Overview
- India defeated Belgium 2-2 (4-3 SO) in Chennai to enter the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup semifinals.
- Goalkeeper Princedeep Singh produced two crucial shootout saves and received the Player of the Match award.
- Sharda Nand Tiwari scored from a 48th-minute penalty corner and converted three penalty strokes in the tiebreak, with Ankit Pal hitting the deciding attempt.
- Captain Rohit equalised with a 45th-minute drag-flick after Belgium goals by Gaspard Cornez-Massant (13') and Nathan Rogge (59').
- Germany await in the semifinal on December 7 after advancing past France in a shootout, with goalkeeper Jasper Ditzer standing out.