Dutch dominance, a Chinese hat-trick and a combative Argentina: semi-finals set in Santiago
09 Dec, 2025 The quarter-finals delivered a clear picture of the tournament’s leading contenders, with the Netherlands advancing through an imposing win against England and China reaffirming their competitive strength against Australia thanks to a hat-trick from Wang Lihang, one of the standout names of the event. Belgium also secured their spot among the top […]
Bangladesh clinch Challenger Trophy to sign off from Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup
08 Dec, 2025 Bangladesh finished their FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 campaign with a win, with the headline being their victory clinching the inaugural Challenger Trophy, introduced by the FIH president Tayyab Ikram as an incentive for the 17-24 place playoffs. Bangladesh’s first ever title of global significance came via an […]
Penalties and attacking flow set the tone as the Classification Phase and Challenger Trophy get underway
08 Dec, 2025 The opening day of the Classification Phase in Santiago delivered a varied storyline, ranging from dramatic finishes to dominant attacking displays. Uruguay began the day with a thrilling comeback sealed in the shoot-outs, Japan proved sharper than Korea from the spot, New Zealand produced their highest scoring output of the tournament with […]
South Africa Fall Agonizingly Short in Shootout Heartbreak Against Uruguay
Dec 7, 2025 South Africa faced Uruguay with a golden opportunity to secure a place in the top twelve and immediately improve on their thirteenth place finish from two years ago. It was a tense and gripping contest that ended one all in regulation time before Uruguay edged the shootout to deny South Africa the […]
Spain, Germany enter final of Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup
07 Dec, 2025 A first-time finalist, a team now eyeing it’s eighth title, and two sides with broken hearts – that was the story of the semi-finals day at the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup in Chennai on Sunday. In other words, Spain entered their maiden final, defending champions Germany made it to their […]
Belgium set a historic record as the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2025 draw is confirmed
07 Dec, 2025 The sixth day of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup City of Santiago 2025 was marked by Belgium’s historic 21–0 win over Zimbabwe, the widest margin ever recorded in the tournament. The European side were led by Agathe Favart, who scored four goals, supported by hat-tricks from Alexi Van Remortel, Chloé […]
Classification matches produce the drama at Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup
06 Dec, 2025 The FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 saw the calssification matches for positions 9-16 and 17-24 on Day 8 of action with England and Ireland setting up an enticing 9-10 place playoff, while it will be Bangladesh taking on Austria in the battle for 17th place and the newly-instituted […]
South Africa Fall to Ireland Despite Dominating Rematch, Will Play for 11th
Dec 6, 2025 South Africa suffered a frustrating 4–2 defeat to Ireland in their playoff semifinal, a result that sends the Africans into the 11th-place match despite controlling almost every major metric of the contest, including an overwhelming 35 circle entries to Ireland’s 13 and a 7–4 advantage in penalty corners. South Africa, having beaten […]
China Too Clinical as South Africa Await Their Fate in Final Pool Standings
Dec 6, 2025 South Africa wrapped up their group stage campaign at the Junior World Cup with a demanding encounter against China, knowing that anything less than a win would place them in the bottom half of the tournament. It was always going to be a challenging task and China showed their intent from the […]
Netherlands take another flawless step as Germany strengthen their credentials on Day 5 in Santiago
06 Dec, 2025 The Netherlands once again confirmed why they are the tournament’s leading contenders: they closed the pool phase with a commanding 13–0 win over Malaysia, reaching 31 goals scored without conceding and showing a level of tactical authority unmatched in Santiago. Iris de Kemp’s hat-trick and an offensive production with no comparison on […]