by former chief minister of Odisha Late Biju Patnaik in 1978. It is the home ground of the I League Club Indian Arrows ...
in
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...
, India from 24 November to 5 December 2021.
The hosts
India
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were the defending champions but lost to
Germany
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in the semifinals. Argentina won their second title by defeating Germany in the final.
Qualification
A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, who qualified automatically as hosts, 12 other teams qualified from five separate continental competitions and another 3 won wildcards after withdraws.
Umpires
The following 14 umpires were selected on 23 September 2021 by the FIH:
*Dan Barstow (ENG)
*Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
*Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
*Federico García (URU)
*Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
*Deepak Joshi (IND)
*Peter Kabaso (KEN)
*Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
*Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
*Tyler Klenk (CAN)
*Eric Koh (MAS)
*Sean Rapaport (RSA)
*Paul van den Assum (NED)
*Paul Walker (ENG)
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team had to name a squad of up to 18 players.
Preliminary round
''All times are local (
UTC+5:30).''
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Classification round
Bracket
Placement finals
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Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification
Cross-overs
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Fifteenth and sixteenth place
Thirteenth and fourteenth place
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Cross-overs
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Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Medal round
Bracket
Quarter-finals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Cross-overs
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Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
Final
Final standings
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Goalscorers
See also
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2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
Notes
References
External links
FIH website
{{Hockey Junior World Cup
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Junior World Cup
International field hockey competitions hosted by India
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Sport in Bhubaneswar