FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: India will face France today
Bhubaneswar: FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2021 began in Bhubaneswar from today. The 12th edition of the Junior World Cup is being held at the Kalinga Stadium here till December 5 without any audience due to the prevailing COVID-19 conditions.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2021.
Reportedly, there will be five matches of Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup on the first day which are as follows Belgium vs South Africa at 9.30 am, Malaysia vs Chile at 12 noon, Germany vs Pakistan at 2.30 pm and Canada vs Poland at 5 pm. Team India will begin their defence of the Men’s Junior Hockey World title when it will face the hockey team of France at 7.30 pm.
FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2021 pools
- Pool A: Belgium, Chile, Malaysia and South Africa
- Pool B: India (C), Canada, France and Poland
- Pool C: Korea, Netherlands, Spain and United States
- Pool D: Argentina, Egypt, Germany and Pakistan
All the teams have been practicing at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Hockey Stadiums. The players of Odisha, including Sudeep Chirmako, Abhishek Lakra and Sunil Jojo, will be playing for Team India.
Fans can catch live action of FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2021 on: https://watch.hockey/
Around 25 platoon of force have been deployed for the event. The police forces will be present at the gate, ground, and internal boundary of the Stadium with a major responsibility of keeping the players sheltered. RT-PCR tests of all the players and staffs will be conducted in every 48 hours.
Few of the teams opted out of the Men’s Junior Hockey World Cups due to COVID-19 related international travel restrictions. Australia, New Zealand and England teams have withdrawn from the event, meanwhile, the United States, Canada and Poland came in as a replacements for the showpiece event.
It is noteworthy of that Odisha Sports is the primary sponsor for the Indian hockey teams and the state had earlier hosted the senior World Cup in 2018, the FIH World League in 2017 and the Champions Trophy in 2014 as well.
Here is the full schedule of the Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2021:
MATCH NO. | DAY/DATE | POOL | MATCH | TIME |
1 | Wednesday, November 24 | A | Belgium vs South Africa | 9:30 AM |
2 | Wednesday, November 24 | A | Malaysia vs Chile | 12:00 PM |
3 | Wednesday, November 24 | D | Germany vs Pakistan | 2:30 PM |
4 | Wednesday, November 24 | B | Canada vs Poland | 5:00 PM |
5 | Wednesday, November 24 | B | India vs France | 7:30 PM |
6 | Thursday, November 25 | D | Argentina vs Egypt | 9:30 AM |
7 | Thursday, November 25 | C | Netherlands vs Korea | 12:00 PM |
8 | Thursday, November 25 | C | Spain vs United States | 2:30 PM |
9 | Thursday, November 25 | B | France vs Poland | 5:00 PM |
10 | Thursday, November 25 | B | Canada vs India | 7:30 PM |
11 | Friday, November 26 | A | South Africa vs Chile | 9:30 AM |
12 | Friday, November 26 | A | Malaysia vs Belgium | 12:00 PM |
13 | Friday, November 26 | C | Korea vs United States | 2:30 PM |
14 | Friday, November 26 | C | Spain vs Netherlands | 5:00 PM |
15 | Friday, November 26 | D | Argentina vs Germany | 7:30 PM |
16 | Saturday, November 27 | D | Pakistan vs Egypt | 9:30 AM |
17 | Saturday, November 27 | A | Belgium vs Chile | 12:00 PM |
18 | Saturday, November 27 | A | South Africa vs Malaysia | 2:30 PM |
19 | Saturday, November 27 | B | France vs Canada | 5:00 PM |
20 | Saturday, November 27 | B | India vs Poland | 7:30 PM |
21 | Sunday, November 28 | C | Korea vs Spain | 12:00 PM |
22 | Sunday, November 28 | C | Netherlands vs United States | 2:30 PM |
23 | Sunday, November 28 | D | Pakistan vs Argentina | 5:00 PM |
24 | Sunday, November 28 | D | Germany vs Egypt | 7:30 PM |
25 | Tuesday, November 30 | Sep-16 | 3rd Pool A vs 4th Pool B | 10:30 AM |
26 | Tuesday, November 30 | Sep-16 | 3rd Pool D vs 4th Pool C | 1:30 PM |
27 | Tuesday, November 30 | Sep-16 | 3rd Pool B vs 4th Pool A | 4:30 PM |
28 | Tuesday, November 30 | Sep-16 | 3rd Pool C vs 4th Pool D | 7:30 PM |
29 | Wednesday, December 1 | QF1 | 1st Pool A vs 2nd Pool B | 10:30 AM |
30 | Wednesday, December 1 | QF1 | 1st Pool D vs 2nd Pool C | 1:30 PM |
31 | Wednesday, December 1 | QF1 | 1st Pool B vs 2nd Pool A | 4:30 PM |
32 | Wednesday, December 1 | QF1 | 1st Pool C vs 2nd Pool D | 7:30 PM |
33 | Thursday, December 2 | 13/16 | Loser Match 25 vs Loser Match 26 | 10:30 AM |
34 | Thursday, December 2 | 13/16 | Loser Match 27 vs Loser Match 28 | 1:30 PM |
35 | Thursday, December 2 | 09-Dec | Winner Match 25 vs Winner Match 26 | 4:30 PM |
36 | Thursday, December 2 | 09-Dec | Winner Match 27 vs Winner Match 28 | 7:30 PM |
37 | Friday, December 3 | 05-Aug | Loser Match 29 vs Loser Match 30 | 10:30 AM |
38 | Friday, December 3 | 05-Aug | Loser Match 31 vs Loser Match 32 | 1:30 PM |
39 | Friday, December 3 | SF | Winner Match 29 vs Winner Match 30 | 4:30 PM |
40 | Friday, December 3 | SF | Winner Match 31 vs Winner Match 32 | 7:30 PM |
41 | Saturday, December 4 | 15/16 | Loser Match 33 vs Loser Match 34 | 10:30 AM |
42 | Saturday, December 4 | 13/14 | Winner Match 33 vs Winner Match 34 | 1:30 PM |
43 | Saturday, December 4 | 11-Dec | Loser Match 35 vs Loser Match 36 | 4:30 PM |
44 | Saturday, December 4 | 09-Oct | Winner Match 35 vs Winner Match 36 | 7:30 PM |
45 | Sunday, December 5 | 07-Aug | Loser Match 37 vs Loser Match 38 | 10:30 AM |
46 | Sunday, December 5 | 05-Jun | Winner Match 37 vs Winner Match 38 | 1:30 PM |
47 | Sunday, December 5 | 03-Apr | Loser Match 39 vs Loser Match 40 | 4:30 PM |
48 | Sunday, December 5 | FINAL | Winner Match 39 vs Winner Match 40 | 7:30 PM |