India will tackle Spain on December 7 and finish their group stage engagements with a sport towards Canada on December 9.

The event was formally launched on Saturday throughout a ceremony on the Mercure Living Hotel in Putrajaya.

Hosts Malaysia are in Group A with Argentina, Australia, and Chile, whereas Germany, France, South Africa, and Egypt are in Group B.
The Netherlands, Belgium, Pakistan, and New Zealand kind Group D.

The swimming pools had been established on the idea of the primary FIH junior world rankings, the game’s apex physique stated in a press launch.

As many as 16 groups from all over the world can be vying for the coveted championship title.

India’s Uttam Singh expressed confidence about doing properly within the event.

“With victories on the Sultan of Johor Cup and the Junior Asia Cup, the Indian workforce is brimming with optimism and is assured of a podium end on the Junior World Cup in Malaysia.

“The passionate Malaysian spectators add an extra level of excitement to the event, and we can’t wait to go there and do our best,” Singh stated.

Argentina trumped six-time champions Germany within the closing to win gold on the final version, whereas France and India completed third and fourth, respectively.

Each participant competing within the junior hockey world cup should be beneath 21 years of age within the December of the yr previous the event.
First held in 1979, the lads’s junior world cup was initially a 12-team event which has since elevated to 16 for the reason that 2001 version (although 20 groups performed in 2009).

With two titles, in 2001 and 2016, India are the one workforce, in addition to Germany and Argentina, to win the event on a couple of event.

“Through its ‘athletes first’ approach, mentioned in the new Empowerment and Engagement strategy that was recently launched, FIH has made youth a strong focus going forward. The FIH Junior World Cups play a crucial role in this regard,” Tayyab Ikram, the president of the apex physique, stated in a message delivered by means of a video recording.

“Furthermore, as one in all my priorities as FIH president is to focus on the highly effective contributions hockey could make exterior of the game itself for people, group and society — with the necessary subject of sustainability being an integral a part of this ambition. I look ahead to seeing the methods this can be realised on this occasion.

“Special thanks to the Malaysian Hockey Confederation as they will, as we know it, put together a fantastic show for this 13th edition of the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup.”