The 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup was the 13th 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. The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it was held every ...
, the biennial men's under-21
field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...
world championship organized by the
International Hockey Federation
The International Hockey Federation, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major int ...
. It was held at the
Malaysia National Hockey Stadium
Malaysia National Hockey Stadium () is a multi-use stadium in National Sports Complex, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for the Malaysia national field hockey team and the Malaysia women's national field hocke ...
in
Kuala Lumpur
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, Malaysia from 5 to 16 December 2023.
Germany
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won a record-extending seventh title by defeating
France
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2–1 in the final.
They also eliminated the defending champions
Argentina
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in the quarter-final.
Spain
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won their second bronze medal at the Junior World Cup as they defeated
India
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3–1.
Qualification
Alongside the hosts, Malaysia, the 15 other teams qualified via the continental championships.
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Preliminary round
Pools and fixtures were established on the basis of the
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* FIH Erhvervsbank A/S, a Danish corporate and investment bank specialising in lending to Danish corporates
* Falkland Islands Holdings, a company which plays a key role in the economy of the Falkland Islands
* International Hock ...
, introduced in 2023.
''All times are local (
UTC+08:00).''
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
Ninth to sixteenth place quarter-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
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
Broadcasters
See also
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2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
The 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup was the 15th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held at the Kalinga Hoc ...
*
2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
The 2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup was the tenth edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial women's under–21 field hockey world championship organised by the International Hockey Federation. It was held in Santia ...
References
{{Hockey Junior World Cup
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International field hockey competitions hosted by Malaysia
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FIH Hockey World Cup FIH Hockey World Cup may refer to:
* Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
* Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
The Women's FIH Hockey World Cup is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and the final tournament is simil ...
2020s in Kuala Lumpur
Sports competitions in Kuala Lumpur
FIH Hockey Junior World Cup