2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

The 2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup was the tenth edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial women's under–21 field hockey world championship organised by the International Hockey Federation. It was held in Santiago, Chile from 29 November to 10 December 2023.[1][2]

2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChile
CitySantiago
Dates29 November – 10 December
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (5th title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored235 (4.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Astrid Bonami (11 goals)
Best playerSpain Teresa Lima
Best goalkeeperArgentina Mercedes Artola
2022 (previous) (next) 2025

The Netherlands were the defending champions, having won a record-extending fourth title at the 2022 edition.[3] They defended their title by defeating Argentina 4–1 in a shoot-out in the final after the match finished 2–2 in regular time.[4][5] Belgium won their first medal by defeating England 7–0 in the bronze medal match.[6]

Qualification

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Alongside the hosts, Chile, the 15 other teams qualified via the continental championships.[7]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
2 July 2021 Hosts 1   Chile
24–30 July 2022 2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship Ghent, Belgium 5   Germany
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  England
  Spain
8–11 December 2022 2022 Junior Oceania Cup Canberra, Australia 2   Australia
  New Zealand
12–16 March 2023 2023 Junior Africa Cup Ismailia, Egypt 2   South Africa
  Zimbabwe
10–18 April 2023 2023 Junior Pan American Championship Bridgetown, Barbados 3   United States
  Argentina
  Canada
2–11 June 2023 2023 Junior Asia Cup Kakamigahara, Japan 3   India
  South Korea
  Japan
Total 16

Squads

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Umpires

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The following 14 umpires were selected on 30 March.[8]

  • Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
  • Kristy Robertson (AUS)
  • Magali Sergeant (BEL)
  • Chen Jianjun (CHN)
  • Sandra Adell (ESP)
  • Durga Devi (IND)
  • Minami Inamoto (JPN)
  • Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
  • Kim Jung-hee (KOR)
  • Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)
  • Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
  • Katrina Turner (NZL)
  • Victoria Pazos (PAR)
  • Melissa Taylor (RSA)

Preliminary round

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Pools and fixtures were established on the basis of the FIH Junior World Rankings, introduced in 2023.[9]

All times are local (UTC−04:00).

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 15 2 +13 7 Quarter–finals
2   Australia 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
3   Chile (H) 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 3
4   South Africa 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[10]
(H) Hosts
29 November 2023
12:00
Netherlands   2–2   Australia
Moes   40'
Beljaars   57'
Report Stewart   12'
Brooks   54'
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
29 November 2023
20:30
South Africa   0–1   Chile
Report Gutiérrez   27'
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Sandra Adell (ESP)

30 November 2023
18:30
South Africa   0–6   Netherlands
Report Roberts   2'18'43'
Dicke   27'
Beljaars   39'57'
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
30 November 2023
20:30
Australia   2–0   Chile
Cullum-Sanders   6'
Stewart   44'
Report
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)

2 December 2023
17:00
Australia   4–0   South Africa
Jones   4'
Cullum-Sanders   17'46'
Kenny   51'
Report
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Minami Inamoto (JPN)
2 December 2023
19:00
Netherlands   7–0   Chile
Dicke   5'
Roberts   6'
Jansen   9'
Beljaars   26'51'
Winter   31'
Van den Nieuwenhof   60'
Report
Umpires:
Sandra Adell (ESP)
Veronica Villafañe (ARG)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Quarter–finals
2   Spain 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3   South Korea 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
4   Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 0 28 −28 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[10]
29 November 2023
10:00
South Korea   6–0   Zimbabwe
Park Mi-g.   9'
Lee S.   30'
An   34'
Jeong   43'
Choi N.   55'
Choi J.   58'
Report
Umpires:
Chen Jianjun (CHN)
Victoria Pazos (PAR)
29 November 2023
16:30
Argentina   1–0   Spain
Raposo   22' Report
Umpires:
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)

1 December 2023
10:00
Spain   8–0   Zimbabwe
Barba   9'
Lima   10'12'32'
Melero   17'
Carmona   23'
C. Fernández   49'
Sola   55'
Report
Umpires:
Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
1 December 2023
20:30
South Korea   0–3   Argentina
Report Pacheco   17'
Santamarina   41'
Raposo   52'
Umpires:
Sandra Adell (ESP)
Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)

