The 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup was the 12th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial men's under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India from 24 November to 5 December 2021.[1][2]
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| Host country | India | ||
| City | Bhubaneswar | ||
| Dates | 24 November – 5 December | ||
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Kalinga Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Argentina (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Germany | ||
| Third place |  France | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 48 | ||
| Goals scored | 327 (6.81 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Miles Bukkens (18 goals) | ||
| Best player | Timothée Clément | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Anton Brinckman | ||
| Fair play award |  Chile | ||
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The hosts India were the defending champions but lost to Germany in the semifinals. Argentina won their second title by defeating Germany in the final.[3]
Qualification
editA total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to India, who qualified automatically as hosts, 12 other teams qualified from five separate continental competitions and another 3 won wildcards after withdraws.[4]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| 15–21 July 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship | Valencia, Spain | 5 |  Belgium England France Germany Netherlands Spain
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| 17 February 2020 | Host | — | 1 |  India
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| Cancelled[b] | 2021 Junior Africa Cup | Windhoek, Namibia | 2 |  Egypt South Africa
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| Cancelled[c] | 2021 Junior Asia Cup | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 3 |  Pakistan Malaysia South Korea
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| 21–28 August 2021 | 2021 Junior Pan American Championship | Santiago, Chile | 2 | Argentina Chile
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| Cancelled[d] | 2021 Junior Oceania Cup | — | 0 |  Australia New Zealand |
| 23 September 2021 | Wild card | — | 3 |  Canada Poland United States
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| Total | 16 | |||
Umpires
editThe following 14 umpires were selected on 23 September 2021 by the FIH:[9]
- Dan Barstow (ENG)
- Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
- Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
- Federico García (URU)
- Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
- Deepak Joshi (IND)
- Peter Kabaso (KEN)
- Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
- Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
- Tyler Klenk (CAN)
- Eric Koh (MAS)
- Sean Rapaport (RSA)
- Paul van den Assum (NED)
- Paul Walker (ENG)
Squads
editPlayers born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[10] Each team had to name a squad of up to 18 players.[11]
Preliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC+5:30).[12]
Pool A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belgium
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | South Africa
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chile
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
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Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | India (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 6 | |
| 3 | Poland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | |
| 4 | Canada
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
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Pool C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Spain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 3 | |
| 4 | United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | −35 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
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Pool D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Argentina
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 6 | |
| 3 | Pakistan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Egypt
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
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Classification round
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| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| South Africa (p.s.o.) | 3 (4) | |||||||||
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| Pakistan | 3 (1) | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 18 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 4 | |||||||||
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| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||
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| Chile | 1 | |||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||
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| South Korea | 3 | Eleventh place | ||||||||
| South Korea (p.s.o.) | 3 (6) | |||||||||
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| Egypt | 3 (5) | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 5 | |||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||
Placement finals
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Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification
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| Egypt | 0 | |||||
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| United States (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||
| Egypt | 2 (0) | |||||
Cross-overs
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Thirteenth and fourteenth place
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Medal round
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| Belgium | 0 | |||||||||
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| India | 1 | |||||||||
| India | 2 | |||||||||
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| Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| Germany (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 4 | |||||||||
| France | 4 | |||||||||
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| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 0 (1) | |||||||||
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| Argentina (p.s.o.) | 0 (3) | Third place | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
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| India | 1 | |||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
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| Netherlands | 6 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
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First to fourth place classification
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Final
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Final standings
edit| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | D | Argentina
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 13 | Gold medal |
| 2 | D | Germany
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 13 | Silver medal |
| 3 | B | France
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 16 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | B | India (H)
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 9 | |
| 5 | C | Netherlands
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 15 | Losing quarter-finalists |
| 6 | A | Belgium
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 | |
| 7 | C | Spain
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 | +28 | 11 | |
| 8 | A | Malaysia
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 7 | |
| 9 | A | South Africa
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 10 | Crossover winners |
| 10 | C | South Korea
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 7 | |
| 11 | D | Pakistan
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 10 | |
| 12 | B | Poland
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 6 | |
| 13 | B | Canada
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 6 | Crossover losers |
| 14 | A | Chile
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | |
| 15 | C | United States
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 60 | −55 | 1 | |
| 16 | D | Egypt
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | −28 | 2 |
Awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[3]
| Award | Player |
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| Player of the tournament | Timothée Clément
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| Goalkeeper of the tournament | Anton Brinckman
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| Top goalscorer | Miles Bukkens
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| Fair play award | Chile
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| Odisha Fans Choice Award for Best Goal of the Tournament | Ignacio Nardolillo
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| Hockey India Maximum Team Goals | Netherlands
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| Hockey India Best Goal Saved of the Tournament | Mahmoud Seleem
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| AM/NS India Best Coach of the Tournament | Johannes Schmitz
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Goalscorers
editThere were 327 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 6.81 goals per match.
