2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| Dates | 5–16 December | ||
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue | Malaysia National Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Germany (7th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  France | ||
| Third place |  Spain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 48 | ||
| Goals scored | 270 (5.63 per match) | ||
| Top scorer |  Hugo Labouchere (9 goals) | ||
| Best player | Gaspard Xavier | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Joshua Onyekwue | ||
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The 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup was the 13th 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 Malaysia National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 5 to 16 December 2023.[1]
Germany won a record-extending seventh title by defeating France 2–1 in the final.[2][3] They also eliminated the defending champions Argentina in the quarter-final.[4] Spain won their second bronze medal at the Junior World Cup as they defeated India 3–1.[5]
Alongside the hosts, Malaysia, the 15 other teams qualified via the continental championships.[6]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| 2 July 2021 | Hosts | — | 1 |  Malaysia |
| 24–30 July 2022 | 2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship | Ghent, Belgium | 5 |  Netherlands Germany Belgium Spain France |
| 8–11 December 2022 | 2022 Junior Oceania Cup | Canberra, Australia | 2 |  Australia New Zealand |
| 12–16 March 2023 | 2023 Junior Africa Cup | Ismailia, Egypt | 2 |  South Africa Egypt |
| 10–17 April 2023 | 2023 Junior Pan American Championship | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3 |  Argentina Canada Chile |
| 23 May – 1 June 2023 | 2023 Junior Asia Cup | Salalah, Oman | 3 |  India Pakistan South Korea |
| Total | 16 | |||
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[6]
Preliminary round
Pools and fixtures were established on the basis of the FIH Junior World Rankings, introduced in 2023.[7]
All times are local (UTC+08:00).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Quarter–finals |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Malaysia (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chile |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 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.[8]
(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.[8]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Quarter–finals |
| 2 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Africa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Egypt |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 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.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[8]
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Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 9 | Quarter–finals |
| 2 | India |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 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.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[8]
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Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 | Quarter–finals |
| 2 | Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Belgium |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 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.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[8]
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Classification round
Bracket
| Ninth to sixteenth | Cross-overs | Ninth place | ||||||||
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| Malaysia | 4 | |||||||||
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| Egypt | 1 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 2 (3) | |||||||||
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| Belgium (p.s.o.) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Belgium | 12 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 1 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
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| Chile | 1 | |||||||||
| South Africa (p.s.o.) | 3 (4) | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 3 (3) | Eleventh place | ||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 3 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| New Zealand (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
Ninth to sixteenth place quarter-finals
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Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification
| Cross-overs | Thirteenth place | |||||
| 13 December | ||||||
| Egypt (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| 15 December | ||||||
| Canada | 1 (2) | |||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
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| South Korea | 4 | |||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||
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| 15 December | ||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| Chile | 4 | |||||
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Thirteenth and fourteenth place
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Ninth to twelfth place classification
Cross-overs
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Ninth and tenth place
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Medal round
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
| 14 December | ||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||
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| India | 1 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 December | ||||||||||
| India | 4 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
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| France | 1 | |||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 2 | |||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
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| Spain | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||||||
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| Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||
| India | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
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| Argentina | 0 | |||||
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| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
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| Australia | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||
| Pakistan | 5 | |||||
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| Argentina | 6 | |||||
| Pakistan | 3 | |||||
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
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Statistics
Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | B | Germany |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 15 | Gold medal |
| 2 | B | France |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 15 | Silver medal |
| 3 | C | Spain |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 15 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | C | India |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 9 | |
| 5 | D | Netherlands |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 13 | Losing quarter-finalists |
| 6 | A | Australia |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 9 | |
| 7 | A | Argentina |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 12 | |
| 8 | D | Pakistan |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 5 | |
| 9 | D | Belgium |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 11 | Crossover winners |
| 10 | B | South Africa |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 7 | |
| 11 | D | New Zealand |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 5 | |
| 12 | A | Malaysia (H) |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 8 | |
| 13 | C | South Korea |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 9 | Crossover losers |
| 14 | B | Egypt |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 1 | |
| 15 | A | Chile |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 30 | −22 | 3 | |
| 16 | C | Canada |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 38 | −34 | 1 |
Goalscorers
There were 270 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 5.62 goals per match.
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Marco Aguirre Gómez Corta- Juan Fernández
- Iñaki Minadeo
- Ignacio Nardolillo
- Tomás Ruiz
Nathan Czinner- Jake Lambeth
Thomas Crols- Jack Vloeberghs
Robin Thind
Stanislas Branicki- Mathis Clément
- Louis Haertelmeyer
- Noé Jouin
Jakob Brilla
Sourabh Anand Kushwaha- Amandeep Lakra
- Uttam Singh
Danish Aiman Muhammad- Shamir Shamsul
- Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi
Dylan Lucieer
James Hickson- Sam Lints
Abdul Qayyum- Hannan Shahid
David Tshebi
Aleix Bozal- Oriol Bozal
- Bruno Font
1 goal
- Agustín Bonanno
- Ramiro Infanzón
- Ignacio Persoglio
- Matías Rey
- Nicolás Rodríguez
- William Mathison
- Louis de Backer
- Louis Depelsenaire
- Maximilian Langer
- Jude Nicholson
- Maansarovar Sidhu
Alexei De Witt- Felipe Richard
Basel Abdelmonem- Hussein Awad
- Ahmed El-Hadi
- Said Kamal
- Bassem Mokhtar
- Brieuc Delemazure
- Arthur Morcrette
- Jan Cordes
- Matteo Poljaric
- Michel Struthoff
- Hugo von Montgelas
- Amandeep
- Sudeep Chirmako
- Sunil Jojo
- Rajinder Singh
- Vishnukant Singh
- Nur Aqilrullah Che
- Faris Harizan
- Andywalfian Jeffrynus
- Azmilmuizzuddin Misron
- Shafiq Ikhmal Daniel
- Boris Aardenburg
- Menno Boeren
- Pepijn van der Heijden
- Lucas Veen
- Luke Aldred
- Aiden Bax
- Scott Cosslett
- Jonty Elmes
- James Nicolson
- Ahtisham Aslam
- Umar Mustafa
- Nathan Ansell
- Calvin Davis
- Leruo Ditlhakanyane
- Ayakha Mthalane
- Caleb Oliphant
Choi Ji-ho- Kim Dae-hyun
- Kim Min-kwon
- Lee Seung-hwan
- Lim Jun-yeol
- Park Geon-woo
- Ryu Hoyun
- Seo Tae-won
- Xavier Barutell
- Enric Miralles
- Pau Petchamé
Source: FIH