India to welcome Pakistan; Rivities have been placed in Pool B of Junior Mains Hockey World Cup
India will host the FIH Hockey Mains Junior World Cup in Chennai and Madurai from 28 November to 10 December. The host nation is placed in Pool B along with Pakistan, Chile and Switzerland.The draw ceremony took place at FIH headquarters, for the first time there will be 24 teams facilities in the tournament.Germany, South Africa, Canada and Ireland Pool A, while Pool C include Argentina, New Zealand, Japan and China.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Pool D contains Spain, Belgium, Egypt and Namibia. Pool E includes Netherlands, Malaysia, England and Austria. Pool F features France, Australia, Korea and Bangladesh.The draw ceremony was attended by FIH President Taiyab Ikram, Hockey India (HI) general secretary Bhola Nath Singh and Hockey India Director General RK Srivastava.“This is a great pleasure for me to be here before a milestone moment because we start traveling towards the 24-Team Fih Junior Hockey World Cup for the first time!“This World Cup also brings an opportunity to increase our hockey infrastructure, and in the city of Madurai, introduces a new state -of -the -art hockey stadium.”Bhola Nath said: “Today it marks a historical moment for the world of hockey because we look at the pool draw for the opening FIH Junior Mains Hockey World Cup, which features 24 nations.”Germany currently holds the Junior Mains World Championship title. He defeated France 2–1 in the 2023 finals to secure his seventh title.
