Here is all you need to know about the FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup 2023, when and where to watch, schedule, date, groups and more
The highly awaited competition, set to take place from November 29 to December 10, 2023, in Santiago, Chile, was announced by the organising committee of the FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup 2023 on Thursday.
FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup 2023 schedule, date, pools, teams, format, live streaming telecast
The FIH also announced the new Junior Women’s World Rankings, which position India at number six and the Netherlands at number one, to build excitement for the important tournament. Argentina, Germany, England and the United States are ranked second, third, fourth and fifth respectively. It must be noted that India is the top-ranked team in the continental rankings.
The Belgian, Canadian, and German teams were placed in Pool C with the Indian Team. India’s campaign will begin on November 29 against Canada, and on December 1 they will play Germany. The third and final Pool matchup will be between the Indian squad and Belgium on December 2.
The Pools for the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup Chile 2023 have been announced, and India are placed in Group C alongside Canada, Germany, and Belgium.
The tournament will take place in Santiago, Chile, from November 29 to 10 December 2023.#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #JWWC… pic.twitter.com/wA5xlo6YXG— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 22, 2023
After recently taking home the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 in Japan, the Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team will compete at the FIH Junior Women’s World Cup 2023 with a strong sense of determination and hope to win the coveted trophy for the first time in the tournament’s history.
Notably, India lost to England 2(0)-2(3) in the game for the quarterfinal and semifinal positions, narrowly missing out on the bronze medal at the most recent FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup.
The top two teams from each Pool advance to the Quarter-Finals, while the remaining teams compete for classification slots, according to the tournament’s format. Each team in the Pool stage will play the other three teams in their Pool once.
The Netherlands, who are the current FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup champions, have won the title four times. Argentina and South Korea have each taken home the prized title twice. The contest has only once been won by Germany.
Here are the Pools for the Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup 2023:
Pool A:
Australia
Chile
Netherlands
South Africa
Pool B:
Argentina
Korea
Spain
Zimbabwe
Pool C:
Belgium
Canada
Germany
India
Pool D:
England
Japan
New Zealand
United States
Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup 2023 live streaming and broadcasting details: Where to watch?
As of now, there are no official broadcasters named.