Women's Junior Hockey World Cup: India Pooled With Germany, Ireland, Namibia

Last Updated:June 13, 2025, 12:23 IST

The biennial event has been expanded to 24 sides in the upcoming edition and will be held between the 1st and 13th of December.

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The Indian women’s junior hockey team was grouped alongside Germany, Ireland and Namibia in the  FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup set to be held in Chile.

The biennial event has been expanded to 24 sides in the upcoming edition and will be held between the 1st and 13th of December.

“On the occasion of the draw ceremony held today in Santiago, Chile, the six pools of the upcoming expanded FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup Chile 2025, which will feature 24 teams for the very first time, have been determined," a FIH release read.

“It is great that the first ever 24-team FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup will be played in Chile," Andres de Witt, Chilean hockey federation president, said.

“It is also special for us that the draw ceremony for the event is being held locally in Chile for the first time, which is a great honour and responsibility for us," he added.

Groups:

Pool A: Netherlands, Japan, Chile, Malaysia

Pool B: Argentina, Belgium, Zimbabwe, Wales

Pool C: Germany, India, Ireland, Namibia

Pool D: England, South Africa, China, Austria

Pool E: Australia, Spain, Canada, Scotland

Pool F: United States, Korea, New Zealand, Uruguay.

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