3 December 2023
17:00
Spain   2–1   South Korea
Carmona   30'
Sáenz de Santa María   43'
Report An   59'
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Durga Devi (IND)
3 December 2023
19:00
Argentina   14–0   Zimbabwe
Pacheco   6'37'53'
Díaz   9'36'
Raposo   13'60'
Bruggesser   19'
Ferola   32'51'
Casas   40'40'
Santamarina   47'
Castellaro   59'
Report
Umpires:
Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)
Katrina Turner (NZL)

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 3 3 0 0 17 2 +15 9 Quarter–finals
2   Germany 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 6
3   India 3 1 0 2 17 7 +10 3
4   Canada 3 0 0 3 0 28 −28 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[10]
29 November 2023
14:00
India   12–0   Canada
Annu   4'6'39'
Dipi Monika   21'
Mumtaz   26'41'54'60'
Deepika   34'50'54'
Neelam   45'
Report
Umpires:
Minami Inamoto (JPN)
Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)
29 November 2023
18:30
Germany   0–6   Belgium
Report Bonami   15'32'37'
Dewaet   44'47'60'
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)

30 November 2023
14:00
Belgium   8–0   Canada
Bonami   3'49'
De Clerck   7'
Cornelissens   11'
Dewaet   36'39'
Geerts   43'52'
Report
Umpires:
Victoria Pazos (PAR)
Sandra Adell (ESP)
30 November 2023
16:30
India   3–4   Germany
Annu   11'
Ropni   14'
Mumtaz   24'
Report Schwabe   17'
Plüth   21'36'
Seidel   38'
Umpires:
Chen Jianjun (CHN)
Katrina Turner (NZL)

2 December 2023
10:00
Belgium   3–2   India
Schreurs   5'
De Mot   42'
Bonami   52'
Report Annu   47'51'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Chen Jianjun (CHN)
2 December 2023
12:00
Germany   8–0   Canada
Stoffelsma   14'49'52'
Plüth   37'54'
Haid   43'
Boehringer   44'
Seidel   60'
Report
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6 Quarter–finals
2   Japan 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3   United States 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[10]
30 November 2023
10:00
England   5–0   New Zealand
Bingham   7'
Long   26'46'
Pocknell   52'
Alexander   56'
Report
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Minami Inamoto (JPN)
30 November 2023
12:00
United States   2–1   Japan
Bruder   20'21' Report Hiramitsu   13'
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)

1 December 2023
12:00
New Zealand   1–2   Japan
Reid   19' Report Murayama   35'
Ueno   41'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Victoria Pazos (PAR)
1 December 2023
18:30
United States   2–5   England
Mendez-Trendler   6'
Rose   19'
Report Swain   27'
Alexander   32'
Long   36'
Axford   50'
Spavin   58'
Umpires:
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)

3 December 2023
10:00
England   1–4   Japan
Bingham   17' Report Sasaki   18'31'
Oshima   40'51'
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Victoria Pazos (PAR)
3 December 2023
12:00
New Zealand   2–6   United States
Eades   54'
Reid   58'
Report Mendez-Trendler   23'
Tamer   31'50'58'
Croon   59'
Rose   59'
Umpires:
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
Veronica Villafañe (ARG)

Classification round

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Bracket

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Ninth to sixteenthCross-oversNinth place
 
          
 
5 December
 
 
  Chile2
 
7 December
 
  Zimbabwe0
 
  Chile1
 
5 December
 
  United States5
 
  United States8
 
9 December
 
  Canada0
 
  United States2 (2)
 
5 December
 
  India (p.s.o.)2 (3)
 
  South Korea (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
7 December
 
  South Africa1 (2)
 
  South Korea1
 
5 December
 
  India3 Eleventh place
 
  India (p.s.o.)3 (3)
 
9 December
 
  New Zealand3 (2)
 
  Chile1
 
 
  South Korea2
 

Ninth to sixteenth place quarter-finals

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5 December 2023
09:00
India   3–3   New Zealand
Ropni   8'
Chhatri   17'
Sunelita   53'
Report Story   11'
Harris   14'
Pho   49'
Penalties
Mumtaz  
Deepika  
Sakshi  
Rutaja  
Preeti  
Mumtaz  
3–2   Cotter
  Pho
  Findlay
  Baker
  Schneideman
  Cotter
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Minami Inamoto (JPN)

