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Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 LIVE: India takes on Germany in semifinal- Blogs, updates
India face defending champions Germany in the Junior Hockey World Cup semifinal after a dramatic win over Belgium. Follow live updates from Chennai.
Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 LIVE: India takes on Germany in semifinal (Photo credit: Hockey India)
India’s inspired run at the FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup meets a formidable challenge on Sunday when the hosts take on seven-time champions Germany in the semifinals in Chennai. PR Sreejesh’s squad enters the contest buoyed by a tense quarterfinal victory over Belgium, secured through a shootout after a late equaliser pushed the match into a pressure-filled finish.
Germany arrives with similar battle-hardening, having edged France in a tight tiebreaker. Their squad combines structure, pace and technical precision, attributes that have defined their consistent success at this level.
The hosts will also need to cope with Germany’s multiple threats: goalkeeper Jasper Ditzer’s reliability, Paul Glander’s penalty-corner efficiency, and the speed of Alec Von Schwerin and Ferdinand Steinebach.
While Germany holds the historical edge, India carries the lift of home support and the composure gained from surviving a high-pressure quarterfinal.
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Live Updates
- 7 Dec 2025 2:38 PM GMT
Kick-off approaches!
The teams step out under the Chennai lights, and India walk into a wall of noise — a thunderous roar from the home crowd that shakes the stands. The tricolour is everywhere, drums are rolling, and every Indian touch in warm-up draws a cheer.
A massive semifinal atmosphere is building.
- 7 Dec 2025 2:15 PM GMT
Here is the Indian starting XI for this semi-final encounter
India will chase its fourth finals appearance at the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup and first since their gold medal-winning performance in 2016.
Rohit will continue to lead the side against Germany, and the quarterfinals' penalty shoot-out hero, Princedeep Singh, will be the first-choice goalkeeper for India.
- 7 Dec 2025 2:00 PM GMT
Hello and welcome to the live coverage from the semi-final of 2025 Men's Junior Hockey World Cup
The Indian team will take on the defending champions, Germany, in the semis at 8:00 PM IST
