Women's FIH Junior World Cup 2023: Points Table, Schedule, Results, Top Goal Scorers

Women's FIH Junior World Cup 2023 is currently underway in Santiago, Chile from November 29 to December 10 with 16 nations participating in the quadrennial tournament. All the matches will be played on multiple turfs of Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped, Estadio Nacional.

Reigning and four-time champions the Netherlands are drafted in Pool A with hosts Chile, South Africa, and Australia. India, who finished fourth last year, are in Pool C with Belgium, Germany, and Canada. We take a look at the points table in all four pools so far.

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Pool C

Teams	Points	Matches	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Belgium (Q)	9	3	3	0	0	17	2	+15
Germany (Q)	6	3	2	0	1	12	9	+3
India	3	3	1	0	2	17	7	+10
Canada	0	2	0	0	2	0	20	-20

Pool A

Teams	Points	Matches	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Netherlands	7	3	2	1	0	15	2	+13
Australia	7	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6
Chile	3	3	1	0	2	1	9	-8
South Africa	0	3	0	0	3	0	11	-11

Pool B

Teams	Points	Matches	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Argentina	9	3	3	0	0	18	0	+18
Spain	6	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8
South Korea	3	3	1	0	2	7	5	+2
Zimbabwe	0	3	0	0	3	0	28	-28

Pool D

Teams	Points	Matches	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	GD
England	6	3	2	0	1	11	6	+5
Japan	6	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3
USA	6	3	2	0	1	10	8	+2
New Zealand	0	3	0	0	3	3	13	-10

Women's FIH Junior World Cup 2023 Schedule and Results (Pool Stages)

November 29: South Korea 6-0 Japan
November 29: Netherlands 2-2 Australia
November 30: India 12-0 Canada
November 30: Argentina 1-0 Spain
November 30: Germany 0-6 Belgium
November 30: South Africa 0-1 Chile
November 30: England 5-0 New Zealand
November 30: USA 2-1 Japan
November 30: Belgium 8-0 Canada
December 1: India 3-4 Germany
December 1: South Africa 0-6 Netherlands
December 1: Australia 2-0 Chile
December 1: Spain 8-0 Zimbabwe
December 1: New Zealand 1-2 Japan
December 2: USA 2-5 England
December 2: South Korea 0-3 Argentina
December 2: Belgium 3-2 India
December 2: Germany 8-0 Canada
December 3: Australia 4-0 South Africa
December 3: Netherlands 7-0 Chile
December 3: England 1-4 Japan
December 3: New Zealand 2-6 USA
December 4: Spain 2-1 South Korea
December 4: Argentina 14-0 Zimbabwe

Classification Round (9-16th place on December 5)

India 3 (3)-2 (3) New Zealand
USA 8-0 Canada
Korea 1 (3)-(2) 1 South Africa
Chile 2-0 Zimbabwe

Quarterfinals on December 6

Netherlands vs Spain - 5:00 PM IST
England vs Germany - 7:45 PM IST
Belgium vs Japan - 2:45 AM IST (Dec 7)
Argentina vs Australia - 5 AM IST (Dec 7)

Crossovers (9-12th place) on December 7

Zimbabwe vs Canada - 5:30 PM IST
South Africa vs New Zealand - 7:45 PM IST
India vs South Korea - 2:45 AM IST (Dec 8)
Chile vs USA - 5 AM IST (Dec 8)

December 8: Classification round - 6:30 PM IST
December 9: Semifinals - 3:45 AM IST; classification round - 9:45 PM IST
December 10: Classification round - 9:45 PM IST
December 11: Bronze medal match - 2:30 AM IST
December 11: Final - 4:45 AM

India Squad

Goalkeepers: Khushboo, Madhuri Kindo; Defenders: Neelam, Preeti (captain), Jyoti Singh, Ropni Kumari; Midfielders: Mahima Tete, Manju Chorsiya, Jyoti Chhatri, Hina Bano, Sujata Kujur, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal (vice-captain); Forwards: Sakshi Rana, Mumtaz Khan, Annu, Deepika Soreng, Dipi Monika Toppo, Sunelita Toppo
Standbys: Thounaojam Nirupama Devi, Jyothi Edula

India's best finish at the FIH Women's Junior World Cup is a third-place finish during the 2013 edition in Germany while a fourth-place finish in South Africa last year was also commendable.