The 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup was the 12th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial men's under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India from 24 November to 5 December 2021.[1][2]
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| Host country | India | ||
| City | Bhubaneswar | ||
| Dates | 24 November – 5 December | ||
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Kalinga Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Argentina (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Germany | ||
| Third place |  France | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 48 | ||
| Goals scored | 327 (6.81 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Miles Bukkens (18 goals) | ||
| Best player | Timothée Clément | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Anton Brinckman | ||
| Fair play award |  Chile | ||
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The hosts India were the defending champions but lost to Germany in the semifinals. Argentina won their second title by defeating Germany in the final.[3]
Qualification edit
A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to India, who qualified automatically as hosts, 12 other teams qualified from five separate continental competitions and another 3 won wildcards after withdraws.[4]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| 15–21 July 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship | Valencia, Spain | 5 |  Belgium England France Germany Netherlands Spain
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| 17 February 2020 | Host | — | 1 |  India
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| Cancelled[b] | 2021 Junior Africa Cup | Windhoek, Namibia | 2 |  Egypt South Africa
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| Cancelled[c] | 2021 Junior Asia Cup | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 3 |  Pakistan Malaysia South Korea
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| 21–28 August 2021 | 2021 Junior Pan American Championship | Santiago, Chile | 2 | Argentina Chile
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| Cancelled[d] | 2021 Junior Oceania Cup | — | 0 |  Australia New Zealand |
| 23 September 2021 | Wild card | — | 3 |  Canada Poland United States
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| Total | 16 | |||
Umpires edit
The following 14 umpires were selected on 23 September 2021 by the FIH:[9]
- Dan Barstow (ENG)
- Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
- Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
- Federico García (URU)
- Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
- Deepak Joshi (IND)
- Peter Kabaso (KEN)
- Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
- Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
- Tyler Klenk (CAN)
- Eric Koh (MAS)
- Sean Rapaport (RSA)
- Paul van den Assum (NED)
- Paul Walker (ENG)
Squads edit
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[10] Each team had to name a squad of up to 18 players.[11]
Preliminary round edit
All times are local (UTC+5:30).[12]
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belgium
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | South Africa
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chile
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | India (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 6 | |
| 3 | Poland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | |
| 4 | Canada
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
(H) Hosts
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Pool C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Spain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 3 | |
| 4 | United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | −35 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
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Pool D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Argentina
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 6 | |
| 3 | Pakistan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Egypt
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[11]
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Classification round edit
Bracket edit
| Placement | Cross-overs | Ninth place | ||||||||
| 30 November | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| South Africa (p.s.o.) | 3 (4) | |||||||||
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| Pakistan | 3 (1) | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 18 | |||||||||
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| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 4 | |||||||||
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| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||
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| Chile | 1 | |||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||
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| South Korea | 3 | Eleventh place | ||||||||
| South Korea (p.s.o.) | 3 (6) | |||||||||
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| Egypt | 3 (5) | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 5 | |||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||
Placement finals edit
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Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification edit
| Cross-overs | Thirteenth place | |||||
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| Canada | 4 | |||||
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| United States | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
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| Chile | 1 | |||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||
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| United States (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||
| Egypt | 2 (0) | |||||
Cross-overs edit
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Thirteenth and fourteenth place edit
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Ninth to twelfth place classification edit
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Eleventh and twelfth place edit
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Ninth and tenth place edit
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Medal round edit
Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Belgium | 0 | |||||||||
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| India | 1 | |||||||||
| India | 2 | |||||||||
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| Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| Germany (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
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| Spain | 2 (1) | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 4 | |||||||||
| France | 4 | |||||||||
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| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 0 (1) | |||||||||
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| Argentina (p.s.o.) | 0 (3) | Third place | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| India | 1 | |||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
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Fifth to eighth place classification edit
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
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| Belgium (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) | |||||
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| Spain | 2 (3) | |||||
| Belgium | 4 | |||||
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| Netherlands | 6 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 9 | |||||
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| Spain | 4 | |||||
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First to fourth place classification edit
Semi-finals edit
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Third and fourth place edit
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Final edit
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Final standings edit
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | D | Argentina
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 13 | Gold medal |
| 2 | D | Germany
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 13 | Silver medal |
| 3 | B | France
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 16 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | B | India (H)
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 9 | |
| 5 | C | Netherlands
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 15 | Losing quarter-finalists |
| 6 | A | Belgium
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 | |
| 7 | C | Spain
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 | +28 | 11 | |
| 8 | A | Malaysia
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 7 | |
| 9 | A | South Africa
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 10 | Crossover winners |
| 10 | C | South Korea
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 7 | |
| 11 | D | Pakistan
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 10 | |
| 12 | B | Poland
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 6 | |
| 13 | B | Canada
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 6 | Crossover losers |
| 14 | A | Chile
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | |
| 15 | C | United States
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 60 | −55 | 1 | |
| 16 | D | Egypt
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | −28 | 2 |
Awards edit
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[3]
| Award | Player |
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| Player of the tournament | Timothée Clément
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| Goalkeeper of the tournament | Anton Brinckman
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| Top goalscorer | Miles Bukkens
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| Fair play award | Chile
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| Odisha Fans Choice Award for Best Goal of the Tournament | Ignacio Nardolillo
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| Hockey India Maximum Team Goals | Netherlands
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| Hockey India Best Goal Saved of the Tournament | Mahmoud Seleem
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| AM/NS India Best Coach of the Tournament | Johannes Schmitz
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Goalscorers edit
There were 327 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 6.81 goals per match.
