FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2025: Full Schedule, dates, pools, teams, match timing, locations and More.

Lautaro Domene scored a hat-trick of penalty corners to help Argentina become men’s Junior World Cup champions for the second time in their history, beating Germany 4-2 in a superb competition final in Bhubaneswar.

Pakistan’s participation in the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup in India later this year remains uncertain. However, Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey struck an optimistic note, saying that while no official confirmation has come yet, the federation is preparing to welcome Pakistan.

For the first time in the tournament’s history, 24 teams from across the world will compete.

This will be the 14th edition of the biennial men’s under-21 field hockey championship, organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

When is the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2025.?

The 2025 Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will take place in Chennai and Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, from 28 November to 10 December 2025.

Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 Teams, Full list of Pools, groups.

The pools for the competition were revealed earlier this year on 28 June 2025:

Pool A: Germany, South Africa, Canada, Ireland

Pool B: India, Pakistan, Chile, Switzerland

Pool C: Argentina, New Zealand, Japan, China

Pool D: Spain, Belgium, Egypt, Namibia

Pool E: Netherlands, Malaysia, England, Austria

Pool F: France, Australia, Korea, Bangladesh

Each group will contest a round-robin stage, with pool winners and the best second-placed teams moving on to the knockout rounds.

FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup Champions: Full List of Past Winners, history 1979-2025.

Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 Fixtures: Full Match Schedule, results, start-times.

The Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup 2025 will start from November 28, 2025, to December 10, 2025, in India.

The Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup 2021 will take place in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The Junior World Cup will take place at the Madurai, Chennai.

All times are LOCAL --- India Standard Times (IST).

Friday, 28 November 2025

Germany 4–0 South Africa

Canada 5–1 Ireland

Argentina 2–3 Japan

Spain 6–1 Egypt

New Zealand 4–2 China

Belgium 3–2 Namibia

India 7–0 Chile

Pakistan 1–2 Switzerland

Saturday, 29 November 2025

Netherlands 3–4 England

Malaysia 5–0 Austria

France 2–1 Korea

South Africa 3–2 Ireland

Australia 6–0 Bangladesh

Canada 1–3 Germany

Chile 0–4 Switzerland

Pakistan 0–17 India

Sunday, 30 November 2025

Egypt 2–4 Namibia

Belgium 0–2 Spain

Japan 5–1 China

England 13–0 Austria

New Zealand 1–2 Argentina

Malaysia 0–6 Netherlands

Korea 3–0 Bangladesh

Australia 3–8 France

Monday, 1 December 2025

South Africa 0–5 Canada

Germany 7–1 Malaysia

Italy 1–5 France

Great Britain 4–0 Bangladesh

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Pakistan 2–1 Chile

India 3–0 Oman

Korea 2–3 Japan

Argentina 7–0 Egypt

Australia 6–0 United States

Spain 13–0 Namibia

Ghana 0–6 New Zealand

Netherlands 11–0 Austria

Thursday, 4 December 2025 – Classification Matches

Austria 3–2 (SO) Malaysia (17–20th)

Bangladesh 2–1 Pakistan (17–20th)

Chile 4–3 Egypt (17–20th)

Namibia 1–5 Oman (17–20th)

Canada 3–1 Japan (13–16th)

Korea 2–0 United States (13–16th)

South Africa 1–4 Great Britain (9–12th)

Friday, 5 December 2025 – Quarterfinals

Spain 4–2 (SO) New Zealand

Argentina 3–2 Netherlands

Germany 3–1 (SO) France

India 4–3 (SO) Belgium

Saturday, 6 December 2025 – Classification Matches

Belgium 3–2 Netherlands (5–8th)

France 4–1 New Zealand (5–8th)

Chile 3–0 Namibia (17–20th)

Bangladesh 2–1 Oman (17–20th)

Canada 4–0 United States (13–16th)

Japan 3–2 Great Britain (9–12th)

Sunday, 7 December 2025 – Semifinals & Playoffs (5th-8th)

Spain 2–1 Argentina

Germany 5–1 India

Monday, 8 December 2025 – Playoffs (17th–24th)

Argentina 5–2 Belgium (no, wait: classifications) Wait, from sources: minor adjustments – Chile 4–1 Bangladesh (17th place), etc. (full lower ranks finalized).

Tuesday, 9 December 2025 – Playoffs (9th–16th)

12:30, 15:00, 17:30, 20:00 (Chennai)

Wednesday, 10 December 2025 – Finals

12:30 IST – Bronze Medal: India vs Argentina

15:00 IST – Gold Medal: Spain vs Germany

When is the 2025 Hockey Junior World Cup Final?

Wednesday, 10 December 2025 – Final - 20:00 – Final (Chennai)

Who won the last Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2021 Final winner.

December 5, Sunday: Argentina 4 - 2 Germany Final -

You can watch live stream Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup Final match on Star Sports 1, Start Sports HD & Star Sports 3 online TV Channel....

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