India will host the FIH Hockey Males’s Junior World Cup from November 28 to December 10 in Chennai and Madurai. The host nation has been positioned in Pool B alongside Pakistan, Chile, and Switzerland.The draw ceremony happened on the FIH headquarters, marking the primary time the event will function 24 groups.Germany, South Africa, Canada, and Eire type Pool A, whereas Pool C contains Argentina, New Zealand, Japan, and China.Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Pool D contains Spain, Belgium, Egypt, and Namibia. Pool E consists of Netherlands, Malaysia, England, and Austria. Pool F options France, Australia, Korea, and Bangladesh.The draw ceremony was attended by FIH president Tayyab Ikram, Hockey India (HI) secretary basic Bhola Nath Singh, and Hockey India Director Basic RK Srivastava.“It’s a nice pleasure for me to be right here forward of a milestone second as we begin the journey in direction of the primary ever 24-team FIH Junior Hockey World Cup! It is part of the FIH technique to empower and have interaction the youth from all nations, together with the rising nations, and this occasion would be the first step in direction of doing that,” FIH chief Ikram mentioned in a press release.“This World Cup additionally brings with it the chance to reinforce our hockey infrastructure, and within the metropolis of Madurai, introduce a brand new state-of-art hockey stadium.”Bhola Nath added: “In the present day marks a landmark second for the world of hockey as we witness the pool draw for the inaugural FIH Junior Males’s Hockey World Cup, that includes 24 nations.”Germany presently maintain the junior Males’s World Championship title. They defeated France 2-1 within the 2023 remaining to safe their seventh title.
