The FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 will be the 14th edition of, the biennial men’s under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be held at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai and Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India from 28 November to 10 December 2025.
FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025: Format
The tournament will feature 24 teams for the first time. They will be split into six groups and four teams and play a round-robin. After the preliminary round, the teams will be ranked in their position they finished. The group winners and the two best-second placed teams advance to the quarterfinals. The four remaining second-placed teams and the four best third-ranked teams play the 9 to 16th place playoffs and the remaining teams the 17 to 24th place games. From there on, a knockout system will be used.
FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025: Groups
Pool A: Canada, Germany, Ireland, South Africa
Pool B: Chile, India, Oman, Switzerland
Pool C: Argentina, China, Japan, New Zealand
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Pool D: Belgium, Egypt, Spain, Namibia
Pool E: Austria, England, Malaysia, Netherlands
Pool F: Australia, Bangladesh, France, Korea
FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025: Full Match Schedule
Friday, 28 November 2025
Madurai
- 09:00 – Germany vs South Africa
- 11:15 – Canada vs Ireland
- 13:30 – Spain vs Egypt
- 15:45 – Belgium vs Namibia
Chennai
- 13:15 – Argentina vs Japan
- 15:30 – New Zealand vs China
- 17:45 – India vs Chile
- 20:00 – Pakistan vs Switzerland
Saturday, 29 November 2025
Madurai
- 09:00 – Netherlands vs England
- 11:15 – Malaysia vs Austria
- 13:30 – South Africa vs Ireland
- 15:45 – Canada vs Germany
Chennai
- 13:15 – France vs Korea
- 15:30 – Australia vs Bangladesh
- 17:45 – Chile vs Switzerland
- 20:00 – Pakistan vs India
Sunday, 30 November 2025
Madurai
- 09:00 – Egypt vs Namibia
- 11:15 – Belgium vs Spain
- 13:30 – England vs Austria
- 15:45 – Malaysia vs Netherlands
Chennai
- 13:15 – Japan vs China
- 15:30 – New Zealand vs Argentina
- 17:45 – Korea vs Bangladesh
- 20:00 – Australia vs France
Monday, 1 December 2025
Chennai
- 13:30 – Germany vs Ireland
- 17:45 – Japan vs New Zealand
- 20:00 – Argentina vs China
Madurai
- 15:45 – South Africa vs Canada
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Madurai
- 11:00 – Spain vs Namibia
- 13:15 – Egypt vs Belgium
- 15:30 – Netherlands vs Austria
- 17:45 – England vs Malaysia
- 20:00 – India vs Switzerland
Chennai
- 13:30 – Chile vs Pakistan
- 15:45 – France vs Bangladesh
- 18:00 – Korea vs Australia
Also Read: India Squad For Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup Announced: Full List Of Players
Knockout & Classification Rounds
Thursday, 4 December 2025
Classification Matches
Both venues host 17th–24th and 9th–16th place playoffs.
Friday, 5 December 2025 – Quarterfinals (Chennai)
Slots: 12:30, 15:00, 17:30, 20:00
Saturday, 6 December 2025
Classification Matches
Both venues host 17th–24th and 9th–16th place playoffs.
Sunday, 7 December 2025 – Semifinals & 5th–8th Playoffs (Chennai)
Slots: 12:30, 15:00, 17:30, 20:00
Monday, 8 December 2025 – Playoffs (17th–24th) (Madurai)
Slots: 09:00, 11:30, 14:00, 16:30
Tuesday, 9 December 2025 – Playoffs (9th–16th) (Chennai)
Slots: 12:30, 15:00, 17:30, 20:00
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 – Finals (Chennai)
- 12:30 – 13th/14th place
- 15:00 – 7th/8th place
- 17:30 – Bronze medal match
- 20:00 – Final
