Hockey Women's Junior World Cup: India's group fixture and a full schedule

Hockey India has announced an 18-member Indian team for the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2021. The match is going to be organised in Potchefstroom, South Africa from December 5.

Sixteen teams will compete for the title including Argentina, who are the reigning champions, having won the 2016 edition in Chile.

In 2013 India finished with the bronze medal in this honourable tournament. Although the Indian women's team couldn't qualify in 2016.

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Lalremsiami will lead the Junior World Cup hockey squad. And He played an important role n the Indian senior team's historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics. Although Defender Ishika Chaudhary will be the vice-captain.

The 18-member squad also includes Salima Tete and Sharmila Devi, who represented India at the Tokyo Olympics.

Indian team for the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2021

Squad: Bichu Devi Kharibam (goalkeeper), Khushboo (goalkeeper), Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Ishika Chaudhary (vice-captain), Priyanka, Marina Lalramnghaki, Ajmina Kujur, Baljeet Kaur, Reet, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Salima Tete, Sharmila Devi, Lalremsiami (captain), Beauty Dungdung, Deepika, Mumtaz Khan, Sangita Kumari, Jiwan Kishori Toppo

Reserves: Preeti and Prabhleen Kaur

India has been grouped in Pool C. Alongside reigning champions Argentina, the Russian Hockey Federation and Japan. India's first group game is against the Russian Hockey Federation on December 6.

India has been grouped in Pool C, alongside reigning champions Argentina, the Russian Hockey Federation and Japan. India's first group game is against the Russian Hockey Federation on December 6.

Record three-time champions the Netherlands are in Pool A. Australia and New Zealand had pulled out of the competition due to COVID-19.

In the group stage, each team plays the other three in their group once. The top two sides from each group advance to the quarter-finals while the remaining teams will play the classification matches for positions nine to 16.

Groups for FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2021

Pool A: Netherlands, Korea, Ireland, Zimbabwe

Pool B: England, Belgium, Canada, Uruguay

Pool C: Argentina, India, Japan, Russia in Pool C

Pool D: Germany, Spain, United States, South Africa

Fixtures and live match times for FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2021

December 6, Monday: India vs Russian Hockey Federation – 2:30 PM IST

December 7, Tuesday: India vs Argentina – 2:30 PM IST

December 9, Thursday: India vs Japan – 2:30 PM IST