The 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup was the 12th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial men's under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India from 24 November to 5 December 2021.
The hosts India were the defending champions but lost to Germany in the semifinals. Argentina won their second title by defeating Germany in the final.
Qualification A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to India, who qualified automatically as hosts, 12 other teams qualified from five separate continental competitions and another 3 won wildcards after withdraws.
DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)15–21 July 20192019 EuroHockey Junior ChampionshipValencia, Spain517 February 2020Host1Cancelled2021 Junior Africa CupWindhoek, Namibia2Cancelled2021 Junior Asia CupDhaka, Bangladesh321–28 August 20212021 Junior Pan American ChampionshipSantiago, Chile2Cancelled2021 Junior Oceania Cup023 September 2021Wild card3Total16
Umpires The following 14 umpires were selected on 23 September 2021 by the FIH:
Dan Barstow (ENG) Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Federico García (URU) Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Deepak Joshi (IND) Peter Kabaso (KEN) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) Tyler Klenk (CAN) Eric Koh (MAS) Sean Rapaport (RSA) Paul van den Assum (NED) Paul Walker (ENG)
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team had to name a squad of up to 18 players.
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+5:30).
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Classification round Bracket
Placement finals
Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification
Cross-overs
Fifteenth and sixteenth place
Thirteenth and fourteenth place
Ninth to twelfth place classification Cross-overs
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Medal round Bracket
Quarter-finals
Fifth to eighth place classification
Cross-overs
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Final standings
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
AwardPlayerPlayer of the tournament Timothée ClémentGoalkeeper of the tournament Anton BrinckmanTop goalscorer Miles BukkensFair play award Odisha Fans Choice Award for Best Goal of the Tournament Ignacio NardolilloHockey India Maximum Team Goals Hockey India Best Goal Saved of the Tournament Mahmoud SeleemAM/NS India Best Coach of the Tournament Johannes Schmitz
Goalscorers
See also 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
Notes
References
External links FIH website