India will face six-time champions Germany on 3rd December in the semi-final game of FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup. Meanwhile, India defeated Belgium by a 1-0 margin to enter the semis. On the other hand, France won by a 4-0 margin against Malaysia as they progresses to the semi-finals. However, Malaysia will face Argentina in the semi-finals as they won by a 2-1 margin against the Netherlands in the quarter-final game.

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Meanwhile, let's take a look at the results of the quarter-final matches in the Hockey Men's Junior World Cup. After that, we will take a look at the semi-final games schedule and fixtures.

FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup 2021 : Quarter-final results

Germany 2 (3) – 2 (1) Spain (Germany won through penalties)

Netherlands 1-2 Argentina

France 4-0 Malaysia

Belgium 0–1 India

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The Semi-finals schedule and fixtures :

Friday, December 3

France vs Argentina
Time: 4:30 PM (IST)

India vs Germany
Time: 7:30 PM (IST)

All the semi-final matches will be held on December 3. However, the Final will be played on December 3 along with the 3rd place match.

The most anticipated Hockey India League auction will start today, October 13th, at New Delhi and will continue till October 15th. More than 1,000 players have registered for the auction. This includes more than 400 domestic players. and over 150 international players. Apart from the playing hockey players in India, retired stalwarts like Rupinder Pal Singh and Birendra Lakra.

The women's league has more than 250 domestic players and 70+ overseas players registered for the tournament.

Earlier, Hockey India had already mentioned the limited venues assigned for the tournament. These are: Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand, and Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha. Ranchi will host all the women's matches while the men's matches will take place in Rourkela.

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The Team Basics

Irespective of the men's and women's teams, each team can have a maximum of 24 players. Each team cannot bag more than 8 overseas players and should have 24 indigenous players that include at least 4 juniors.

How many teams will play the tournament?

The men's league will play 8 teams this year. The inaugural women's league will play 6 teams. The franchises that have confirmed their investment are: 

• Charles Group, 
• Yadu Sports,
• JSW Sports,
• Shrachi Sports, 
• SG Sports and Entertainment,
• Vedanta Limited,
• Resolute Sports,
• Navoyam Sports Ventures Private Limited

Purse details:

Each of the eight men's team will have a budget of 4 crores, while the women's tean will have 2 crore for the procedure.

As per the auction procedure, there is no upper limit of expenditure on a particular player, but accumulating the required number of players must be done within the purse.

Base price:

Three categories have been induced according to the ranks of each player: Rs 2 lakh (for juniors), Rs 5 lakh, and Rs 10 lakh.

Where to watch the auction?

Hockey India League has initiated their own Hockey India League Youtube channel where they will live stream the entire lauction procedure.

Other than that, DD Sports will broadcast the auction live, from Sunday.

On the first day, ie, 13th October, the auction will start from 2 pm. On the next two days, the auction procedure will commence on and from 9:30 am. in the morning.

Hockey India, on Tuesday has selected 40 probable players for the coaching camp of the Indian Men's Hockey Team in Bengaluru in preparation for the two-match series against world champions Germany here later this month.

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Two matches will be played against Germany on the 23rd and 24th October at Major Dhyanchand National Stadium. The camp will run from October 1 to 19. The focus of the camp will be on honing the skills of the players and developing strategies during matches.

The Indian Men's Hockey Team won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 and retained the title at the Asian Champions Trophy in China. The team will head into this camp following these recent successes.

'This camp will allow us to improve our strategies'

India captain Harmanpreet Singh said the camp will help in ensuring that the team is well-prepared and in peak condition before facing Germany. "Playing against the world champions is a tremendous opportunity for us to showcase our abilities, and having an exciting mix of players in this camp will allow us to improve our strategies and build the cohesion needed,"

"Each player in this core group brings unique strengths and varying levels of experience and we'll be focusing on how to harness these individual talents and help us grow as players. Our objective is to create an environment where everyone pushes each other and by the end of this camp, we want to be an even stronger and better coordinated team." Harmanpreet added. 

Indian hockey players Varun Kumar and Karthi Selvam will return to the national camp.

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Indian Men's Hockey Team | 40-member Squad

Goalkeepers

Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Pawan, Suraj Karkera, Mohith H.S.

Defenders

Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay, Jugraj Singh, Amandeep Lakra, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Varun Kumar, Yashdeep Siwach, Dipsan Tirkey, Mandeep Mor

Midfielders

Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Mohammed Raheel Mouseen, Vishnukant Singh, Rajinder Singh, Poovanna CB

Forwards

Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Angad Bir Singh, Aditya Lalage, Boby Singh Dhami, Sudeep Chirmako, S. Karthi, Maninder Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh

The Indian Men's Hockey Team has defeated China 1-0 in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 final on Tuesday. This is India's fifth title.

In this match, initially, no one was able to score any goal from both the teams. Then just a few minutes before the end of the match, Jugraj Singh did wonders and scored a goal for India. Because of this goal, the Indian team was successful in winning the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 title. India had won the Asian Champions Trophy title for the fifth time. China had made it to the finals for the first time and had already lost in the first round.

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No goal for the first three quarters

Players from both the teams failed to score goals in the first quarter. India created chances to score goals, but the team was not successful to do it. They also got a penalty corner but the team could not capitalize on it.

There was no goal scored by both the teams in the second quarter as well. In this quarter, China's defense performed well and kept the Indian players in check. In the third quarter, China made several attacks to score, but they failed to reach Indian goalkeeper Krishna Pathak.

