When the senior team failed, Bangladeshi hockey achieved success through the hands of the juniors. Bangladesh, which has been repeatedly threatened, finally received good news, History was made. For the first time, the red-green flag has made it to the World Cup for a hockey event. Bangladesh U-21 team defeated Thailand 7-2 in the Asia Cup Hockey in Muscat at Oman.This confirms the ticket for the Junior Hockey World Cup.
Bangladesh has never seen such success in hockey before. Bangladesh has secured its first ever World Cup berth in all world hockey competitions.
The Junior Hockey World Cup will be held in India in 2025. Bangladesh will also play in that tournament. The top six teams in the points table of the ongoing Youth Asia Cup in Oman will qualify for the World Cup.
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This is the first time that 24 teams will play in the Youth World Cup. Bangladesh’s win against Thailand ensured they would finish in fifth or sixth place. Teams like India, Pakistan, Argentina, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, England and Belgium will play in this tournament. Apart from host India, Japan, Malaysia and Pakistan have also been given the opportunity from Asia.
Bangladesh started the Junior Asia Cup by defeating hosts Oman at the beginning of the tournament. They lost to favorites Pakistan by a big margin in the next match. The last match was like a final as they drew 2-2 against Malaysia in the third match of the group. There, Bangladesh moved towards a big success by defeating Thailand.
Earlier, the people of the country welcomed the Bangladesh Junior Hockey Team at the airport. The youth team became the Junior AEF Cup Hockey champions. And this time, the team will play in the Hockey World Cup for the first time. Basically, this is the first time that the successors of Jimmy-Choyon have got the opportunity to play in a hockey world tournament.
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