18 goals
14 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
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Joaquín Krüger- Ignacio Nardolillo
- Francisco Ruíz
- Bruno Stellato
Nelson Onana
Sean Davis- Flynn McCulloch
- Chris Tardif
Agustín Amoroso
Jules Bournac- Noé Jouin
Robert Duckscheer- Hannes Müller
Kamarulzaman Kamaruddin- Muhammad Khalid
- Firadus Rosdi
Olivier Hortensius- Davis Huussen
- Guus Jansen
- Sheldon Schouten
Hannan Shahid- Moin Shakeel
Jared Campbell- Trevor de Lora
- Jacques van Tonder
Kim Tae-ho
Manuel Rodríguez- Rafael Vilallonga
Tymen Kloen- Finlay Quaile
1 goal
- Ignacio Ibarra
- Lucio Méndez
- Joaquín Toscani
- Jeff De Winter
- Thibault Deplus
- Lucas Putters
- Rik Van Cleynenbreugel
- Arno Van Dessel
- Jeremy Wilbers
- John Jacoby
- Tanvir Kang
- Daniel Beroggi
- Raimundo Valenzuela
- Sebastián Wolansky
Hussein Awad- Hossameldin Ragab
- Mathis Clément
- Raïfe Gonessa
- Benjamin Marqué
- Jules Verrier
- Antheus Barry
- Julius Hayner
- Phillip Holzmüller
- Erik Kleinlein
- Maximilian Siegburg
- Paul Smith
Abhisek Lakra- Vivek Prasad
- Dhami Singh
- Maninder Singh
- Amirul Azahar
- Syarman Mat
- Shamir Shamsul
- Max de Bie
- Menno Boeren
- Ahmed Aqeel
- Ghazanfar Ali
- Mohsin Hassan
- Rooman Khan
- Abdul Manan
- Abdul Rehman
- Umair Sattar
- Muhib Ullah
Eryk Bembenek- Tomasz Bembenek
- Julian Blaszkiewicz
- Gracjan Jarzyński
- Robert Pawlak
- Peter Jarvis
- Zenani Kraai
- Senzwesihle Ngubane
- Hong Jin-young
- Hwang Gyu-dong
- Lee Seung-woo
- Yoo Seung-ho
- Jordi Bonastre
- Pol Cabre-Verdiell
- Borja Lacalle
- Wyatt Katz
Source: FIH
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ England withdrew on 5 October 2021.[5]
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Hockey Federation had decided to cancel the 2021 Men's Junior Africa cup for Nations and 2021 Women's Junior Africa cup for Nations. Thus AfHF designed a system to 2016 Junior Cup.[6]
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Hockey Federation had decided to cancel the 2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup and 2021 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup. Thus AHF designed a system to decide who earns the quota place for Asia. Where in the end Pakistan, Malaysia, and South Korea were awarded the three quota places for the men's tournament.[7]
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia and New Zealand decided to cancel the 2021 Junior Oceania Cup. The FIH replaced them with Canada and the United States.[8]
References
edit- ^ "First FIH Hockey Junior World Cup on African soil". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "India named as hosts for FIH junior men's World Cup in 2021". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b "MJWC: Clinical Domene fires Pakistan to men's Junior World Cup title". fih.ch. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "England Withdraw From Junior Men's World Cup". englandhockey.co.uk. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "AfHF Press Release – Cancellation announcement due to COVID-19: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2021". africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021: USA and Canada joining". fih.ch. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Officials List". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Junior World Cups: pools and match schedules revealed". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.