5 December 2023
11:15
United States   8–0   Canada
Mendez-Trendler   10'
Bruder   38'
Adams   41'
Rose   42'43'
Dixon   57'
Tamer   59'
Wadas   60'
Report
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Chen Jianjun (CHN)

5 December 2023
18:15
South Korea   1–1   South Africa
Lee S.   12' Report Phume   30'
Penalties
Jeong  
Park Mi-h.  
Park S.  
Lee Y.  
An  
3–2   Janse van Vuuren
  Hamza
  Swarts
  Augousti
  Isaacs
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Veronica Villafañe (ARG)

5 December 2023
20:30
Chile   2–0   Zimbabwe
Muñoz   8'
Ma. Gago   23'
Report
Umpires:
Sandra Adell (ESP)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification

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Cross-oversThirteenth place
 
      
 
7 December
 
 
  Zimbabwe (p.s.o)1 (4)
 
9 December
 
  Canada1 (3)
 
  Zimbabwe1
 
7 December
 
  South Africa6
 
  South Africa3
 
 
  New Zealand1
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
9 December
 
 
  Canada3
 
 
  New Zealand5

Cross-overs

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7 December 2023
09:00
Zimbabwe   1–1   Canada
Elijah   52' Report Kuzyk   10'
Penalties
Elijah  
Zimuto  
Mzizi  
Mujiba  
Elijah  
Elijah  
Zimuto  
4–3   Hogg
  Poulakis
  Gibb
  Koop
  Kuzyk
  Poulakis
  Kuzyk
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Chen Jianjun (CHN)

7 December 2023
11:15
South Africa   3–1   New Zealand
Isaacs   21'
Phume   34'
Janse van Vuuren   52'
Report Cotter   44'
Umpires:
Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)

Fifteenth and sixteenth place

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9 December 2023
12:15
Canada   3–5   New Zealand
Kuzyk   3'
Mathisen   27'50'
Report Cotter   6'20'
Harris   23'42'
Reid   32'
Umpires:
Minami Inamoto (JPN)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)

Thirteenth and fourteenth place

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9 December 2023
14:30
Zimbabwe   1–6   South Africa
Elijah   36' Report Mendonça   17'
Hamza   21'32'47'60'
Brisset   50'
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Veronica Villafañe (ARG)

Ninth to twelfth place classification

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Cross-overs

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7 December 2023
18:15
South Korea   1–3   India
Choi J.   19' Report Ropni   23'
Mumtaz   44'
Annu   46'
Umpires:
Minami Inamoto (JPN)
Sandra Adell (ESP)

7 December 2023
20:30
Chile   1–5   United States
Muñoz   59' Report Mendez-Trendler   10'
Croon   15'41'
Rose   15'
Bruder   60'
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Victoria Pazos (PAR)

Eleventh and twelfth place

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9 December 2023
17:00
Chile   1–2   South Korea
Irazoqui   15' Report Park Mi-h.   17'
An   22'
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Victoria Pazos (PAR)

Ninth and tenth place

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9 December 2023
19:15
United States   2–2   India
Thomassey   27'53' Report Manju   11'
Sunelita   57'
Penalties
Tamer  
Wadas  
Dixon  
Bent-Cole  
Underwood  
Wadas  
2–3   Preeti
  Sakshi
  Mumtaz
  Annu
  Rutaja
  Rutaja
Umpires:
Chen Jianjun (CHN)
Katrina Turner (NZL)

Medal round

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 December
 
 
  Netherlands4
 
8 December
 
  Spain1
 
  Netherlands8
 
6 December
 
  England1
 
  England1
 
10 December
 
  Germany0
 
  Netherlands (p.s.o)2 (4)
 
6 December
 
  Argentina2 (1)
 
  Argentina3
 
8 December
 
  Australia1
 
  Argentina (p.s.o)0 (3)
 
6 December
 
  Belgium0 (1) Third place
 
  Belgium1
 
10 December
 
  Japan0
 
  England0
 
 
  Belgium7
 

Quarter-finals

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6 December 2023
09:00
Netherlands   4–1   Spain
Winter   3'
Beljaars   8'
Van Loon   11'
Dicke   34'
Report Lima   42'
Umpires:
Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)
Katrina Turner (NZL)

6 December 2023
11:15
England   1–0   Germany
Spavin   39' Report
Umpires:
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)

6 December 2023
18:15
Belgium   1–0   Japan
Schreurs   60+' Report
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Chen Jianjun (CHN)

