The wait is sort of over. In only one month, the world’s most promising Rising Stars of males’s hockey will collect within the coronary heart of south India for the FIH Hockey Males’s Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025, going down from 28 November to 10 December 2025 in Chennai and Madurai.
This version will make historical past because the first-ever FIH Junior Hockey World Cup to characteristic 24 groups, increasing the worldwide attain of the game and giving extra nations than ever earlier than, the prospect to compete on hockey’s greatest youth stage. From conventional powerhouses like Argentina, India and Germany, to thrilling debutants like Switzerland, Namibia and China, the expanded format guarantees extra matches, extra tales, and extra alternatives for rising expertise to shine.
Hosted within the cities of Chennai and Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India the match is ready to ship an unforgettable expertise for gamers and followers alike. With state-of-the-art venues, vibrant fan tradition, and the electrical ambiance of Indian hockey, this occasion will showcase the way forward for the sport in its purest, most energetic type.
Groups
Pool A: Canada, Germany, Eire, South Africa
Pool B: Chile, India, Oman, Switzerland
Pool C: Argentina, China, Japan, New Zealand
Pool D: Belgium, Egypt, Spain, Namibia
Pool E: Austria, England, Malaysia, Netherlands
Pool F: Australia, Bangladesh, France, Korea
The pool stage matches might be performed from 28 November to 2 December, adopted by knockout matches from 4 to 10 December.
The FIH, along with Hockey India and the Authorities of Tamil Nadu, continues preparations to make sure each side, from athlete amenities to fan engagement, is world-class. The match will even mark a brand new step in FIH’s digital and broadcast evolution, bringing the motion nearer to followers worldwide by means of the revamped Watch.Hockey platform.
Because the countdown begins, one factor is definite: the following technology of Rising Stars will take the sector and the worldwide hockey household will get their first glimpse of the long run hockey icons in Tamil Nadu!
Germany are the defending champions from the 2023 version, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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