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Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2026: Teams, Venues, Full Fixtures

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The FIH Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 will be held from 1–13 December 2025 in Santiago, Chile. It will be the fourth time the tournament will be hosted in the South American city.

This is the 11th edition of the Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025and for the first time 24 teams will battle out for the title, up from 16 in the previous competition.

The teams have been split into six pools of four sides each. After single-headed round robin matches, the six group winners and the two best runners up teams will progress to the quarter-finals. There will also be classification matches to determine every team’s final positions in the Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025.

Netherlands, record five-time winners, are the reigning champions of Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup.

FIH Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2025: Teams

Pool A: Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands
Pool B: Argentina, Belgium, Wales, Zimbabwe
Pool C: Germany, India, Ireland, Namibia
Pool D: Austria, People’s Republic of China, England, South Africa
Pool E: Australia, Canada, Scotland, Spain
Pool F: New Zealand, Republic of Korea, USA, Uruguay

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FIH Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025: Full Fixtures

Group Stage Fixtures (December 1 – 6)

Date (IST) Time (IST) Match Pool
Mon, Dec 1 5:30 PM Germany vs Ireland C
Mon, Dec 1 7:45 PM India vs Namibia C
Mon, Dec 1 10:00 PM Korea vs Uruguay F
Tue, Dec 2 12:15 AM Japan vs Malaysia A
Tue, Dec 2 2:30 AM USA vs New Zealand F
Tue, Dec 2 5:15 AM Netherlands vs Chile A
Tue, Dec 2 5:30 PM South Africa vs Austria D
Tue, Dec 2 7:45 PM England vs China D
Tue, Dec 2 10:00 PM Australia vs Canada E
Wed, Dec 3 12:15 AM Belgium vs Wales B
Wed, Dec 3 2:30 AM Spain vs Scotland E
Wed, Dec 3 5:15 AM Argentina vs Zimbabwe B
Wed, Dec 3 5:30 PM Ireland vs Namibia C
Wed, Dec 3 7:45 PM India vs Germany C
Wed, Dec 3 10:00 PM New Zealand vs Uruguay F
Thu, Dec 4 12:15 AM Japan vs Netherlands A
Thu, Dec 4 2:30 AM Korea vs USA F
Thu, Dec 4 5:15 AM Chile vs Malaysia A
Thu, Dec 4 5:30 PM South Africa vs England D
Thu, Dec 4 7:45 PM China vs Austria D
Thu, Dec 4 10:00 PM Canada vs Scotland E
Fri, Dec 5 12:15 AM Zimbabwe vs Wales B
Fri, Dec 5 2:30 AM Spain vs Australia E
Fri, Dec 5 5:15 AM Belgium vs Argentina B
Fri, Dec 5 5:30 PM Ireland vs India C
Fri, Dec 5 7:45 PM Germany vs Namibia C
Fri, Dec 5 10:00 PM New Zealand vs Korea F
Sat, Dec 6 12:15 AM Netherlands vs Malaysia A
Sat, Dec 6 2:30 AM USA vs Uruguay F
Sat, Dec 6 5:15 AM Chile vs Japan A
Sat, Dec 6 5:30 PM China vs South Africa D
Sat, Dec 6 7:45 PM England vs Austria D
Sat, Dec 6 10:00 PM Australia vs Scotland E
Sun, Dec 7 12:15 AM Zimbabwe vs Belgium B
Sun, Dec 7 2:30 AM Canada vs Spain E
Sun, Dec 7 5:15 AM Argentina vs Wales B

Knockout & Classification Stage

The 6 group winners and the 2 best runners-up will advance to the Quarter-Finals. The remaining teams will play in classification matches.

Date (IST) Event Match Times (IST)
Sun, Dec 7 Classification Matches (17th–24th) Starting at 5:30 PM
Mon, Dec 8 Classification Matches (17th–24th) Starting at 5:30 PM
Tue, Dec 9 Quarter-Finals TBD (Matches in Evening/Night)
Wed, Dec 10 Classification Matches (9th–16th) TBD
Thu, Dec 11 Classification Matches (17th–24th & 5th-8th) TBD
Fri, Dec 12 Semi-Finals TBD
Fri, Dec 12 Classification Matches (9th–16th) TBD
Sat, Dec 13 Classification Matches (7th-8th) TBD
Sun, Dec 14 Classification Match (5th-6th) TBD
Sun, Dec 14 Bronze Medal Match 2:30 AM
Sun, Dec 14 FINAL 4:45 AM