6 December 2023
20:30
Argentina   3–1   Australia
Cairó   20'
Casas   26'
Bruggesser   52'
Report Stewart   39'
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Victoria Pazos (PAR)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
8 December
 
 
  Spain1
 
10 December
 
  Germany2
 
  Germany0
 
8 December
 
  Australia2
 
  Australia1
 
 
  Japan0
 
Seventh place
 
 
10 December
 
 
  Spain2
 
 
  Japan4

Cross-overs

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8 December 2023
09:00
Spain   1–2   Germany
Jiménez   30' Report Fischer   14'
Haid   30+'
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)

8 December 2023
11:15
Australia   1–0   Japan
Stewart   59' Report
Umpires:
Katrina Turner (NZL)
Durga Devi (IND)

Seventh and eighth place

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10 December 2023
12:15
Spain   2–4   Japan
Pérez   6'
Jiménez   15'
Report Hayasuke   11'26'
Matsunami   18'
Sasaki   34'
Umpires:
Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)
Chen Jianjun (CHN)

Fifth and sixth place

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10 December 2023
14:30
Germany   0–2   Australia
Report A. Lawton   25'
Young   33'
Umpires:
Sandra Adell (ESP)
Minami Inamoto (JPN)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finals

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8 December 2023
18:15
Netherlands   8–1   England
Roberts   1'46'
Beljaars   7'22'
Dicke   17'
Reijnen   20'53'
De Nooijer   35'
Report Spavin   33'
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Sandra Adell (ESP)

8 December 2023
20:30
Argentina   0–0   Belgium
Report
Penalties
Santamarina  
Bruggesser  
Pagella  
Raposo  
3–1   Bonami
  De Mot
  De Clerck
  Dewaet
Umpires:
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)

Third and fourth place

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10 December 2023
17:00
England   0–7   Belgium
Report Bonami   7'36'44'47'58'
Dewaet   39'
De Clerck   45'
Umpires:
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)

Final

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10 December 2023
19:15
Netherlands   2–2   Argentina
Roberts   35'57' Report Díaz   20'
Raposo   29'
Penalties
Winter  
Moes  
Jansen  
Dicke  
4–1   Díaz
  Raposo
  Pagella
Umpires:
Victoria Pazos (PAR)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

Statistics

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Final standings

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As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A   Netherlands 6 4 2 0 29 6 +23 14 Gold medal
2 B   Argentina 6 4 2 0 23 3 +20 14 Silver medal
3 C   Belgium 6 5 1 0 25 2 +23 16 Bronze medal
4 D   England 6 3 0 3 13 21 −8 9
5 A   Australia 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Losing
quarter-finalists
6 C   Germany 6 3 0 3 14 13 +1 9
7 D   Japan 6 3 0 3 11 8 +3 9
8 B   Spain 6 2 0 4 14 12 +2 6
9 C   India 6 2 2 2 25 13 +12 8 Crossover
winners
10 D   United States 6 4 1 1 25 11 +14 13
11 B   South Korea 6 2 1 3 11 10 +1 7
12 A   Chile (H) 6 2 0 4 5 16 −11 6
13 A   South Africa 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4 7 Crossover
losers
14 B   Zimbabwe 6 0 1 5 2 37 −35 1
15 D   New Zealand 6 1 1 4 12 22 −10 4
16 C   Canada 6 0 1 5 4 42 −38 1
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[11]

Award Player
Player of the tournament   Teresa Lima
Goalkeeper of the tournament   Mercedes Artola
Top goalscorer   Astrid Bonami

Goalscorers

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There were 235 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 4.9 goals per match.

11 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Malaysia and Chile to host 2023 Men's and Women's Junior World Cups". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "2023 FIH Junior World Cup (W)". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Bizar boek van Jong Oranje Dames krijgt gouden laatste hoofdstuk". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Defending Champions Netherlands make a stunning comeback to clinch their fifth Junior Women's World Cup title". fih.hockey. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ^ "'Best game of our lives': Netherlands women win Junior Hockey World Cup". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Belgische vrouwen veroveren historisch brons op WK U21 na pak rammel aan Engeland". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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  8. ^ "Officials List". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  9. ^ "FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup Chile 2023: pools and match schedule revealed at official launch event!". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.
  11. ^ @fihockey (11 December 2023). "The top awards at the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2023, Chile were won by:" – via Instagram.
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