The Netherlands, France and Argentina arrive in Bhubaneswar to battle for the Junior World Cup

Grouped
in
Pool
C,
along
with
Korea,
Spain,
and
the
USA,
the
Dutch
have
a
tough
battle
in
store
for
them
from
the
early
stages
of
the
competition.
“For
the
last
2-3
months,
we
have
trained
with
each
other
every
Monday-Tuesday.
We
also
spent
a
lot
of
time
with
each
other
on
and
off
the
field
to
know
each
other
better
and
make
better
collation
between
all
of
us.
It
has
been
a
good
preparation,”
asserted
Silas
Lageman,
The
Netherlands
Captain.

Excited
to
compete
in
Bhubaneswar,
Lageman
said,
“We
are
very
excited.
We
have
never
played
in
such
a
big
stadium.
It’s
a
shame
people
cannot
come
and
watch
the
games.
We
are
very
excited
to
play.”

Team
France
also
arrived
just
an
hour
after
rivals
The
Netherlands
and
talked
about
the
team’s
plans
for
the
tournament.
“We’re
excited
to
come,
the
last
time
we
came
was
in
2013
with
a
Silver
medal.
We’ve
missed
the
next
one.
We
dream
to
make
the
same
performance
from
2013.
We
came
here
to
perform,
1/4
Final
minimum,”
Aymeric
Bergame,
France
Head
coach
said.

“It
is
always
a
good
thing
to
come
to
a
country
like
India.
Everything
is
done
to
be
in
perfect
conditions
here,
every
time.
This
country
is
a
hockey
country
and
every
event
here
is
something
incredible,”
Timothée
Clément,
France
captain
added.

Team
Argentina,
touted
to
be
one
of
the
favourites
for
the
title,
also
arrived
on
Saturday
afternoon
in
Bhubaneswar.

The
Dutch
will
open
up
their
campaign
against
Korea
on
25
November,
while
Argentina,
who
are
placed
in
Group
D
along
with
Egypt,
Germany,
and
Pakistan,
will
take
on
Egypt
in
their
first
game
of
the
tournament
on
the
same
day.
Team
France,
who
are
placed
in
Group
B
along
with
Poland,
Canada,
and
India,
will
face
Poland
in
their
first
game
on
25
November.