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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | India | ||
| City | Bhubaneswar | ||
| Dates | 24 November – 5 December | ||
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Kalinga Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | |||
| Runner-up | |||
| Third place | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 48 | ||
| Goals scored | 327 (6.81 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | | ||
| Best player | | ||
| Best goalkeeper | | ||
| Fair play award | |||
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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 Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India from 24 November to 5 December 2021. [1] [2]
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]
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 | |
| 17 February 2020 | Host | — | 1 | |
| Cancelled [b] | 2021 Junior Africa Cup | Windhoek, Namibia | 2 | |
| Cancelled [c] | 2021 Junior Asia Cup | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 3 | |
| 21–28 August 2021 | 2021 Junior Pan American Championship | Santiago, Chile | 2 | |
| Cancelled [d] | 2021 Junior Oceania Cup | — | 0 | |
| 23 September 2021 | Wild card | — | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | |||
The following 14 umpires were selected on 23 September 2021 by the FIH: [9]
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]
All times are local (UTC+5:30). [12]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 9 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 9 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | −35 | 0 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 9 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
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| Placement | Cross-overs | Ninth place | ||||||||
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| 3 | Eleventh place | |||||||||
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| Cross-overs | Thirteenth place | |||||
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| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | D | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 13 | Gold medal | |
| 2 | D | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 13 | Silver medal | |
| 3 | B | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 16 | Bronze medal | |
| 4 | B | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 9 | ||
| 5 | C | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 15 | Losing quarter-finalists | |
| 6 | A | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 | +28 | 11 | ||
| 8 | A | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 7 | ||
| 9 | A | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 10 | Crossover winners | |
| 10 | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 7 | ||
| 11 | D | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 10 | ||
| 12 | B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 6 | ||
| 13 | B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 6 | Crossover losers | |
| 14 | A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | ||
| 15 | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 60 | −55 | 1 | ||
| 16 | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | −28 | 2 |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [3]
| Award | Player |
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| Player of the tournament | |
| Goalkeeper of the tournament | |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Fair play award | |
| Odisha Fans Choice Award for Best Goal of the Tournament | |
| Hockey India Maximum Team Goals | |
| Hockey India Best Goal Saved of the Tournament | |
| AM/NS India Best Coach of the Tournament | |
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
1 goal
Source: FIH