Overview
- India beat Belgium 2-2 (4-3 in a shootout) in Chennai to enter the FIH Junior Men’s World Cup semifinals.
- Goalkeeper Princedeep Singh was named Player of the Match after decisive shootout saves and strong third‑quarter stops.
- Sharda Nand Tiwari converted three penalty strokes in the tiebreaker, and Ankit Pal scored the clincher.
- In regulation, captain Rohit (45') and Tiwari (48') scored from penalty corners after Gaspard Cornez‑Massant (13') opened the scoring and Nathan Rogge (59') equalised late.
- Germany, the seven-time and defending champions, face India on December 7, with Sreejesh calling for sharper execution and focus.