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Junior Hockey World Cup 2021, India vs France Live Score: India 2 - 3 France
Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live score updates, results, and points table of men's junior hockey world cup 2021.
4 minutes left in the second quarter
The French continue to be on the charge! A series of attacks and a couple of penalty corners but India defenders have been up to the mark in this second quarter. India 2 - 3 France
First Penalty Corner of the match for France! GOALLL!!
23rd minute - France score their third goal of the match with the help of a penalty corner. A terrific flick from the captain Timothee Clement and the French are back in the lead. 7 minutes now to go for the half time! India 2 - 3 France
Penalty corner for India and a miss!!
Third penalty corner for India in the match. But Uttam Singh misses out on a scoring chance this time! Terrific defence from the French! India 2 - 2 France
Second quarter begins!
India 2 -2 France
End of first quarter | India 2 -2 France
GOALL!
India get the equalizer via a penalty corner at the stroke of first quarter. Drag-flick specialist Sagar gets the ball into the French net. That will surely be a sigh of relief for India.
2 minutes left in the first quarter!
India on the charge after their first goal. A flurry of attacks from the Indians but the French defence has been up to the mark.
GOALL!!! India score their first goal of the match
10th minute - India score their first goal with the help of a penalty corner. Uttam Singh converts the penalty corner into the goal. A terrific strike and Uttam manages to get the ball into the opposition's net.
GOALL!!! - 7th minute
Double blow for India in the first quarter. A second field goal from the French. What a start from France against the defending champions! They have attacked from the word go and the Indian defenders have just not been up to the challenge.
GOALL!!!
France stun India in the first minute itself! A clinical goal from the French against the defending champions in the first minute of the first quarter. A lazy effort from the India defenders and the French pounce onto the opportunity.
Whistle from the referee and the match begins!
Players from both the teams are in the middle along with the match officials for the national anthems. Here are just moments away from the start!
Head to head
INDA 2 - 0 FRANCE (since 2013)
Team India starting XI
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— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) 1637761976000India are also one of the tournament favourites along side Belgium, Germany and Netherlands, especially after the pull out of Australia and England due to COVID-related travel restrictions.
India are placed in Pool B in the 16-team competition along side France, Canada and Poland and will be overwhelming favourites to top the pool.
Besides seniors like Manpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh, India chief coach Graham Reid has been working relentlessly with the Indian junior side, being coached by veteran BJ Kariappa.
The junior hockey World Cup is considered a stepping stone for aspiring youngsters to play the game at the senior level as nine players from the 2016 squad represented India at the Tokyo Games.
The junior side would look to wrap up the successful 2021 season by retaining the World Cup title, which would be its third. The team first won the World Cup title in 2001 in Australia before reclaiming the crown in the last edition of the event in 2016 in Lucknow.
The Indian colts would draw inspiration from their Olympic bronze medal-winning seniors when they begin their title defence at the Junior Hockey World Cup with a clash against France.