18 goals
14 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Joaquín Krüger- Ignacio Nardolillo
- Francisco Ruíz
- Bruno Stellato
Nelson Onana
Sean Davis- Flynn McCulloch
- Chris Tardif
Agustín Amoroso
Jules Bournac- Noé Jouin
Robert Duckscheer- Hannes Müller
Kamarulzaman Kamaruddin- Muhammad Khalid
- Firadus Rosdi
Olivier Hortensius- Davis Huussen
- Guus Jansen
- Sheldon Schouten
Abdul Shahid- Moin Shakeel
Jared Campbell- Trevor de Lora
- Jacques van Tonder
Kim Tae-ho
Manuel Rodríguez- Rafael Vilallonga
Tymen Kloen- Finlay Quaile
1 goal
- Ignacio Ibarra
- Lucio Méndez
- Joaquín Toscani
- Jeff De Winter
- Thibault Deplus
- Lucas Putters
- Rik Van Cleynenbreugel
- Arno Van Dessel
- Jeremy Wilbers
- John Jacoby
- Tanvir Kang
- Daniel Beroggi
- Raimundo Valenzuela
- Sebastián Wolansky
Hussein Awad- Hossameldin Ragab
- Mathis Clément
- Raïfe Gonessa
- Benjamin Marqué
- Jules Verrier
- Antheus Barry
- Julius Hayner
- Phillip Holzmüller
- Erik Kleinlein
- Maximilian Siegburg
- Paul Smith
Abhisek Lakra- Vivek Prasad
- Dhami Singh
- Maninder Singh
- Amirul Azahar
- Syarman Mat
- Shamir Shamsul
- Max de Bie
- Menno Boeren
- Ahmed Aqeel
- Ali Ghazanfar
- Mohsin Hassan
- Rooman Khan
- Abdul Manan
- Abdul Rehman
- Umair Sattar
- Muhib Ullah
Eryk Bembenek- Tomasz Bembenek
- Julian Blaszkiewicz
- Gracjan Jarzyński
- Robert Pawlak
- Peter Jarvis
- Zenani Kraai
- Senzwesihle Ngubane
- Hong Jin-young
- Hwang Gyu-dong
- Lee Seung-woo
- Yoo Seung-ho
- Jordi Bonastre
- Pol Cabre-Verdiell
- Borja Lacalle
- Wyatt Katz
Source: FIH
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ England withdrew on 5 October 2021.[5]
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Hockey Federation had decided to cancel the 2021 Men's Junior Africa cup for Nations and 2021 Women's Junior Africa cup for Nations. Thus AfHF designed a system to 2016 Junior Cup.[6]
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Hockey Federation had decided to cancel the 2021 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup and 2021 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup. Thus AHF designed a system to decide who earns the quota place for Asia. Where in the end Pakistan, Malaysia, and South Korea were awarded the three quota places for the men's tournament.[7]
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia and New Zealand decided to cancel the 2021 Junior Oceania Cup. The FIH replaced them with Canada and the United States.[8]
References edit
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- ^ "India named as hosts for FIH junior men's World Cup in 2021". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b "MJWC: Clinical Domene fires Pakistan to men's Junior World Cup title". fih.ch. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "England Withdraw From Junior Men's World Cup". englandhockey.co.uk. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "AfHF Press Release – Cancellation announcement due to COVID-19: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2021". africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021: USA and Canada joining". fih.ch. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Officials List". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Junior World Cups: pools and match schedules revealed". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.