Although age -based, Bangladesh is participating in any world of hockey for the first time. The Junior (Under-25) Hockey World Cup will begin in Tamil Nadu from November 25. Bangladesh fell into a difficult pool in the debut. France, Australia and South Korea are their opponents in the 'F' pool.
The first World Cup is with 20 teams. The tournament draw has been held today in Lasan, Switzerland. Twenty -two teams were divided into 4 pools.
Australia has a proclamation of being a champion at the Junior Hockey World Cup. Runnersup has been three times. France has never been a champion, but played the final twice. They were runners -up in the last season. Korea is the fourth in the 5th.
In comparison, Bangladesh is far behind in power. Last year, Bangladesh took the World Cup ticket fifth in the Junior Asia Cup in Oman. Despite not going to the finals, China lost to China 3-5 in the first place. However, Bangladesh's World Cup game was confirmed by the loss of Thailand 2-2 before.
Seven teams, including India from Asia, are participating in the World Cup.