Jugraj Singh scored a powerful goal

No goals were scored between the two teams till the third quarter. In such a situation, it seemed that the match would go to penalty shootout. But after this, Jugraj Singh scored an excellent field goal and gave the team a 1-0 lead in the match. This increased the hopes of the Indian hockey team to win. After this, India did not give any chance to China to score a goal. Jugraj's goal in the final proved important in the team winning the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 trophy.

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India's fifth Asian Champions Trophy title 

The Indian hockey team has performed amazingly in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 and has not lost a single match till the final. The team had defeated South Korea 4-1 in the semi-finals. Harmanpreet Singh (C), Uttam Singh, and Jarmanpreet Singh had scored goals against the Korean team.

This is India's fifth Asian Champions Trophy title. Earlier, India had won the trophy in 2011, 2016, 2018 (joint winners with Pakistan) and 2023. Harmanpreet Singh has received the Player of the Tournament award for his strong performance throughout the tournament.

Defending champion Indian Men's Hockey Team defeated arch-rival Pakistan 2-1 in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, China on Saturday. 

After winning the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics 2024, the excellent form of the Indian hockey team is also visible in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 as well. The team has registered its fifth consecutive win of the tournament in the last round-robin match played today. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored both the goals for India. In contrast, Nadeem Ahmed scored the goal for Pakistan.

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The Indian team is leading the points table after winning all 5 matches in this Asian Champions Trophy. Whereas Pakistan is second after India after winning 2 out of 5 matches. Both teams have already qualified for the semi-finals.

India's 8th win over Pakistan

This is India's 8th win over Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy. This was the 12th match between the two teams. During this period, Pakistan has been able to win only 2 matches. There have been 2 matches drawn.

India took lead after falling behind in the beginning 

The Indian team started the first quarter of the match aggressively but then went into defense. Pakistan tried to score a goal in the 5th minute but failed. However, Pakistan got success in the 7th minute and took a 1-0 lead by scoring a field goal. Nadeem Ahmed scored a goal for Pakistan. Due to this India remained under pressure for some time. But they got its first penalty corner in the 12th minute and captain Harmanpreet Singh leveled the match without any mistake.

Captain Harmanpreet gave the winning lead

India started aggressively in the second quarter. They soon won a penalty corner and captain Harmanpreet Singh made no mistakes to give India a 2-1 lead. Pakistan got the first penalty corner, but the team could not take advantage and India did not suffer any loss. India maintained a 2-1 lead till the first half which lasted till the end of the match.

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India has most titles in the tournament's history

A total of six teams including India are participating in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024. In the group stage, all the teams have to play five matches each. The semi-finals and final will be played on 16 and 17 September respectively.

India is a strong contender to become champion in this tournament. India had won the title on home soil last year, making them the team with the most titles in the tournament's history, winning 4 titles.

The Asian Champions Trophy 2024 is in its final stage, where the Indian Men's Hockey Team is ready to face its arch-rival Pakistan on September 14 in its last group stage match at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, China. Both the teams have performed well in the tournament.

The Indian team led by Harmanpreet Singh has been unbeaten so far in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024. They started their campaign by defeating China 3–0 in the first match. After this, in the next group stage, Japan and Malaysia were defeated 5-0 and 8-1. Then the team defeated Korea 3-1 in the previous match. India was the first team in the tournament to book a place in the semifinal.

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At the same time, Pakistan started its campaign with 2-2 draws against Malaysia and Korea. Then defeated Japan 2-1 and China 5-1. To reach the semi-finals, Pakistan will have to win the match against India or hope that the match ends in a draw.

India vs Pakistan head-to-head

India-16 | Draw- 4 | Pakistan- 5 

Both the teams have faced each other 25 times in various tournaments since 2013. Like cricket, India has the upper hand in hockey. Men in Blue have won 16 matches, while Pakistan has won only 5 times. At the same time, four matches have ended in a draw.

The last time both the teams played against each other was during the Asian Games, where Team India defeated the Men in Green 10-2 in the Pool A match.

When was the last time India played Pakistan at the Asian Champions Trophy?

India defeated Pakistan 4-0 victory at the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 in Chennai.

Top goal scorer

Harmanpreet Singh is the highest goalscorer against Pakistan. He has scored 16 goals, while Pakistan's Arslan Qadir is the highest goalscorer for his team. He has scored 4 goals.

Where to watch the India vs Pakistan Asian Champions Trophy 2024 match?

Both the teams will take on each other on Saturday (September 14, 2024) at 1.15 PM IST. The match will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Ten network. The match will be streamed live on SonyLIV app.

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India and Pakistan squads

India: 

Abhishek, Amir Ali, Araijeet Singh Hundal, Suraj Karkera (goalkeeper), Raj Kumar Pal, Krishan Bahadur Pathak (goalkeeper), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Mohammed Raheel, Amit Rohidas, Sanjay, Nilakanta Sharma, Gurjot Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Jarmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Uttam Singh, Vishnukant Singh, and Sumit.

Pakistan: 

Abdul Rehman, Ajaz Ahmad, Ghazanfar Ali, Ammad Butt (Captain), Muhammad Hammadudin, Zikriya Hayat, Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan (goalkeeper), Sufyan Khan, Arshad Liaqat, Abu Mahmood, Nadeem Ahmad, Faisal Qadir, Waheed Ashraf Rana, Salman Razzaq, Rooman, Hannan Shahid, Moin Shakeel, Muneeb Ur-Rehman (goalkeeper).