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Vivek Sagar Prasad-led Indian contingent will begin the FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup as one of its prime contenders. India happen to be the defending champions of the tournament and there is no reason why they cannot repeat their past success in the competition. With this belief in mind, they will take on France in their tournament opener at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar on Wednesday.

Notably, the Indian side have Poland, France and Canada in their Pool (B) and they will play each of the these three teams within the next few days which will determine whether they proceed to the knockout round or not.

Here are all the details related to the tournament:

When will FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup begin?

The FIH Men's Junior Hocket World Cup has already commenced from November 24, Wednesday.

Where can one watch FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup matches on television?

Fans can watch the live streaming of the FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup matches scheduled from November 24 to November 30 on watch.hockey app and website.

However, Star Sports Network will telecast the knockout matches of the competition to be played from December 1 to 5.

Can one live stream FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup matches?

Live streaming of FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup matches from November 24-30 will be available on watch.hockey app and website but the knockout games can be streamed live on the Disney + Hotstar matches.

What is the schedule of India's matches at FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup?

India's pool matches are scheduled against France on November 24, against Canada on November 25 and against Poland on November 27. All these fixtures are set to commence at 7:30 PM (IST).

Knockout matches:

Quarterfinal 1 (December 1) - 10:30 AM IST

Quarterfinal 2 (December 1) - 1:30 PM IST

Quarterfinal 3 (December 1) - 4:30 PM IST

Quarter-final 4 (December 1) - 7:30 PM IST

Semifinal 1 (December 3) - 4:30 PM IST

Semifinal 2 (December 3) - 7:30 PM IST

Third-place playoff (December 5) - 4:30 PM IST.

Final (December 5) - 7:30 PM IST.

What is India's squad for the FIH Men's Junior World Cup?

Shardanand Tiwari, Prashant Chauhan (goalkeeper), Pawan (goalkeeper), Sanjay (vc), Sudeep Chirmako, Rahul Kumar Rajbhar, Maninder Singh, Vishnukant Singh, Ankit Pal, Uttam Singh, Sunil Jojo, Manjeet, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, Vivek Sagar Prasad (c), Abhishek Lakra, Yashdeep Siwach, Gurmukh Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal