| Junior Hockey World Cup 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | South Africa | ||
| City | Potchefstroom | ||
| Dates | 1–12 April | ||
| Teams | 15 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | NWU Astro | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Germany | ||
| Third place |  England | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 44 | ||
| Goals scored | 202 (4.59 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Jip Dicke (13 goals) | ||
| Best player | Stine Kurz | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Mali Wichmann | ||
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The 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup is the ninth edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial women's under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation.
It was scheduled to be held from 5 to 16 December 2021 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.[1][2] Because of a new COVID-19 variant, the tournament was put on hold on 26 November 2021 and later postponed, with the option to be hosted by South Africa.[3][4] On 10 January 2022 it was announced the tournament will take place from 2 to 13 April 2022 at the original venue.[5] In February the tournament was moved one day forward to start on 1 and end on 12 April 2022.[6]
Argentina were the defending champions. They were defeated 4–1 in the quarter-finals by Germany. The Netherlands won a record fourth title by defeating Germany 3–1 in the final.
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- ^ "Women's Junior World Cup to be played in South Africa in April, Indoor World Cup cancelled". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup: 50 days to go!". 9 February 2022.