2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, Malaysia

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India in Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup to face South Korea, Spain and Canada

Malaysia is in Group A with Argentina, Australia, and Chile, while Germany, France, South Africa, and Egypt are in Group B, India, Spain, Korea, and Canada are in Group C, and the Netherlands, Belgium, Pakistan, and New Zealand are in Group D.

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This is a bit easy group for men as coompared to what we got in women jr wc.

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India will begin FIH junior world cup campaign against Korea

Schedule:

IND vs KOR Dec 5
IND vs ESP Dec 7
IND vs CAN Dec 9


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Indian team gears up for the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023


The tournament served as a good preparation for the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023, as they faced several world-class teams like Germany, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Pakistan.

“The team has performed well,” Indian junior men’s team Coach CR Kumar said, before adding, “However, I wouldn’t call it satisfying because there are some things we could have done better.”

“We will now return to Bangalore and use the weeks leading up to the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 to improve and sharpen the areas we identified during this performance in Johor Bahru. This tournament also provided us with insight into the performances of other teams that will compete in the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023, and we will plan our strategies accordingly,” he added.


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‘Our target is to make the final': Amandeep Lakra ahead of FIH Men's Junior World Cup



"We will give added emphasis to our circle entry and conversion rates. Our primary focus will revolve around applying the insights and tactics that we obtain from our rigorous practice sessions, in our games," he emphasised. While talking about his experience of playing in the Sultan of Johor Cup, held in Malaysia, where India won a bronze medal, Amandeep said, "I have learned a lot from them about how to play, and I would like to utilize this experience in the upcoming World Cup."

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We identified chinks in our armour and worked on them, says Lakra ahead of FIH Junior WC

The tournament will be held from December 5 to 16, with India starting their campaign against South Korea in a Pool C match on the opening day!

"We have had a fantastic preparatory camp. We identified chinks in our armour and worked on them to cover all aspects of our game.

"Each and every one of us has worked extremely hard and there's great camaraderie in the camp. I will give this tournament my all and hopefully contribute significantly to winning the Junior World Cup," Lakra said in a Hockey India release.


https://www.thehindu.com/sport/we-ident ... 571221.ece

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Indian Men’s Junior Hockey Team Leave From Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru for FIH World Cup 2023

India are placed in Pool C alongside Spain, Korea, and Canada while defending Champions Argentina find themselves in Pool A accompanied by Chile, Australia, and hosts Malaysia. Germany, France, South Africa, and Egypt are slotted in Pool B while the Netherlands, New Zealand, Belgium, and Pakistan will battle it out in Pool D.


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Preview: Confident India eye winning start against Asian rivals Korea at the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Malaysia 2023


Speaking ahead of the opening game, the Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team Captain Uttam Singh said, "The wait is finally over for the World Cup, and we are very much confident of a good start. We recently played against Korea, so we are aware of the challenge, but the focus will be on us, on executing our plans, and playing good hockey."

Meanwhile, Coach C R Kumar said, "The players have worked hard, and are fully prepared for the tournament. Korea are a quality side, you can't take them lightly. We have to respect every opponent, it is a bigger stage, so we will have to be cautious and back our strengths to get a good start in the tournament."
India will begin their campaign against Korea on 5th December at 1530 hrs IST.The matches will be broadcast on Viacom Sports 18 - 3 and Sports 18 – 1 HD, as well as live-streamed on JioCinema.

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Same old statements of bravado from coaches and players. I expect same old performance.

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Same old statements of bravado from coaches and players. I expect same old performance.

Same old performance of 2016!!

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4-2 win v Korea.

Good 1st half and then inexplicably poor in 2nd half.

Usual, classic Indian traits were on display. Dribbling for no reason, poor passes and trapping, zero outcomes from circle penetrations, giving away PCs (and of course, conceding off these) and picking up cards. Korea packed their defence and we didn't seem to have many ideas to break them down. Against this type of defence, getting PCs is the best way to score, but we seemed incapable of finding a convenient foot in their D.

On this showing, those silly comments from the coaches and players are just bull***t. We're going to run into Belgium or Netherlands in the QF and if we don't improve, we'll be beaten easily, just like Germany did (6-3) in the recent SOJC semifinal and before that in a 4 nation tournament (6-1).

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On this showing, those silly comments from the coaches and players are just bull***t. We're going to run into Belgium or Netherlands in the QF and if we don't improve, we'll be beaten easily, just like Germany did (6-3) in the recent SOJC semifinal and before that in a 4 nation tournament (6-1).

Missed the mens match!!! But seems like from your comment that their performance is as poor as girls performance!! Do they play as poorly as girls hocket team played????