In Hockey, India to take on Spain in pool-stage match of Junior Men’s World Cup at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia

In the FIH junior men’s hockey World Cup, India will take on Spain in the second Pool C match in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today. The match will start at 5:30 PM Indian Time. In their opener on Tuesday, India beat Korea 4 - 2 with the help of Vice-captain Araijeet Singh Hundal's hat-trick.

Uttam Singh led Indian team is striving to secure its third podium finish in the event after having won the tournament twice in 2001 and 2016 at Hobart and Lucknow respectively. India’s last pool match is against Canada on Saturday.

Pool A consists of defending champions Argentina, Australia, Chile, and Malaysia, while Pool B has Egypt, France, Germany and South Africa. Pool D is the toughest of the lot as Belgium, Netherlands, New Zealand and Pakistan will be vying for a quarterfinal berth.

The top two teams from each pool will qualify for the quarterfinals.